Album 2018 on Chaconne label
Classical (Baroque)
Recording venue Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb; 14 – 17 November 2017 Recorded in 24-bit / 96 kHz Comes in a standard jewel case with transparent 2-disc tray with 44-page booklet Liner notes and sug text in English Front cover The Loves of Acis and Galatea (1827) by Alexandre Charles Guillemot (1786–1831) © Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo ℗ 2018 Chandos Records Ltd. © 2018 Chandos Records Ltd. Country of origin UK TT 86:48 Compact Disc one TT 37:38 Compact disc two TT 49:10
Georg Friedrich Händel , 1685-1759 GB album by | |
Lucy Crowe voc, GB soprano vocals, galatea, album by | |
Allan Clayton voc, GB tenor vocals, acis, album by | |
Benjamin Hulett voc, GB tenor vocals, damon, album by | |
Neal Davies voc, b, GB baritone vocals, bass-baritone, polyphemus, album by | |
Jeremy Budd voc, GB tenor vocals, coridon, album by | |
Christian Curnyn , conductor, album by | |
Sue Shortridge , a&r, a & r administrator | |
Cap & Anchor Design design, typography, typesetting | |
Jonathan Cooper , engineer, sound | |
David Vickers , liner notes, english | |
Early Opera Company orchestra | |
Laura Harling , photography by, allan clayton | |
Hans Lebbe photography by, benjamin hulett | |
Chansonette photography by, early opera company | |
Evangeline Scott Photography photography by, jeremy budd | |
Marco Borggreve , NL photography by, lucy crowe | |
Gerard Collett Photography photography by, neal davies, photography by, rowan pierce | |
Rowan Pierce soprano vocals, soprano in choruses |
Finn S. Gundersen booklet editor |
Alexandre Charles Guillemot cover, front |
Rosanna Fish edited by, engineer, assistant |
Phil Poynter photography by, christian curnyn on back |
Charlotte Burke photography by, recording session |
Rachel Smith producer, recording |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Acis And Galatea, HWV 49a (1718) | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 88:48 | |
2 | 1 Sinfonia. Presto | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 3:03 | |
3 | 2 Chorus: 'Oh, The Pleasure Of The Plains!' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 5:07 | |
4 | Recitative, Accompanied. Galatea: 'Ye Verdant Plains And Woody Mountains' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 0:41 | |
5 | 4 Air. Galatea: 'Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Choir!'. Andante | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 5:57 | |
6 | 5 [Air.] Acis: 'Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair?'. Larghetto | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 2:50 | |
7 | Recitative. Damon: 'Stay, Shepherd, Stay!' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 0:21 | |
8 | Air. Damon: 'Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing?'. Andante | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 4:05 | |
9 | 8 Recitative. Acis: 'Lo, Here My Love, Turn, Galatea, Hither Turn Thy Eye!' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 0:21 | |
10 | 9 Air. Acis: 'Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing'. Larghetto | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 6:16 | |
11 | 10 Recitative. Galatea: 'Oh, Didst Thou Know The Pains Of Absent Love' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 0:13 | |
12 | Air. Galatea: 'As When The Dove'. Andante | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 5:53 | |
13 | 12 Duet. Acis And Galatea: 'Happy We!'. Presto | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 2:48 | |
14 | 14 Chorus: 'Wretched Lovers! Fate Has Past'. A Tempo Ordinario | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 3:55 | |
15 | 15 Recitative, Accompany'd. Polyphemus: 'I Rage – I Melt – I Burn!'. Furioso – Adag[io] Furi[oso] – Adagio E Piano | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 1:11 | |
16 | 16 [Air.] Polyphemus: 'O Ruddier Than The Cherry'. Allegro | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 2:51 | |
17 | 17 Recitative. Polyphemus: 'Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running' With Galatea | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 1:01 | |
18 | 18 Air. Polyphemus: 'Cease To Beauty To Be Suing'. Allegro E Staccato | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 4:55 | |
19 | 19 Air. Coridon: 'Would You Gain The Tender Creature'. Allegro | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 5:10 | |
20 | 20 Recitative. Acis: 'His Hideous Love Provokes My Rage' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 0:19 | |
21 | 21 Air. Acis: 'Love Sounds Th' Alarm'. Allegro | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 4:15 | |
22 | 22 Air. Damon: 'Consider, Fond Shepherd'. Larghetto | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 6:53 | |
23 | 23 Recitative. Galatea: 'Cease, Oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 0:26 | |
24 | 24 [Trio.] Acis And Galatea: 'The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains'. Andante E Staccato With Polyphemus | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 2:13 | |
25 | 25 Recitative, Accompany'd. Acis: 'Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods!' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | ||
26 | 26 Chorus: 'Mourn, All Ye Muses! Weep, All Ye Swains!'. Adagio Ma Non Troppo | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 3:01 | |
27 | 27 Solo And Chorus. Galatea: 'Must I My Acis Still Bemoan'. Adagio With Chorus | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 4:25 | |
28 | 28 Recitative. Galatea: 'Tis Done! Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 0:25 | |
29 | 29 Air. Galatea: 'Heart, The Sea Of Soft Delight'. Larghetto | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 3:42 | |
30 | 30 Chorus: 'Galatea, Dry Thy Tears' | Georg Friedrich Händel, Lucy Crowe ∙ Allan Clayton ∙ Benjamin Hulett ∙ Neal Davies ∙ Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn | 3:04 |