Gerard Schwarz- Acis & Galatea (CD)
Acis and Galatea, variously described as a pastoral, a 'little opera' and a masque, is one of Handel's most popular works. It is a delectable succession of pastoral airs, love-lorn lyrics, and sprightly or mourning choruses, spiced by the pungent and unforgettable interjection of the one-eyed giant Polyphemus, who destroys the idyll of the shepherd Acis and the nymph Galatea. Handel had first turned to the subject in a cantata written in Naples in 1708. His English work, formally a masque, went through several stages until this two-act version of 1739, written principally by John Gay and graced by Handel's exquisite music.
Tracklist:
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Sinfonia
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Oh, The Pleasures Of The Plain (Chorus, Acis, Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Accompagnato: Ye Verdant Plains And Woody Mountains (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Quire (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Recitative: Stay, Shepherd, Stay (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Recitative: Lo! Here My Love (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Recitative: Oh! Didst Thou Know The Pains Of Absent Love (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: As When The Dove Laments (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Duet: Happy We! (Acis, Galatea, Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Wretched Lovers! Fate Has Passed (Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Accompagnato: I Rage, I Melt, I Burn (Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: O Ruddier Than The Cherry (Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running (Polyphemus, Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Cease To Beauty To Be Suing (Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Would You Gain The Tender Creature (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: His Hideous Love Provokes My Rage (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Love Sounds Th'alarm (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Consider, Fond Shepherd (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: Cease, Oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Trio: The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains (Acis, Galatea, Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Accompagnato: Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods! (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Mourn, All Ye Muses (Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Must I My Acis Still Bemoan (Galatea, Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: 'tis Done: Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Heart, The Seat Of Soft Delight (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Galatea, Dry Thy Tears (Chorus)
Acis and Galatea, variously described as a pastoral, a 'little opera' and a masque, is one of Handel's most popular works. It is a delectable succession of pastoral airs, love-lorn lyrics, and sprightly or mourning choruses, spiced by the pungent and unforgettable interjection of the one-eyed giant Polyphemus, who destroys the idyll of the shepherd Acis and the nymph Galatea. Handel had first turned to the subject in a cantata written in Naples in 1708. His English work, formally a masque, went through several stages until this two-act version of 1739, written principally by John Gay and graced by Handel's exquisite music.
Tracklist:
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Sinfonia
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Oh, The Pleasures Of The Plain (Chorus, Acis, Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Accompagnato: Ye Verdant Plains And Woody Mountains (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Quire (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Recitative: Stay, Shepherd, Stay (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Recitative: Lo! Here My Love (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Recitative: Oh! Didst Thou Know The Pains Of Absent Love (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Aria: As When The Dove Laments (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act I: Duet: Happy We! (Acis, Galatea, Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Wretched Lovers! Fate Has Passed (Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Accompagnato: I Rage, I Melt, I Burn (Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: O Ruddier Than The Cherry (Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running (Polyphemus, Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Cease To Beauty To Be Suing (Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Would You Gain The Tender Creature (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: His Hideous Love Provokes My Rage (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Love Sounds Th'alarm (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Consider, Fond Shepherd (Damon)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: Cease, Oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Trio: The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains (Acis, Galatea, Polyphemus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Accompagnato: Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods! (Acis)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Mourn, All Ye Muses (Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Must I My Acis Still Bemoan (Galatea, Chorus)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Recitative: 'tis Done: Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Aria: Heart, The Seat Of Soft Delight (Galatea)
- Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Act II: Galatea, Dry Thy Tears (Chorus)