GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
     
   
   
  CD 1  
   
 L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55  
1 Part I, No. 1: Ouverture (Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1) 6:09
2 Part I, No. 2: Accompagnato - Hence, loathed Melancholy (L'Allegro: Tenor) 1:53
3 Part I, No. 3: Accompagnato - Hence, vain deluding joys (Il Penseroso) 1:03
4 Part I, No. 4: Air - Come, thou Goddess fair and free (L'Allegro) 1:36
5 Part I, No. 5: Air - Come rather, Goddess, sage and holy (Il Penseroso: Soprano) 3:08
6 Part I, No. 6: Air - Haste thee, nymph (L'Allegro: Tenor, Chorus) 2:37
7 Part I, No. 7: Air - Come and trip it (Tenor, Chorus) 2:37
8 Part I, No. 8: Accompagnato - Come, pensive Nun (Il Penseroso: Soprano) 1:03
9 Part I, No. 9: Arioso - Come, but keep thy wonted state (Soprano) 1:19
10 Part I, No. 10: Accompagnato - There, held in holy passion still (Soprano); Arioso - Join with thee (Soprano, Chorus) 3:43
11 Part I, No. 11: Recitative - Hence, loathed Melancholy (L'Allegro: Tenor, Soprano) 0:41
12 Part I, No. 12: Air - Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Soprano) 3:56
13 Part I, No. 13: Accompagnato - First and chief, on golden wing (Il Penseroso: Soprano) 0:51
14 Part I, No. 14: Air - Sweet bird (Soprano) 10:41
15 Part I, No. 15: Recitative - If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro: Bass) 0:18
16 Part I, No. 16: Air - Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Bass) 2:29
17 Part I, No. 17: Air - Oft, on a plat of rising ground (Il Penseroso: Soprano) 2:48
18 Part I, No. 18: Air - Far from all resort of mirth (Soprano) 2:49
19 Part I, No. 19: Recitative - If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro: Tenor) 0:16
20 Part I, No. 20: Air - Let me wander not unseen (Tenor) 1:24
21 Part I, No. 21: Air - Straight mine eye (Soprano) 1:52
22 Part I, No. 22: Accompagnato - Mountains, on whose barren breast (Bass) 1:53
23 Part I, No. 23: Air - Or let the merry bells ring round (Soprano) - And young and old come forth to play (Chorus) 1:53
   
   
   
  CD 2  
   
1 Part II, No. 24: Ouverture (Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 3) 5:34
2 Part II, No. 25: Accompagnato - Hence, vain deluding Joys (Il Penseroso: Soprano) 1:18
3 Part II, No. 26: Air - Sometimes let gorgeous Tragedy (Soprano) 3:58
4 Part II, No. 27: Air - But oh, sad virgin (Soprano) 5:46
5 Part II, No. 28: Recitative - Thus, Night, oft see me (Soprano) 0:19
6 Part II, No. 29: Bass solo (L'Allegro: Bass) and Chorus - Populous cities please me then 0:40
7 Part II, No. 30: Air - There let Hymen oft appear (Soprano) 2:32
8 Part II, No. 31: Accompagnato - Me, when the Sun begins to fling (Il Penseroso: Soprano) 0:40
9 Part II, No. 32: Air - Hide me from Day's garnish eye (Soprano) 3:15
10 Part II, No. 33: Air - I'll to the well-trod stage anon (Il Allegro: Tenor) 1:46
11 Part II, No. 34: Air - And ever against eating cares (Soprano) 2:52
12 Part II, No. 35: Air - Orpheus self may have his head (Soprano) 2:44
13 Part II, No. 36: Air and Chorus - These delights if thou canst give (Tenor, Chorus) 3:46
14 Part II, No. 37: Recitative - But ley my due feet never fail (Il Penseroso: Soprano) 0:42
15 Part II, No. 38: Chorus - There let the pealing organ blow 1:29
16 Part II, No. 39: Air - May at last my weary age (Soprano) 3:09
17 Part II, No. 40: Chorus - These pleasures, Melancholy, give 3:01
18 Part III, No. 41: Ouverture (Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 7, No. 1) 5:44
19 Part III, No. 42: Accompagnato - Hence! Boast not, ye profane (Il Moderato: Bass) 0:39
20 Part III, No. 43: Air - Come, with native lustre shine (Bass) 2:43
21 Part III, No. 44: Accompagnato - Sweet Temp'rance (Bass); Chorus - All this company serene 2:47
22 Part III, No. 45: Air - Come, with gentle hand restrain (Soprano) 1:49
23 Part III, No. 46: Recitative - No more short life they then will spend in straying (Tenor) 0:40
24 Part III, No. 47: Air - Each action will derive new grace (Tenor) 2:04
25 Part III, No. 48: Duet - As steals the morn upon the night (Soprano and Tenor) 5:45
26 Part III, No. 49: Chorus - Thy pleasures, Moderation, give 2:40
     
 Linda Perillo soprano
 Barbara Hannigan soprano
 Knut Schoch tenor
 Stephan MacLeod bass
 Joachim Carlos Martini