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Acis And Galatea, HWV 49a (1718)
1 Sinfonia. Presto
2 Chorus: 'Oh, The Pleasure Of The Plains!'
Recitative, Accompanied. Galatea: 'Ye Verdant Plains And Woody Mountains'
4 Air. Galatea: 'Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Choir!'. Andante
5 [Air.] Acis: 'Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair?'. Larghetto
Recitative. Damon: 'Stay, Shepherd, Stay!'
Air. Damon: 'Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing?'. Andante
8 Recitative. Acis: 'Lo, Here My Love, Turn, Galatea, Hither Turn Thy Eye!'
9 Air. Acis: 'Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing'. Larghetto
10 Recitative. Galatea: 'Oh, Didst Thou Know The Pains Of Absent Love'
Air. Galatea: 'As When The Dove'. Andante
12 Duet. Acis And Galatea: 'Happy We!'. Presto
14 Chorus: 'Wretched Lovers! Fate Has Past'. A Tempo Ordinario
15 Recitative, Accompany'd. Polyphemus: 'I Rage – I Melt – I Burn!'. Furioso – Adag[io] Furi[oso] – Adagio E Piano
16 [Air.] Polyphemus: 'O Ruddier Than The Cherry'. Allegro
17 Recitative. Polyphemus: 'Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running' With Galatea
18 Air. Polyphemus: 'Cease To Beauty To Be Suing'. Allegro E Staccato
19 Air. Coridon: 'Would You Gain The Tender Creature'. Allegro
20 Recitative. Acis: 'His Hideous Love Provokes My Rage'
21 Air. Acis: 'Love Sounds Th' Alarm'. Allegro
22 Air. Damon: 'Consider, Fond Shepherd'. Larghetto
23 Recitative. Galatea: 'Cease, Oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth'
24 [Trio.] Acis And Galatea: 'The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains'. Andante E Staccato With Polyphemus
25 Recitative, Accompany'd. Acis: 'Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods!'
26 Chorus: 'Mourn, All Ye Muses! Weep, All Ye Swains!'. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
27 Solo And Chorus. Galatea: 'Must I My Acis Still Bemoan'. Adagio With Chorus
28 Recitative. Galatea: 'Tis Done! Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine'
29 Air. Galatea: 'Heart, The Sea Of Soft Delight'. Larghetto
30 Chorus: 'Galatea, Dry Thy Tears'

notes

Recording venue Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb;
14 – 17 November 2017
Recorded in 24-bit / 96 kHz
Comes in a standard jewel case with transparent 2-disc tray with 44-page booklet
Liner notes and sug text in English
Front cover The Loves of Acis and Galatea (1827) by Alexandre Charles Guillemot (1786–1831)
© Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo
℗ 2018 Chandos Records Ltd.
© 2018 Chandos Records Ltd.
Country of origin UK
TT 86:48
Compact Disc one TT 37:38
Compact disc two TT 49:10

credits

A&R [A & R Administrator] – Sue Shortridge
Baritone Vocals [Bass-Baritone, Polyphemus] – Neal Davies
Booklet Editor – Finn S. Gundersen
Composed By – George Frideric Handel,
Conductor – Christian Curnyn
Cover [Front] – Alexandre Charles Guillemot
Design, Typography [Typesetting] – Cap & Anchor Design
Engineer [Assistant], Edited By – Rosanna Fish
Engineer [Sound] – Jonathan Cooper
Liner Notes [English] – David Vickers
Orchestra – Early Opera Company
Photography By [Allan Clayton] – Laura Harling
Photography By [Benjamin Hulett] – Hans Lebbe Photographic Images,
Photography By [Christian Curnyn on back] – Phil Poynter
Photography By [Early Opera Company] – Chansonette
Photography By [Jeremy Budd] – Evangeline Scott Photography
Photography By [Lucy Crowe] – Marco Borggreve
Photography By [Neal Davies] – Gerard Collett Photography
Photography By [Recording Session] – Charlotte Burke (3)
Photography By [Rowan Pierce] – Gerard Collett Photography
Producer [Recording] – Rachel Smith (4)
Soprano Vocals [Galatea] – Lucy Crowe
Soprano Vocals [Soprano In Choruses] – Rowan Pierce (2)
Tenor Vocals [Acis] – Allan Clayton
Tenor Vocals [Coridon] – Jeremy Budd
Tenor Vocals [Damon] – Benjamin Hulett

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chandos Records Ltd
Copyright (c) – Chandos Records Ltd
Copyright (c) – Marco Borggreve
Copyright (c) – Laura Harling
Copyright (c) – Hans Lebbe Photographic Images
Copyright (c) – Gerard Collett Photography
Copyright (c) – David Vickers
Copyright (c) – Evangeline Scott Photography
Copyright (c) – Chansonette
Copyright (c) – Phil Poynter
Copyright (c) – Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo
Recorded At – Church Of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0103023210-A911
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC

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