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Release Date:	05/29/2012
Label:	Chandos
UPC:	0095115078822
Rank:	251814

Tracks

1. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 1. Ouverture. ( ) - Allegro - A tempo ordinario
2. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 2. Grand Entr¿¿e
3. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 3. Accompagnato. Ye happy people
4. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 4. Soli and Chorus. Triumph, Hymen, in the pair. / Andante allegro
5. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 5. Solo and Chorus. Still caressing, and caress'd. / Allegro
6. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 6. Air. Ye swift minutes as ye fly. / Allegro
7. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 7. Chorus. O bless ye pow'rs above
8. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 8. Air. Gentle Morpheus, son of night. / Largo e mezzo piano / That when bright Aurora's beams. / Andante - Largo / Air
9. Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22~Sinfonia
10. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 9. Air. Ye fleeting shades, I come. / Andante
11. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 10. Chorus. Thrice happy who in life excel. / Larghetto
12. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 11. Air. Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove. / Allegro, m¿¿ non troppo
13. Radamisto, HWV 12a~Passacaille
14. Alceste, HWV 45~Si replica il Coro precedente. Thrice happy
15. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 12. Air. Come Fancy, empress of the brain / Allegro, ma non troppo - Adagio
16. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 13. Symphony and Accompagnato. He comes, he rises from below
17. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 14. Chorus. All hail, thou mighty son of Jove! / Allegro
18. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 15. Symphony. Larghetto
19. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 16. Recitative. From high Olympus' top, the seat of God
20. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 17. Air. Tune your harps, all ye Nine. / Larghetto / Segue il Ballo
21. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 18. Ballo Primo. Un peu lentement
22. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 19. L'ultimo Ballo / Entra il Coro ultimo
23. Alceste, HWV 45~No. 20. Chorus. Triumph, thou son of Jove

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Album Credits

Performance Credits

Early Opera Company   Primary Artist,Orchestra,Choir/Chorus
Christian Curnyn   Primary Artist,Conductor
Lucy Crowe   Soprano (Vocal)
Andrew Foster-Williams   Bass (Vocal)
Benjamin Hulett   Tenor (Vocal)
Elizabeth Weisberg   Soprano (Vocal)
Sian Menna   Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
Ben Hulett   Tenor (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Ben Connellan   Engineer
Marco Borggreve   Photography
Thomas Hudson   Artwork
David Vickers   Liner Notes
Clive Barda   Photography
Finn S. Gundersen   Booklet Editor
Rachel Smith   Editing,Producer
Thomas Morell   Text
Paul Williams   Photography
Bettina Reinke-Welsh   Liner Note Translation
Marie-Francoise de Meeus   Liner Note Translation
Mark Owen   Cover Photo
Sue Shortridge   A&R
George Frederick Handel   Composer

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