Handel: Water Music, Concerti grossi, Israel in Egypt, The Ways of Zion Do Mourn & Semele

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   Water Music Variants, HWV 331: No. 1 in F Major
   4:12
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   Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: I. Overture
   3:15
3. 3
   Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato
   2:03
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   Water Music - Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: III. (Allegro)
   2:14
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   Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: III. (b) Andante
   2:18
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   Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: IV. Minuet
   2:15
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   Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Passepied
   3:19
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   Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air
   3:50
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   Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VII. Minuet
   2:21
10. 10
    Water Music - Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourrée - IX. Hornpipe
    2:22
11. 11
    Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: X. Allegro
    3:26
12. 12
    Water Music Variants, HWV 331: No. 2 in F Major, Alla Hornpipe
    4:44
13. 13
    Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: I. (Minuet)
    2:53
14. 14
    Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: II. Rigaudons I & II
    3:08
15. 15
    Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: III. Minuets I & II
    4:21
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    Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: IV. Gigues I & II
    1:36
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    Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: I. (Allegro)
    2:05
18. 18
    Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
    3:59
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    Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: III. Minuet
    1:24
20. 20
    Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: IV. Lentement
    2:02
21. 21
    Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: V. Bourrée
    1:13
22. 22
    Handel: Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4a, HWV 315: I. Largo - Allegro)
    5:50
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    Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4, HWV 315: II. Andante
    2:11
24. 24
    Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4, HWV 315: III. Allegro
    1:26
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    Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4, HWV 315: IV. Minuetto alternativo
    3:18
26. 26
    Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: I. -
    1:47
27. 27
    Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: II. Allegro
    2:17
28. 28
    Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: III. Adagio
    1:43
29. 29
    Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    1:35
30. 30
    Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: V. Allegro
    3:01
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    Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317: I. Vivace
    2:43
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    Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317: II. Allegro
    4:20
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    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: I. Vivace
    2:01
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    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo
    3:00
35. 35
    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: III. Allegro
    1:59
36. 36
    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: IV. Menuet
    1:49
37. 37
    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: V. Gavotte
    3:20
38. 38
    Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: I. Largo e staccato - II. Allegro
    3:13
39. 39
    Concerto grosso in G Major, Op.3, No.3, HWV 314: II Adagio - Allegro
    4:38
40. 40
    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: I. Allegro
    2:43
41. 41
    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: II. Largo
    4:46
42. 42
    Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: III. Allegro
    2:41
43. 43
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Overture. Lamentations of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph
    2:14
44. 44
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Recitative. "Now there arose a new king over Egypt"
    0:27
45. 45
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air with Chorus. "And the children of Israel"
    3:55
46. 46
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Exodus: "Then sent He Moses" (Tenor)
    0:35
47. 47
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "They loathed to drink of the river"
    2:17
48. 48
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "Their land brought forth frogs"
    2:17
49. 49
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He spake the word"
    2:09
50. 50
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He gave them hailstones for rain"
    2:09
51. 51
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Exodus: "He sent a thick darkness" (Chorus)
    3:22
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He smote all the first-born of Egypt"
    2:27
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "But as for his people"
    4:09
54. 54
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Egypt was glad when they departed"
    3:05
55. 55
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He rebuked the Red Sea"
    0:45
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He led them through the deep"
    1:26
57. 57
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: "But the waters overwhelmed their enemies" (Chorus)
    1:05
58. 58
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And Israel saw that great work"
    0:58
59. 59
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And believed the Lord"
    3:35
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: "Moses and the children of Israel" (Chorus)
    1:04
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "I will sing unto the Lord"
    2:36
62. 62
    Israel in Egypt, HWW 54, Moses' song: "The Lord is my strength" (Sopranos)
    4:35
63. 63
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He is my God"
    0:54
64. 64
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And I will exalt Him"
    2:53
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Duet. "The Lord is a man of war"
    5:46
66. 66
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The depths have covered them"
    2:52
67. 67
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Thy right hand, O Lord"
    1:28
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And in the greatness of thine excellency"
    0:38
69. 69
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Thou sentest forth Thy wrath"
    2:02
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And with the blast of thy nostrils"
    2:59
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "The enemy said, I will pursue"
    2:32
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "Thou didst blow with the wind"
    2:25
73. 73
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Who is like unto Thee, O Lord"
    1:36
74. 74
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The earth swallowed them"
    1:11
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Duet. "Thou in thy mercy"
    4:24
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The people shall hear"
    7:30
77. 77
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "Thou shalt bring them in"
    3:57
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The Lord shall reign for ever and ever"
    0:45
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Moses' song: "For the horse of Pharoah" (Tenor)
    0:26
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The Lord shall reign for ever and ever"
    0:41
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    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Moses' song: "And Miriam the prophetess" (Tenor)
    0:23
82. 82
    Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Moses' song: "Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriusly! The Lord shall reign..." (Soprano, Chorus)
    3:27
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    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": I. Sinfonia
    2:20
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    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": II. Chorus. "The ways of Zion do mourn"
    6:32
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    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VII. Chorus. "How are the mighty fall'n" (Reprise)
    2:35
86. 86
    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": III. Chorus. "She put on righteousness"
    2:47
87. 87
    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": IV. Soli and Chorus. "When the ear heard her"
    3:24
88. 88
    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": V. Chorus. "How are the mighty fall'n"
    0:55
89. 89
    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VI. Chorus. "She deliver'd the poor that cried"
    5:47
90. 90
    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VII. Chorus. "How are the mighty fall'n"
    0:58
91. 91
    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VIII. Soli and Chorus. "The righteous shall be had in everlasting"
    4:05
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    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": IX. Chorus. "Their bodies are buried in peace" - X. Chorus. "But their name liveth evermore"
    5:05
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    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": XI. Chorus. "The people will tell of their wisdom" - XII. Chorus. "And the congregation"
    2:07
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    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": XIII. Soli and Chorus. "They shall receive a glorious kingdom"
    3:53
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    Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": XIV. Chorus. "The merciful goodness of the Lord"
    3:47
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    Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Overture
    7:18
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    Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Accompagnato. "Behold! Auspicious flahes rise" (Cadmus)
    1:46
98. 98
    Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Lucky omens bless our rites" - Recitative, Air and Duet. "Daughter obey" (Priests, Cadmus, Athamas)
    4:39
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    Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Accompagnato. "Ah me! What refuge now is left me?" - Air. "O Jove! in pity teach me which to choose" - Recitative. "Alas, she yields" (Semele, Ino, Athamas)
    3:53
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Quartet. "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve" (Semele, Ino, Athamas, Cadmus)
     3:24
101. 101
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!" - Accompagnato. "Again auspicious flashes rise" - Recitative. "Thy aid, pronubial Juno" (Priests, Cadmus, Athamas, Semele)
     3:05
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Cease your vow's, 'tis impious to proceed" (Priests)
     0:33
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Recitative. "Oh Athamas" - Air. "Turn, hopeless lover" (Athamas, Ino)
     0:57
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Duet. "You've undone me, look not on me" (Ino, Athamas)
     3:07
105. 105
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: "Ah, wretched prince" (Cadmus, Athamas) "Wing'd with our fears" (Cadmus)
     1:48
106. 106
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Recitative. "See, see! Jove's Priests" - Chorus. "Hail Cadmus, hail!" (Cadmus, Priests and Augurs)
     2:06
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Air. "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele)
     2:51
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Priests and Augurs)
     1:46
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Symphony - Recitative. "Iris, impatient of thy stay" (Juno, Iris)
     1:58
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Look, where Cithaeron" - Air. "There, from mortal cares" - Recitative. "No more!" - Accompagnato. "Awake Saturnia" (Juno, Iris)
     6:49
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "Hence, Iris hence away" (Juno)
     3:39
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "Come, Zephyrs, come" - Air. "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (Cupid, Semele)
     6:30
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Let me not another moment" (Semele)
     3:26
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "Lay your doubts and fears aside" - Recitative. "You are mortal" (Jupiter)
     3:32
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "With fond desiring, with bliss expiring" (Semele)
     3:28
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Chorus. "How engaging, how endearing" - Recitative. "Ah me! Why sighs my Semele?" (Loves and Zephyrs, Semele, Jupiter)
     4:46
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Too well I read her meaning" - Air. "I must with speed amuse her" (Jupiter)
     4:16
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Chorus. "Now Love that everlasting boy" (Loves and Zephyrs)
     2:30
119. 119
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "By my command now at this instant" (Jupiter, Semele)
     0:29
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "See, she appears" - Air. "Where'er you walk" (Jupiter)
     5:57
121. 121
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Dear sister?" - Air. "But hark! the heav'nly sphere" (Semele, Ino)
     2:54
122. 122
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Duet. "Prepare then, ye" (Semele, Ino)
     1:58
123. 123
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Chorus. "Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays" (Nymphs and Swains)
     2:41
124. 124
     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Symphony - Accompagnato. "Somnus, awake!" (Juno, Iris)
     2:31
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Leave me, loathsome light!" - Recitative. "Dull God" (Somnus, Iris, Juno)
     4:33
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "More sweet is that name" - Recitative. "My will obey, she shall be thine" (Juno, Somnus)
     4:14
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Duet. "Obey my will, thy rod resign" (Juno, Somnus)
     2:14
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed" (Semele)
     2:56
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "Thus shap'd like Ino" (Juno, Semele)
     1:38
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "O ecstasy of happiness!" - Air. "Myself I shall adore" - Recitative. "Be wise, as you are beautiful" (Juno, Semele)
     8:08
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Accompagnato. "Conjure him" (Juno)
     1:22
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Thus let my thanks be pay'd" - Recitative. "Rich odours" (Semele, Juno)
     3:14
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "Oh Semele! Why art thou thus insensible?" (Jupiter)
     2:51
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "I ever am granting" - Accompagnato. "Then cast off this human shape" (Semele, Jupiter)
     3:11
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Ah! Take heed what you press!" (Jupiter)
     1:14
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "No, no, I'll tak no less" (Semele)
     5:07
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Accompagnato. "Ah, wither is she gone!" (Jupiter)
     3:25
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Above measure is the pleasure" (Juno)
     2:27
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Accompagnato. "Ah me! Too late I now repent" (Semele)
     3:22
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "Of my ill-boding dream" - Chorus. "Oh terror and astonishment!" (Ino, Priests)
     4:12
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "See from above" - Sinfonia - Accompagnato. "Apollo comes" (Cadmus, Apollo)
     2:32
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     Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Chorus. "Happy shall we be, and free from care" (Priests)
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