| # | Title | Rating | Length |
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| 1 | Semele, HWV 58: Overture - Gavotte | | 9:04 |
| 2 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 1 Accompagnato: "Behold! auspicious flashes rise!" (Priest) | | 1:26 |
| 3 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 2 Chorus: "Lucky omens bless our rites" (Priests) | | 3:08 |
| 4 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 3 Recitative and Arioso: "Daughter, obey, hear and obey!" (Cadmus, Athamas)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- bass vocals [Cadmus]:
- Samuel Ramey (in 1990-05)
- countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
- Michael Chance (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Daughter, Obey (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 0:58 |
| 5 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 4 Accompagnato: "Ah me! What refuge now is left me?" - No. 5 Air "O Jove! in pity teach me which to choose" (Semele)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- soprano vocals [Semele]:
- Kathleen Battle (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: O Jove! in Pity Teach Me Which to Choose (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Ah Me!
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 2:44 |
| 6 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 6 Air: "The morning lark to mine accords his note" (Semele) | | 7:05 |
| 7 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: "See, she blushing turns her eyes" (Athamas) | | 0:18 |
| 8 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 7 Air: "Hymen, haste, thy torch prepare" (Athamas)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
- Michael Chance (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I. "Hymen, hast, thy torch prepare" (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 4:38 |
| 9 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: "Alas! she yields, and has undone me" (Ino, Athamas, Semele) | | 0:48 |
| 10 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 8 Quartetto: "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve" (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele) | | 2:45 |
| 11 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 9 Chorus: "Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!" (Priests)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- choir vocals [Chorus]:
- Ambrosian Opera Chorus (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 2:00 |
| 12 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 10 Accompagnato: "Again auspicious flashes rise" (Cadmus) | | 0:39 |
| 13 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. Recitative: "Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores!" (Athamas, Semele) | | 0:17 |
| 14 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 1. No. 11 Chorus: "Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed" (Priests)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- choir vocals [Chorus]:
- Ambrosian Opera Chorus (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Cease, Cease Your Vows, 'Tis Impious to Proceed (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 0:36 |
| 15 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative: "O Athamas, what toture hast thou borne!" (Athamas) | | 0:30 |
| 16 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 2. No. 12 Air: "Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eyes" (Ino)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- mezzo-soprano vocals [Ino]:
- Marilyn Horne (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 2: Turn, Hopeless Lover, Turn Thy Eyes (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 8:26 |
| 17 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative: "She weeps!" (Athamas) | | 0:25 |
| 18 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 2. No. 13 Air: "Your tuneful voice my tale would tell" (Athamas) | | 4:56 |
| 19 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative: "Too well I see, thou wilt not understand me" (Ino, Athamas) | | 0:47 |
| 20 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 2. No. 14 Duetto: "You've undone me / With my life I would atone" (Ino, Athamas) | | 2:29 |
| 21 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 3. Recitative: "Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love!" (Cadmus, Athamas) - No. 15 Accompagnato: "Wing'd with our fears and pious haste" (Cadmus) - Recitative: "O prodigy, to me of dire portent!" (Athamas, Ino) / Act One, Scene 4. Recitative: "See, see, Jove's Priests and holy Augurs come" (Cadmus) | | 2:07 |
| 22 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 4. No. 16 Chorus: "Hail Cadmus, hail!" (Priests, Augurs)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- choir vocals [Chorus]:
- Ambrosian Opera Chorus (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 4: Hail Cadmus, Hail! (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 1:34 |
| 23 | Semele, HWV 58: Act One, Scene 4. Nos. 17 & 18 Air and Chorus: Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus)- producer:
- Dr. Steven Paul
- choir vocals [Chorus]:
- Ambrosian Opera Chorus (in 1990-05)
- soprano vocals [Semele]:
- Kathleen Battle (in 1990-05)
- orchestra:
- English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-05)
- conductor:
- John Nelson (in 1990-05)
- balance engineer:
- Helmut Burk
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Deutsche Grammophon (in 1993)
- recorded at:
- Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1990-05)
- recording of:
- Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act I. Air and Chorus: "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus) (in 1990-05)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- librettist:
- William Congreve
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
- part of:
- Semele, HWV 58: Act I
| | 4:30 |