Handel, G.: Semele [oratorio]

1. 1
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Overture
   5:08
2. 2
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Gavotte
   2:23
3. 3
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Behold! Auspicious flashes rise (Chief Priest)
   1:26
4. 4
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)
   3:37
5. 5
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative and Arioso. Daughter, obey, Hear and obey! (Cadmus, Athamas)
   1:03
6. 6
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato and Aria. Ah me! What refuge now Is left me? (Semele)
   2:53
7. 7
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele)
   6:27
8. 8
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. See, she blushing turns her eyes (Ino)
   3:55
9. 9
   Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Alas! She yields, and has undone me! (Ino, Athamas, Semele)
   0:58
10. 10
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Quartet: Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele)
    2:17
11. 11
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs! (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)
    2:15
12. 12
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Again auspicious flashes rise (Cadmus)
    0:47
13. 13
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores! (Athamas, Semele)
    0:18
14. 14
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)
    0:39
15. 15
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. O Athamas, what torture hast thou borne! (Athamas)
    0:30
16. 16
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eye (Ino)
    8:41
17. 17
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. She weeps! (Athamas)
    0:27
18. 18
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Your tuneful voice my tale would tell (Athamas)
    3:52
19. 19
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Too well I see, Thou wilt not understand me (Ino, Athamas)
    0:56
20. 20
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Duet. You've undone me (Ino, Athamas)
    2:21
21. 21
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative and Accompagnato. Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love! (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino)
    2:31
22. 22
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Hail, Cadmus, hail! Jove salutes the Theban King (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)
    1:57
23. 23
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Endless pleasure, endless love (Semele)
    2:54
24. 24
    Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Endless pleasure, endless love (Chorus of Love and Zephyrs)
    1:46
25. 25
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Symphony
    1:46
26. 26
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris)
    1:04
27. 27
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. There, from mortal cares retiring (Iris)
    2:59
28. 28
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative and Accompagnato. No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno, Iris)
    2:25
29. 29
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Hence, Iris, hence away! (Juno)
    3:52
30. 30
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Come, Zephyrs, come (Cupid)
    6:02
31. 31
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)
    2:47
32. 32
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Let me not another moment bear the pangs of absence (Semele)
    0:22
33. 33
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Lay your doubts and fears aside (Jupiter)
    3:06
34. 34
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. You Are mortal and require time to rest (Jupiter)
    0:33
35. 35
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. With fond desiring (Semele)
    3:33
36. 36
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: How engaging, how endearing (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)
    2:45
37. 37
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Ah me! (Semele, Jupiter)
    1:35
38. 38
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. I must with speed amuse her (Jupiter)
    4:03
39. 39
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Now Love, That everlasting boy (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)
    2:32
40. 40
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. By my command now (Jupiter, Semele)
    1:32
41. 41
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Where'er you walk (Jupiter)
    3:28
42. 42
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Dear sister, how was your passage hither? (Semele, Ino)
    0:47
43. 43
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. But hark! (Ino)
    1:30
44. 44
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Accompagnato and Arioso. Prepare then, ye immortal choir (Ino, Semele)
    2:06
45. 45
    Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays (Chorus of Nymphs and Swains)
    2:39
46. 46
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Symphony
    1:51
47. 47
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Somnus, awake! (Juno, Iris)
    0:31
48. 48
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Leave me, loathsome light! (Somnus)
    3:07
49. 49
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Dull God, canst thou attend the water's fall (Iris, Juno)
    0:34
50. 50
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. More sweet Is That name (Somnus)
    2:19
51. 51
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. My will obey (Juno, Somnus)
    1:25
52. 52
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Duet. Obey my will (Juno, Somnus)
    1:58
53. 53
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed (Semele)
    3:14
54. 54
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Thus shap'd like Ino (Juno, Semele)
    1:08
55. 55
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Behold in This mirror (Juno)
    2:55
56. 56
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. O ecstasy of happiness! (Semele)
    0:12
57. 57
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Myself I shall adore (Semele)
    6:46
58. 58
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Be wise, as you Are beautiful (Juno, Semele)
    0:30
59. 59
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Conjure him by his oath (Juno)
    1:27
60. 60
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Thus let my thanks be pay'd (Semele)
    2:18
61. 61
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Rich odours fill the fragrant air (Juno, Semele)
    0:36
62. 62
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Come to my arms, my lovely fair (Jupiter)
    3:02
63. 63
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. O Semele! Why art thou thus insensible? (Jupiter, Semele)
    1:39
64. 64
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Speak, speak your desire (Jupiter, Semele)
    1:19
65. 65
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Ah! Take heed what you press! (Jupiter)
    1:16
66. 66
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. No, no, I'll take no less (Semele)
    5:27
67. 67
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Ah, whither Is she gone! (Jupiter)
    2:57
68. 68
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Above measure Is the pleasure (Juno)
    2:40
69. 69
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Ah me! Too late I now repent (Semele)
    3:01
70. 70
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Of my ill-boding dream (Ino)
    0:17
71. 71
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Chorus. Oh, terror and astonishment! (Chorus of Priests)
    3:05
72. 72
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. How I was hence remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas)
    0:52
73. 73
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Despair no more shall wound me (Athamas)
    5:25
74. 74
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. See from above the bellying clouds descend (Cadmus)
    0:19
75. 75
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Symphony
    2:10
76. 76
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Apollo comes, to relieve your care (Apollo)
    1:05
77. 77
    Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Happy, happy shall we be (Chorus)
    3:47

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