G.F.Handel - Hercules
G.F.Handel - Hercules
3 CD | MP3 192 Kbps | Booklet | 2 RAR (256+93Mb)
3 CD | MP3 192 Kbps | Booklet | 2 RAR (256+93Mb)
One of Handel's rarely-performed "English Operas" gets the full Marc Minkowski treatment — with Anne Sofie von Otter, David Daniels, Richard Croft and Lynne Dawson.
Handel's secular dramatic oratorio Hercules was composed in the summer of 1744, and is roughly contemporary with Semele and Belshazzar. Ironically, all three of this magnificent cluster were failures at the box office. Yet the quality of Hercules was well recognized by more than one connoisseur at the time: the Earl of Shaftesbury wrote in a letter (recently rediscovered) that "The composition is as good as possible. Wadyman and Collet &c [members of Handel's orchestra] tell me he never wrote any-thing beyond it in his entire life. The musicians are charmed with Hercules." (...)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) - Dejanira
Gidon Saks (bass) - Hercules
Lynne Dawson (soprano) - Iole
Richard Croft (tenor) - Hyllus
David Daniels (countertenor) - Lichas
Choeurs du Louvre
Les Musiciens du Louvre
dir. Marc Minkowski
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tracklist:
CD1
1 Overture 4’31”
2 Menuetto 2’03”
EERSTE AKTE
Scene 1
3 Recitativo accompagnato "See with what sad dejection" Lichas 2’01”
4 Aria "No longer, Fate, relentless frown" Lichas 5’46”
5 Recitativo accompagnato
"O Hercules! why art thou absent from me" Dejanira 0’49”
6 Aria "The world, when day's career is run" Dejanira 4’31”
7 Recitativo
"Princess! be comforted, and hope the best" Lichas, Dejanira 1’25”
Scene 2
Recitativo (cont.) "My son! dear image of thy absent sire!"
Dejanira, Hyllus, Lichas
8 Aria "I feel, I feel the god" Hyllus 1’34”
9 Recitativo
"He said, the sacred fury left his breast" Hyllus, Dejanira 0’58”
10 Aria "There in myrtle shades reclined" Dejanira 3’22”
11 Recitativo "Despair not; but let rising hope suspend" Hyllus 0’27”
12 Aria "Where congealed the northern streams" Hyllus 1’52”
13 Chorus "O filial piety! O generous love!" 5’19”
Scene 3
14 Recitativo "Banish your fears!" Lichas, Dejanira 0’30”
15 Aria "Begone, my fears, fly, hence, away" Dejanira 3’27”
16 Recitativo "A train of captives, red with honest wounds"
Lichas, Hyllus, Dejanira 0’55”
17 Aria "The smiling hours" Lichas 1’21”
18 Chorus "Let none despair" 2’25”
Scene 4
19 March 1’49”
20 Recitativo "Thanks to the powers above, but chief to thee"
Hercules, Iole 1’27”
21 Aria "My father! Ah! methinks I see" Iole 5’57”
Scene 5
22 Recitativo "Now farewell, arms!" Hercules 0’25”
23 Aria "The god of battle" Hercules 2’24”
24 Recitativo "Ah me! How soon the flatterer hope" Iole 0’26”
25 Aria "Daughter of gods, bright liberty" Iole 5’56”
26 Chorus "Crown with festal pomp the day" 2’28”
CD2
TWEEDE AKTE
1 Sinfonia 1’11”
Scene 1
2 Recitativo "Why was I born a princess" Iole 0’18”
3 Aria "How blest the maid ordained to dwell" Iole 5’57”
Scene 2
4 Recitativo
"It must be so! fame speaks aloud my wrongs” Dejanira, Iole 0’38”
5 Aria "When beauty sorrow's liv'ry wears" Dejanira 2’48”
6 Recitativo "Whence this unjust suspicion?" Iole, Dejanira 1’10”
7 Aria "Ah! think what ills the jealous prove" Iole 5’52”
8 Recitativo "It is too sure that Hercules is false" Dejanira 0’20”
Scene 3
Recitativo (cont.) "My godlike master?"
- "Is a traitor" Lichas, Dejanira
9 Recitativo
"In vain you strive his falsehood to disguise" Dejanira, Lichas 0’16”
10 Chorus "Jealousy! Infernal pest" 5’17”
Scene 4
11 Recitativo "She knows my passion, and he has heard me breath"
Hyllus, Iole 1’45”
12 Aria "Banish love from thy breast" Iole 2’18”
13 Recitativo "Forgive a passion, which resistless sways" Hyllus 0’10”
14 Aria "From celestial seats descending" Hyllus 5’37”
15 Chorus "Wanton god of amorous fires" 2’03”
Scene 5
16 Recitativo "Yes, I congratulate your titles" Dejanira, Hercules 0’45”
17 Aria "Alcides' name in latest story" Hercules 4’48”
18 Recitativo "O glorious pattern of heroic deeds!" Dejanira 0’29”
19 Aria "Resign thy club and lion's spoils" Dejanira 4’56”
20 Recitativo
"You are deceived! Some villain has belied" Hercules, Dejanira 1’29”
Scene 6
Recitativo (cont.)
"Dissembling, false, perfidious Hercules" Dejanira
21 Aria "Cease, ruler of the day, to rise" Dejanira 3’50”
22 Recitativo "Some kinder power inspire me to regain" Dejanira 1’26”
Scene 7
Recitativo (cont.) "Lichas, thy hands shall to the temple bear"
Dejanira, Lichas
23 Aria "As stars, that rise and disappear" Lichas 3’54”
24 Recitativo "But see, the princess Iole. Retire!" Dejanira 1’16”
Scene 8
Recitativo (cont.)
"Forgive me, princess if my jealous frenzy" Dejanira, Iole
25 Duet "Joys of freedom, joys of power" Dejanira, Iole 2’33”
26 Recitativo "Father of Hercules, great Jove" Dejanira 0’17”
27 Chorus "Love and Hymen, hand in hand" 3’55”
CD3
DERDE AKTE
1 Sinfonia 3’53”
Scene 1
2 Recitativo "Ye sons of Trachin, mourn you valiant chief"
Lichas, Eerste Trachiniër 1’26”
3 Aria "O scene of unexampled woe" Lichas 3’08”
4 Chorus "Tyrants now no more shall dread" 4’14”
Scene 2
5 Recitativo accompagnato "O Jove! what land is this" Hercules 2’24”
6 Recitativo "Great Jove! relieve his pains!" Hyllus, Hercules 2’10”
7 Aria "Let not fame the tidings spread" Hyllus 4’03”
Scene 3
8 Recitativo accompagnato "Where shall I fly?" Dejanira 6’13”
Scene 4
9 Recitativo
"Lo! the fair fatal cause of all this ruin!" Dejanira Iole 1’17”
10 Aria "My breast with tender pity swells" Iole 6’50”
Scene 5
11 Recitativo "Princess, rejoice! whose heaven-directed hand"
Priest of Jupiter, Dejanira 1’46”
12 Aria "He, who for Atlas prop'd the sky" Lichas 1’50”
13 Recitativo "Words are too faint to speak the warring passions"
Dejanira, Priest of Jupiter, Hyllus, Iole 1’07”
14 Duet "O prince, whose virtues all admire" Iole, Hyllus 3’26”
15 Recitativo "Ye sons of freedom, now, in ev’ry clime"
Priest of Jupiter 0’17”
16 Chorus "To him your grateful notes of praise belong" 2’36”
3 CD | scans (93mb)
FILESONIC
3 CD | scans (93mb)
HOTFILE
3 CD | scans (93mb)
tracklist:
CD1
1 Overture 4’31”
2 Menuetto 2’03”
EERSTE AKTE
Scene 1
3 Recitativo accompagnato "See with what sad dejection" Lichas 2’01”
4 Aria "No longer, Fate, relentless frown" Lichas 5’46”
5 Recitativo accompagnato
"O Hercules! why art thou absent from me" Dejanira 0’49”
6 Aria "The world, when day's career is run" Dejanira 4’31”
7 Recitativo
"Princess! be comforted, and hope the best" Lichas, Dejanira 1’25”
Scene 2
Recitativo (cont.) "My son! dear image of thy absent sire!"
Dejanira, Hyllus, Lichas
8 Aria "I feel, I feel the god" Hyllus 1’34”
9 Recitativo
"He said, the sacred fury left his breast" Hyllus, Dejanira 0’58”
10 Aria "There in myrtle shades reclined" Dejanira 3’22”
11 Recitativo "Despair not; but let rising hope suspend" Hyllus 0’27”
12 Aria "Where congealed the northern streams" Hyllus 1’52”
13 Chorus "O filial piety! O generous love!" 5’19”
Scene 3
14 Recitativo "Banish your fears!" Lichas, Dejanira 0’30”
15 Aria "Begone, my fears, fly, hence, away" Dejanira 3’27”
16 Recitativo "A train of captives, red with honest wounds"
Lichas, Hyllus, Dejanira 0’55”
17 Aria "The smiling hours" Lichas 1’21”
18 Chorus "Let none despair" 2’25”
Scene 4
19 March 1’49”
20 Recitativo "Thanks to the powers above, but chief to thee"
Hercules, Iole 1’27”
21 Aria "My father! Ah! methinks I see" Iole 5’57”
Scene 5
22 Recitativo "Now farewell, arms!" Hercules 0’25”
23 Aria "The god of battle" Hercules 2’24”
24 Recitativo "Ah me! How soon the flatterer hope" Iole 0’26”
25 Aria "Daughter of gods, bright liberty" Iole 5’56”
26 Chorus "Crown with festal pomp the day" 2’28”
CD2
TWEEDE AKTE
1 Sinfonia 1’11”
Scene 1
2 Recitativo "Why was I born a princess" Iole 0’18”
3 Aria "How blest the maid ordained to dwell" Iole 5’57”
Scene 2
4 Recitativo
"It must be so! fame speaks aloud my wrongs” Dejanira, Iole 0’38”
5 Aria "When beauty sorrow's liv'ry wears" Dejanira 2’48”
6 Recitativo "Whence this unjust suspicion?" Iole, Dejanira 1’10”
7 Aria "Ah! think what ills the jealous prove" Iole 5’52”
8 Recitativo "It is too sure that Hercules is false" Dejanira 0’20”
Scene 3
Recitativo (cont.) "My godlike master?"
- "Is a traitor" Lichas, Dejanira
9 Recitativo
"In vain you strive his falsehood to disguise" Dejanira, Lichas 0’16”
10 Chorus "Jealousy! Infernal pest" 5’17”
Scene 4
11 Recitativo "She knows my passion, and he has heard me breath"
Hyllus, Iole 1’45”
12 Aria "Banish love from thy breast" Iole 2’18”
13 Recitativo "Forgive a passion, which resistless sways" Hyllus 0’10”
14 Aria "From celestial seats descending" Hyllus 5’37”
15 Chorus "Wanton god of amorous fires" 2’03”
Scene 5
16 Recitativo "Yes, I congratulate your titles" Dejanira, Hercules 0’45”
17 Aria "Alcides' name in latest story" Hercules 4’48”
18 Recitativo "O glorious pattern of heroic deeds!" Dejanira 0’29”
19 Aria "Resign thy club and lion's spoils" Dejanira 4’56”
20 Recitativo
"You are deceived! Some villain has belied" Hercules, Dejanira 1’29”
Scene 6
Recitativo (cont.)
"Dissembling, false, perfidious Hercules" Dejanira
21 Aria "Cease, ruler of the day, to rise" Dejanira 3’50”
22 Recitativo "Some kinder power inspire me to regain" Dejanira 1’26”
Scene 7
Recitativo (cont.) "Lichas, thy hands shall to the temple bear"
Dejanira, Lichas
23 Aria "As stars, that rise and disappear" Lichas 3’54”
24 Recitativo "But see, the princess Iole. Retire!" Dejanira 1’16”
Scene 8
Recitativo (cont.)
"Forgive me, princess if my jealous frenzy" Dejanira, Iole
25 Duet "Joys of freedom, joys of power" Dejanira, Iole 2’33”
26 Recitativo "Father of Hercules, great Jove" Dejanira 0’17”
27 Chorus "Love and Hymen, hand in hand" 3’55”
CD3
DERDE AKTE
1 Sinfonia 3’53”
Scene 1
2 Recitativo "Ye sons of Trachin, mourn you valiant chief"
Lichas, Eerste Trachiniër 1’26”
3 Aria "O scene of unexampled woe" Lichas 3’08”
4 Chorus "Tyrants now no more shall dread" 4’14”
Scene 2
5 Recitativo accompagnato "O Jove! what land is this" Hercules 2’24”
6 Recitativo "Great Jove! relieve his pains!" Hyllus, Hercules 2’10”
7 Aria "Let not fame the tidings spread" Hyllus 4’03”
Scene 3
8 Recitativo accompagnato "Where shall I fly?" Dejanira 6’13”
Scene 4
9 Recitativo
"Lo! the fair fatal cause of all this ruin!" Dejanira Iole 1’17”
10 Aria "My breast with tender pity swells" Iole 6’50”
Scene 5
11 Recitativo "Princess, rejoice! whose heaven-directed hand"
Priest of Jupiter, Dejanira 1’46”
12 Aria "He, who for Atlas prop'd the sky" Lichas 1’50”
13 Recitativo "Words are too faint to speak the warring passions"
Dejanira, Priest of Jupiter, Hyllus, Iole 1’07”
14 Duet "O prince, whose virtues all admire" Iole, Hyllus 3’26”
15 Recitativo "Ye sons of freedom, now, in ev’ry clime"
Priest of Jupiter 0’17”
16 Chorus "To him your grateful notes of praise belong" 2’36”