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 Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozena, Terfel, Villazon, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, Et Al
Release Date: 04/14/2009 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 001280102   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Dame Kiri Te KanawaCrispian Steele-PerkinsCecilia BartoliPlacido DomingoDame Joan Sutherland
Anne Sofie von OtterLuciano PavarottiRenée FlemingRolando Villazón
Joyce DiDonatoRussell OberlinNigel RobsonKathleen Ferrier
Simon PrestonBryn TerfelDame Janet BakerMagdalena Kozená
Grace BumbryAndreas SchollDanielle De NieseJohn Tomlinson
Teresa BerganzaFritz WunderlichMarilyn HorneSusan Gritton
Sylvia McNairThomas Quasthoff
Conductor:  Barry RoseMarc MinkowskiMarcello ViottiRichard BonyngeHarry Bicket
Paul McCreeshAlan CurtisThomas DunnJohn Eliot Gardiner
Sir Adrian BoultTrevor PinnockSir Charles MackerrasRaymond Leppard
Andrea MarconSir Neville MarrinerMaurice AbravanelWilliam Christie
Sir Alexander GibsonFerdinand LeitnerSebastian Weigle
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber OrchestraLes Musiciens du LouvreVerdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra MilanLondon Symphony Orchestra
Bologna Teatro Comunale OrchestraOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGabrieli Players
Il Complesso BaroccoBaroque Chamber OrchestraEnglish Baroque Soloists
London Philharmonic OrchestraWestminster Abbey ChoirEnglish Concert
Scottish Chamber OrchestraVenice Baroque OrchestraAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus
Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsUtah Symphony OrchestraLes Arts Florissants
English Concert ChoirRoyal Opera House Covent Garden OrchestraCappella Coloniensis
New Symphony Orchestra Of LondonDresden Staatskapelle

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 23 Mins. 

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1.  Samson, HWV 57: Let the bright Seraphim by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet)
Conductor:  Barry Rose
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1743; London, England 
Length: 5 Minutes 59 Secs. 
2.  Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, HWV 46a: Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Marc Minkowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Musiciens du Louvre
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1707 
Length: 5 Minutes 57 Secs. 
3.  Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:  Marcello Viotti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1738; London, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs. 
4.  Alcina, HWV 34: Tornami a vagheggiar by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor:  Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1735; London, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. 
5.  Ariodante, HWV 33: Dopo notte by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Marc Minkowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Musiciens du Louvre
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1734-1735; London, England 
Length: 6 Minutes 51 Secs. 
6.  Atalanta, HWV 35: Care selve by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1736; London, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Douglas Gamley. 
7.  Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: V'adoro pupille by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor:  Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1724; London, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 57 Secs. 
8.  Tamerlano, HWV 18: Ciel e terra armi di sdegno by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor:  Paul McCreesh
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gabrieli Players
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1724; London, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs. 
9.  Il Floridante, HWV 14: Ma che vuoi piů da me? by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Alan Curtis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Il Complesso Barocco
Period: Baroque 
Length: 4 Minutes 33 Secs. 
10.  Muzio Scevola, HWV 13: Ah, dolce nome by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Russell Oberlin (Countertenor)
Conductor:  Thomas Dunn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1721; London, England 
Length: 8 Minutes 33 Secs. 
11.  Jephtha, HWV 70: no 32, Waft her, angels, through the skies by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Nigel Robson (Tenor)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1752; London, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs. 
12.  Messiah, HWV 56: He was despised and rejected by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Kathleen Ferrier (Alto)
Conductor:  Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Length: 6 Minutes 47 Secs. 
13.  Coronation Anthems (4): no 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the priest" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor:  Trevor Pinnock
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Westminster Abbey Choir,  English Concert
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1727; London, England 
Length: 5 Minutes 17 Secs. 
14.  Semele, HWV 58: Where'er you walk by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1744; London, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs. 
15.  Hercules, HWV 60: Where shall I fly? by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Raymond Leppard
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1744; London, England 
Length: 6 Minutes 41 Secs. 
16.  Joshua, HWV 64: O had I Jubal's lyre by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Andrea Marcon
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Venice Baroque Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1748; London, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs. 
17.  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: See the conqu'ring hero comes by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1747; London, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs. 
18.  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Father of Heaven! by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Maurice Abravanel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Utah Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1747; London, England 
Length: 6 Minutes 44 Secs. 
19.  Solomon, HWV 67: Almighty pow'r by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Andreas Scholl (Countertenor)
Conductor:  Paul McCreesh
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gabrieli Players
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1749; London, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs. 
20.  Semele, HWV 58: Myself I shall adore by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Danielle De Niese (Soprano)
Conductor:  William Christie
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Arts Florissants
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1744; London, England 
Length: 7 Minutes 35 Secs. 
21.  Messiah, HWV 56: The people that walked in darkness by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  John Tomlinson (Bass)
Conductor:  Trevor Pinnock
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Concert Choir,  English Concert
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs. 
22.  Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: Piangerň la sorte mia by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Teresa Berganza (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Sir Alexander Gibson
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1724; London, England 
Length: 5 Minutes 54 Secs. 
23.  Alcina, HWV 34: Verdi prati by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor:  Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cappella Coloniensis
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1735; London, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. 
24.  Semele, HWV 58: Hence, Iris, hence away by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Richard Bonynge
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1744; London, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. 
25.  Theodora, HWV 68: Angels ever bright and fair by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Susan Gritton (Soprano)
Conductor:  Paul McCreesh
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gabrieli Players
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1749-1750; London, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. 
26.  Messiah, HWV 56: I know that my redeemer liveth by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Sylvia McNair (Soprano)
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Length: 5 Minutes 27 Secs. 
27.  Messiah, HWV 56: The trumpet shall sound by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:  Sebastian Weigle
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Length: 9 Minutes 13 Secs. 
28.  Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Trevor Pinnock
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Concert Choir,  English Concert
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 58 Secs. 
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