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Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers
Acis & Galatea
Album UK 1961 on L'Oiseau-Lyre label
Classical
Includes an 8-page libretto with notes. An alternative version of the air "O Ruddier Than The Cherry" is appended to the end of Side Four, with the obbligato part played on a flauto (treble recorder) as per Mr. Handel's original score. In the main recording, it is played on a flageolet (sopranino recorder), as it has been traditionally, from at least the early 19th century. Auto-coupled release.
Musicians
 | Georg Friedrich Händel , 1685-1759 GB album by |
 | Joan Sutherland voc, 1926-2010 AU soprano vocals, galatea, album by |
 | Peter Pears voc, 1910-1986 GB tenor vocals, acis, album by |
 | Sir Adrian Boult , 1889-1983 GB conductor, album by |
 | St. Anthony Singers , GB choir, album by |
 | Owen Brannigan voc, 1908-1973 GB bass vocals, polyphemus |
 | Thurston Dart hps, 1921-1971 GB harpsichord, continuo |
 | Philomusica Of London , CA orchestra |
 | David Galliver voc, tenor vocals, damon |
Producers
| Julian Herbage liner notes |
| Winton Dean liner notes |
Composers
| Georg Friedrich Händel |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acis And Galatea | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 2 | Sinfonia | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 3 | Chorus: Oh, The Pleasure Of The Plains | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 4 | Recit.: Ye Verdant Plains | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 5 | Air: Hush Ye Ptretty Warbling Choir | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 6 | Air: Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 7 | Air: Stay, Shepherd, Stay | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 8 | Air: Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 9 | Reict.: Lo! Here My Love | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 10 | Air.: Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 11 | Recit.: Oh! Didst Thou Know The Pains Of Absent Love | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 12 | Air: As When The Dove Laments Her Love | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 13 | Duet: Happy We | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 14 | Chorus: Wretched Lovers | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 15 | Recit.: I Rage, I Melt, I Burn | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 16 | Air: O Ruddier Than The Cherry | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 17 | Recit.: Whither Fairest Art Thou Running | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 18 | Air: Cease To Beauty To Be Suing | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 19 | Air: Would You Gain The Tender Creature | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 20 | Recit.: His Hideous Love Provokes By Rage | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 21 | Air: Love Sounds Th' Alarm | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 22 | Air: Consider Fond Shepherd | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 23 | Recit.: Cease, O Cease Thou Gentle Youth | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 24 | Trio: The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 25 | Recit.: Help, Galatea, Help | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 26 | Chorus: Mourn All Ye Muses | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 27 | Solo And Chorus: Must I My Acis Still Bemoan | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 28 | Recit.: 'Tis Done: Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 29 | Air: Heart Is The Seat Of Soft Delight | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 30 | Chorus: Galatea Dry Thy Tears | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | ||
| 31 | Air: O Ruddier Than The Cherry (Alternative Version) | Georg Friedrich Händel / Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers | 3:20 |
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