Signum Classics
Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
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Details
- Composer
- HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC
- Artist
- Gabrieli Consort & Players, Mccreesh
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Signum Classics
- Released
- Jun 09, 2015
- Catalog #
- SIGCD392
- UPC
- 635212039229
About
Following in their series of Gramophone Award and BBC Music Magazine Award winning recordings, Gabrieli's first Handel recording in over a decade is particularly special - recreating in painstaking detail the very first performance of L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, given in 1740, with additional instrumental repertoire including a Handel organ concerto and two concerti grossi. With a reputation as peerless Handelians, Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort & players bring meticulous research to every performance and recording project, and are joined on this disc by a stunning selection of soloists.
Tracklist 53 tracks
- Disc 1
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1 I. A tempo giusto 01:14
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. A tempo giusto
- Duration
- 01:14
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
2 II. Allegro 01:44
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Allegro
- Duration
- 01:44
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
3 III. Adagio 02:33
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Adagio
- Duration
- 02:33
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
4 IV. Allegro 02:37
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Allegro
- Duration
- 02:37
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
5 V. Allegro 02:39
- Track
- 5
- Title
- V. Allegro
- Duration
- 02:39
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
6 Part I: Accompagnato: Hence, loathed Melancholy (Tenor) 02:03
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Accompagnato: Hence, loathed Melancholy (Tenor)
- Duration
- 02:03
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
7 Part I: Accompagnato: Hence, vain deluding joys (Soprano) 00:51
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Accompagnato: Hence, vain deluding joys (Soprano)
- Duration
- 00:51
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
8 Part I: Air: Come, thou Goddess fair and free (Treble) 01:41
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Air: Come, thou Goddess fair and free (Treble)
- Duration
- 01:41
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Laurence Kilsby, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
9 Part I: Come rather, Goddess, sage and holy (Soprano) 02:54
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Come rather, Goddess, sage and holy (Soprano)
- Duration
- 02:54
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
10 Part I: Air: Haste thee, nymph (Tenor, Chorus) 02:14
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part I: Air: Haste thee, nymph (Tenor, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:14
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
11 Part I: Air: Come and trip it (Tenor, Chorus) 02:26
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part I: Air: Come and trip it (Tenor, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:26
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
12 Part I: Accompagnato: Come, pensive Nun (Soprano) 01:01
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part I: Accompagnato: Come, pensive Nun (Soprano)
- Duration
- 01:01
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
13 Part I: Arioso: Come, but keep thy wonted state (Soprano) 02:02
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part I: Arioso: Come, but keep thy wonted state (Soprano)
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
14 Part I: Recitative: Hence, loathed Melancholy (Tenor, Treble) 00:27
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Hence, loathed Melancholy (Tenor, Treble)
- Duration
- 00:27
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Laurence Kilsby, Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
15 Part I: Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Treble) 04:04
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part I: Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Treble)
- Duration
- 04:04
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Laurence Kilsby, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
16 Part I: Accompagnato: First and chief, on golden wing (Soprano) 00:55
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part I: Accompagnato: First and chief, on golden wing (Soprano)
- Duration
- 00:55
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
17 Part I: Air: Sweet bird (Soprano) 13:28
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part I: Air: Sweet bird (Soprano)
- Duration
- 13:28
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
18 Part I: Recitative: If I give thee honour due (Bass) 00:10
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: If I give thee honour due (Bass)
- Duration
- 00:10
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Ashley Riches, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
19 Part I: Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Bass) 02:26
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Part I: Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Bass)
- Duration
- 02:26
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Ashley Riches, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
20 Part I: Air: Oft, on a plat of rising ground (Soprano) 03:23
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Part I: Air: Oft, on a plat of rising ground (Soprano)
- Duration
- 03:23
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
21 Part I: Recitative: If I give thee honour due (Tenor) 00:14
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: If I give thee honour due (Tenor)
- Duration
- 00:14
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
22 Part I: Air: Let me wander not unseen (Tenor) 01:43
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Part I: Air: Let me wander not unseen (Tenor)
- Duration
- 01:43
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
23 Part I: Air: Or let the merry bells ring round (Treble, Chorus) 03:45
- Track
- 23
- Title
- Part I: Air: Or let the merry bells ring round (Treble, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:45
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Laurence Kilsby, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
24 I. Larghetto 01:19
- Track
- 24
- Title
- I. Larghetto
- Duration
- 01:19
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
25 II. Andante 01:25
- Track
- 25
- Title
- II. Andante
- Duration
- 01:25
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
26 III. Allegro 02:36
- Track
- 26
- Title
- III. Allegro
- Duration
- 02:36
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
27 IV. Polonaise: Andante 04:56
- Track
- 27
- Title
- IV. Polonaise: Andante
- Duration
- 04:56
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
28 V. Allegro, ma non troppo 01:31
- Track
- 28
- Title
- V. Allegro, ma non troppo
- Duration
- 01:31
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
29 Part II: Accompagnato: Hence, vain deluding Joys (Soprano) 01:25
- Track
- 29
- Title
- Part II: Accompagnato: Hence, vain deluding Joys (Soprano)
- Duration
- 01:25
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
30 Part II: Air: But oh, sad virgin (Soprano) 06:00
- Track
- 30
- Title
- Part II: Air: But oh, sad virgin (Soprano)
- Duration
- 06:00
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
31 Part II: Recitative: Thus, Night, oft see me (Soprano) 00:38
- Track
- 31
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Thus, Night, oft see me (Soprano)
- Duration
- 00:38
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
- Disc 2
-
1 Part II: Populous cities please me then (Bass, Chorus) 03:20
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part II: Populous cities please me then (Bass, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Ashley Riches, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
2 Part II: Air: There let Hymen oft appear (Tenor) 02:08
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part II: Air: There let Hymen oft appear (Tenor)
- Duration
- 02:08
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
3 Part II: Accompagnato: Me, when the Sun begins to fling (Soprano) 00:53
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part II: Accompagnato: Me, when the Sun begins to fling (Soprano)
- Duration
- 00:53
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
4 Part II: Air: Hide me from Day's garnish eye (Soprano) 03:48
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part II: Air: Hide me from Day's garnish eye (Soprano)
- Duration
- 03:48
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
5 Part II: Air: I'll to the well-trod stage anon (Tenor) 01:59
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part II: Air: I'll to the well-trod stage anon (Tenor)
- Duration
- 01:59
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
6 Part II: Air: And ever against eating cares (Treble) 03:01
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part II: Air: And ever against eating cares (Treble)
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Laurence Kilsby, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
7 Part II: These delights if thou canst give (Tenor, Chorus) 03:19
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: These delights if thou canst give (Tenor, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
8 Part II: Recitative: But ley my due feet never fail (Soprano) 00:52
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: But ley my due feet never fail (Soprano)
- Duration
- 00:52
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
9 Part II: There let the pealing organ blow (Soprano, Chorus) 01:58
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: There let the pealing organ blow (Soprano, Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:58
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
10 Part II: These pleasures, Melancholy, give (Soprano, Chorus) 04:39
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: These pleasures, Melancholy, give (Soprano, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:39
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
11 I. Andante 09:16
- Track
- 11
- Title
- I. Andante
- Duration
- 09:16
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
12 II. Largo e piano 03:32
- Track
- 12
- Title
- II. Largo e piano
- Duration
- 03:32
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
13 III. Fuga: Allegro 02:38
- Track
- 13
- Title
- III. Fuga: Allegro
- Duration
- 02:38
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
14 IV. Organo ad libitum: Adagio 00:31
- Track
- 14
- Title
- IV. Organo ad libitum: Adagio
- Duration
- 00:31
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
15 V. Bourree: Allegro 02:33
- Track
- 15
- Title
- V. Bourree: Allegro
- Duration
- 02:33
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
16 Part III: Accompagnato: Hence! Boast not, ye profane (Baritone) 00:31
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part III: Accompagnato: Hence! Boast not, ye profane (Baritone)
- Duration
- 00:31
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Peter Harvey, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
17 Part III: Air: Come, with native lustre shine (Baritone, Chorus) 05:51
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part III: Air: Come, with native lustre shine (Baritone, Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:51
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Peter Harvey, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
18 Part III: Air: Come, with gentle hand restrain (Soprano) 01:34
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Part III: Air: Come, with gentle hand restrain (Soprano)
- Duration
- 01:34
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
19 Part III: Recitative: No more short life they then will spend in straying (Tenor) 00:38
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Part III: Recitative: No more short life they then will spend in straying (Tenor)
- Duration
- 00:38
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
20 Part III: Air: Each action will derive new grace (Tenor) 02:04
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Part III: Air: Each action will derive new grace (Tenor)
- Duration
- 02:04
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
21 Part III: As steals the morn upon the night (Soprano, Tenor) 06:20
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Part III: As steals the morn upon the night (Soprano, Tenor)
- Duration
- 06:20
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- Gillian Webster, Jeremy Ovenden, William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh
-
22 Part III: Thy pleasures, Moderation, give (Chorus) 02:51
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Part III: Thy pleasures, Moderation, give (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:51
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Performer
- William Whitehead
- Ensemble
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Conductor
- Paul McCreesh