Act I: Overture

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Your harps and cymbals sound to great Jehovah's praise (Chorus of Priests)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Air: Praise ye the Lord for all His mercies past (Levite)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Roderick Williams

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: With pious hearts, and holy tongue (Chorus of Priests)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Air: Almighty pow'r, who rul'st the earth and skies (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Imperial Solomon, thy pray'rs are heard (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Air: Sacred raptures cheer my breast (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Throughout the land Jehovah's praise record (Chorus of Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Bless'd be the Lord, who look'd with gracious eyes (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 1: Air: What though I trace each herb and flow'r (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: And see my queen, my wedded love (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Air: Bless'd the day when first my eyes (Queen)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Thou fair inhabitant of Nile (Solomon, Queen)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead, Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Duet: Welcome as the dawn of day (Queen, Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden, Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Vain are the transient beauties of the beauties (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Air: Indulge thy faith and wedded truth (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: My blooming fair, come, come away (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Air: Haste, haste to the cedar grove (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: When thou art absent from my sight (Queen)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Air: With thee th'unshelter'd moor I'd tread (Queen)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Search round the world, there never yet was seen (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act I Scene 2: May no rash intruder disturb their soft hours (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 1: From the censer curling rise (Chorus of Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Prais'd be the Lord, from Him my wisdom springs (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 1: Air: When the sun o'er yonder hills (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Great prince, thy resolution's just (Levite)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Roderick Williams

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 1: Air: Thrice bless'd that wise discerning king (Levite)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Roderick Williams

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 2: Recitative: My sovereign liege, two women stand (Attendant, Solomon) - Scene 3: Thou son of David, hear a mother's grief (First Harlot)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead, Dominique Labelle

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Trio: Words are weak to paint my fears (First Harlot, Second Harlot, Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Dominique Labelle, Claron McFadden, Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: What says the other to th'imputed charge? (Solomon, Second Harlot)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead, Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Air: Thy sentence, great king (Second Harlot)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Withhold, withhold the executing hand! (First Harlot)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Dominique Labelle

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Air: Can I see my infant gor'd (First Harlot)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Dominique Labelle

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Israel, attend to what your king shall say (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Duet: Thrice bless'd be the king (First Harlot, Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Dominique Labelle, Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: From the east unto the west (Chorus of Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: From morn to eve I could enraptur'd ding (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Air: See the tall palm that lifts head (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: No more shall armed bands our hopes destroy (First Harlot)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Dominique Labelle

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Air: Beneath the vine, or fig-tree's shade (First Woman)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act II Scene 3: Swell, swell the full chorus (Chorus of Priests)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Symphony: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: From Arabia's spicy shores (Queen of Sheba, Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden, Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: Ev'ry sight these eyes behold (Queen of Sheba)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: Sweep, sweep the string, to soothe the royal fair (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: Music, spread thy voice around (Solomon, Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: Now a diff'rent measure try (Solomon, Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: Then at once from rage remove (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Draw the tear from hopeless love (Chorus of Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: Next the tortur'd soul release (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: Thus rolling surges rise (Solomon, Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: Thy harmony's divine, great king (Queen of Sheba)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: Pious king, and virtuous queen (Levite)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Roderick Williams

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: Thrice happy king, to have achiev'd (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: Golden columns, fair and bright (Zadok)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Michael Slattery

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Praise the Lord with harp and tongue! (Double Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: Gold now is common on our happy shore (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: How green our fertile pastures look! (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: May peace in Salem ever dwell! (Queen of Sheba)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Air: Will the sun forget to streak (Queen of Sheba)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Recitative: Adieu, fair queen, and in thy breast (Solomon)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: Duet: Ev'ry joy, that wisdom knows (Solomon, Queen of Sheba)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Performer: Tim Mead, Claron McFadden

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Act III: The name of the wicked shall quickly be past (Chorus of Israelites)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Winchester College Chapel Choir, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester

Conductor: Nicholas McGegan

Applause

Composer: George Frideric Handel