GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL

in an arrangement by Felix Mandelssohn

Acis & Galatea

1

Overture

3:39

2

Chorus Oh the pleasure of the plains

5:58

3

Recitative Ye verdant plains (Galatea)

0:56

4

Aria Hush, ye pretty warbing choir (Galatea)

5:15

5

Aria Where shall I seek the charming fair? (Acis)

2:21

6

Recitative Stay, shepherd, stay (Damon)

0:27

7

Aria Shepherd, what art thou pursuing? (Damon)

4:28

8

Recitative Lo! Here my love! (Acis)

0:33

9

Aria Love in her eyes sits playing (Acis)

3:08

10

Recitative Oh! Didst thou know the pains of absent love (Galatea)

0:20

11

Duet & Chorus Happy we (Galatea, Acis)

3:05

12

Chorus Wretched lovers!

3:47

13

Recitative I rage, I melt, I burn (Polyphemus)

1:27

14

Aria O ruddier than the cherry (Polyphemus)

3:01

15

Recitative Whither, fairest, art thou running (Polyphemus, Galatea)

1:30

16

Aria Cease to beauty to be suing (Polyphemus)

2:28

17

Aria Would you gain the tender creature? (Damon)

5:07

18

Recitative His hideous love provokes my rage (Acis)

0:30

19

Aria Love sounds th'alarm (Acis)

4:01

20

Aria Consider, fond shepherd (Damon)

3:03

21

Recitative Cease, O cease thou gentle youth (Galatea)

0:29

22

Trio The flocks shall leave the mountains (Galatea, Acis, Polyphemus)

2:41

23

Recitative Help! Galatea! (Acis)

1:25

24

Chorus Mourn, all ye muses

3:34

25

Chorus Galatea, must I my Acis still bemoan (Galatea)

4:19

26

Recitative 'Tis done (Galatea)

0:32

27

Aria Heart, the sea of soft delight (Galatea)

4:32

28

Chorus Galatea, dry thy tears (Galatea)

3:01

Jeni Bern 'Galatea' (soprano)

Benjamin Hulett 'Acis' (tenor)

Nathan Vale 'Damon' (tenor)

Brindley Sherratt 'Polyphemus' (bass)

Stephen Darlington