Album UK 1999 on Hyperion label
Classical (Baroque)
Libretto adapted from the poems of John Milton (1608-1674) by James Harris (1709-1780) and Charles Jennens (1700-1773) Recorded in St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, on 5-12 February 1999 ℗ & © Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCIX Made in England Hyperion Records Limited · London · England
Georg Friedrich Händel , 1685-1759 GB album by | |
Susan Gritton voc, *1965 GB album by, soprano vocals, soloist | |
Claron McFadden voc, *1961 US album by, soprano vocals, soloist | |
Lorna Anderson voc, *1962 GB album by, soprano vocals, soloist | |
Paul Agnew voc, *1964 GB album by, tenor vocals, soloist | |
Neal Davies voc, b, GB album by, bass vocals, soloist | |
The King's Consort , GB orchestra, album by | |
Robert King org, hps, *1960 GB conductor, album by | |
Peter Nardone voc, alto vocals, choir | |
Richard Wyn-Roberts voc, GB alto vocals, choir | |
Robin Tyson voc, GB alto vocals, choir | |
Stephen Carter voc, alto vocals, choir | |
Charles Pott voc, b, bass vocals, choir | |
Robert Evans voc, g, bass vocals, choir | |
Robert MacDonald bass vocals, choir | |
Simon Birchall voc, bass vocals, choir | |
Alastair Mitchell bsn, bassoon | |
Sally Jackson bsn, bassoon | |
Helen Gough vc, cello | |
Jane Coe vc, 1953-2007 GB cello, cello, soloist | |
Jennifer Janse vc, cello | |
Cecelia Bruggemeyer cb, double bass | |
Timothy Amherst cb, double bass | |
Rachel Brown fl, rec, *1962 GB flute, flute, soloist | |
Alastair Ross hps, org, GB harpsichord, carillon | |
Andrew Clark alp, horn, horn, soloist | |
Charles Jennens , 1700-1773 GB libretto by, adapted from the poems of john milton | |
James Harris libretto by, adapted from the poems of john milton | |
David Miller fl, g, lute, archlute | |
Alexandra Bellamy ob, oboe | |
Katharina Spreckelsen ob, oboe | |
Gary Cooper org, hps, GB organ, chamber organ, organ, soloist | |
Carolyn Sampson voc, *1974 GB soprano vocals, choir | |
Elizabeth Poole voc, soprano vocals, choir | |
Emma Preston-Dunlop voc, soprano vocals, choir | |
Katie Peacock voc, soprano vocals, choir | |
Rebecca Outram voc, GB soprano vocals, choir | |
Susan Hamilton acg, voc, *1970 GB soprano vocals, choir | |
Andrew Carwood voc, *1965 GB tenor vocals, choir | |
Angus Smith voc, tenor vocals, choir | |
Matthew Vine voc, tenor vocals, choir | |
Nicholas Keay voc, tenor vocals, choir | |
Charles Fullbrook dr, timpani | |
Crispian Steele-Perkins tr, trumpet | |
David Blackadder tr, trumpet | |
Katherine McGillivray vl, 1970-2006 GB viola | |
Rachel Byrt vl, GB viola | |
Timothy Cronin vn, vl, viola | |
Andrea Morris vn, acg, violin, 1 | |
Clare Salaman vn, violin, 1 | |
Lucy Russell vn, acg, DE violin, 1 | |
Rebecca Livermore vn, acg, violin, 1 | |
Sarah Bealby-Wright vn, violin, 1 | |
Simon Jones vn, violin, 1 | |
Jane Norman vl, vn, violin, 2 | |
Julia Bishop vn, GB violin, 2 | |
Laura Cochrane vn, acg, violin, 2 | |
Rodolfo Richter vn, violin, 2 | |
Ulrike Engel vn, acg, violin, 2 | |
William Thorp vn, acg, violin, 2 | |
The Choir Of The King's Consort , choir |
Terry Shannon design, cover design |
Philip Hobbs engineer, recording engineer |
Edward Perry executive-producer |
Simon Perry executive-producer |
Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding illustration, front illustration |
Eleanor Wilson liner notes, booklet editor |
Julia Thomas producer, post-production assistant |
Ben Turner producer, recording producer |
Simon Neal technician, keyboard technician |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Overture | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | ||
2 | (Grave) - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro Moderato | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 5:08 | |
3 | Part One | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | ||
4 | Accompagnato: Hence, Loathed Melancholy | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:14 | |
5 | Accompagnato: Hence, Vain Deluding Joys | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:57 | |
6 | Air: Come, Thou Goddess Fair And Free | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1:30 | |
7 | Air: Come Rather, Goddess, Sage And Holy | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:33 | |
8 | Air: Haste Thee, Nymph, And Bring With Thee | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:22 | |
9 | Air: Come And Trip It As You Go | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:47 | |
10 | Accompagnato: Come, Pensive Nun, Devout And Pure | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1:09 | |
11 | Air: Come, But Keep Thy Wonted State | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1:40 | |
12 | Accompagnato: There, Held In Holy Passion Still | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 4:49 | |
13 | Recitative: Hence, Loathed Melancholy! | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:29 | |
14 | Air: Mirth, Admit Me Of Thy Crew | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:39 | |
15 | Accompagnato: First And Chief, On Golden Wing | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:49 | |
16 | Air: Sweet Bird, That Shun'st The Noise Of Folly | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 14:35 | |
17 | Recitative: If I Give Thee Honour Due | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:10 | |
18 | Air: Mirth, Admit Me Of Thy Crew | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:35 | |
19 | Air: Oft On A Plat Of Rising Ground | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 4:02 | |
20 | Air: Far From All Resort Of Mirth | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:36 | |
21 | Recitative: If I Give Thee Honour Due | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:15 | |
22 | Air: Let Me Wander Not Unseen | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:23 | |
23 | Air: Straight Mine Eye Hath Caught New Pleasures | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:28 | |
24 | Accompagnato: Mountains, On Whose Barren Breast | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1:46 | |
25 | Air: Or Let The Merry Bells Ring Round | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 4:40 | |
26 | Part Two | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | ||
27 | Accompagnato: Hence, Vain Deluding Joys | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1:16 | |
28 | Air: Sometimes Let Gorgeous Tragedy | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 4:01 | |
29 | Air: But O, Sad Virgin, That Thy Pow'r | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 6:49 | |
30 | Air: Thus, Night, Oft See Me In Thy Pale Career | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:19 | |
31 | Chorus: Populous Cities Please Me Then | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:31 | |
32 | Air: There Let Hymen Oft Appear | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:08 | |
33 | Accompagnato: Me, When The Sun Begins To Fling | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:49 | |
34 | Air: Hide Me From Day's Garish Eye | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:27 | |
35 | Air: I'll To The Well-Trod Stage Anon | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:00 | |
36 | Air: And Ever Against Eating Cares | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:51 | |
37 | Air: Orpheus' Self May Heave His Head | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:30 | |
38 | Air: These Delights If Thou Canst Give | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:16 | |
39 | Recitative: But Let My Due Feet Never Fail | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:39 | |
40 | Chorus: There Let The Pealing Organ Blow | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:21 | |
41 | Air: May At Last My Weary Age | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 4:07 | |
42 | Fugue: Organo Ad Libitum Il Soggetto Della Fuga Seguente | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1:18 | |
43 | Chorus: These Pleasures, Melancholy, Give | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 5:06 | |
44 | Part Three | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | ||
45 | Accompagnato: Hence! Boast Not, Ye Profane | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:32 | |
46 | Air: Come, With Native Lustre Shine | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:16 | |
47 | Accompagnato: Sweet Temp'rance In Thy Right Hand Bear | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:47 | |
48 | Air: Come, With Gentle Hand Restrain | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 1:45 | |
49 | Recitative: No More Short Life They Then Will Spend | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 0:46 | |
50 | Air: Each Action Will Derive New Grace | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 2:16 | |
51 | Duet: As Steals The Morn Upon The Night | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 7:28 | |
52 | Chorus: Thy Pleasures, Moderation, Give | Georg Friedrich Händel - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King | 3:29 |