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Annotation

note. This jewel boxed compilation and the 2004 edition do not use the same recordings for all works.

Farringdons on the South Bank and assorted Covent Garden retailers routinely sold the individual parts of this collection so they should probably be listed separately too.

Individual barcodes:

“Volume” 1: 5028421977713 (CDs 1-3)
“Volume” 2: 5028421977744 (CDs 4-5)
“Volume” 3: 5028421977768 (CDs 6-7)
“Volume” 4: 5028421977782 (CDs 8-10)
“Volume” 5: 5028421777115 (CDs 11-12)
“Volume” 6: 5028421777139 (CDs 13-15)
“Volume” 7: 5028421777160 (CD 16)
“Volume” 8: 5028421777177 (CDs 17-18)
“Volume” 9: 5028421777191 (CDs 19-20)
“Volume” 10: 5028421777214 (CDs 21-23)
“Volume” 11: 5028421777245 (CD 24)
“Volume” 12: 5028421777252 (CDs 25-26)
“Volume” 13: 5028421777276 (CD 27)
“Volume” 14: 5028421777283 (CD 28)
“Volume” 15: 5028421777290 (CD 29)
“Volume” 16: 5028421777306 (CDs 30-31)
“Volume” 17: 5028421777320 (CDs 32-34)
“Volume” 18: 5028421777351 (CD 35)
“Volume” 19: 5028421777368 (CD 36)
“Volume” 20: 5028421777375 (CD 37)
“Volume” 21: 5028421777382 (CD 38)
“Volume” 22: 5028421777399 (CD 39)
“Volume” 23: 5028421777405 (CD 40)

Annotation last modified on 2020-04-14 15:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Jephtha, CD 1
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1Jephtha: Ouverture
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: no. 0. Overture (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70
5:30
2Jephtha: Menuet
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: no. 0a. Minuet (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70
1:38
3Jephtha: Act I. Accompagnato "It must be so" (Zebul)
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 1. Accompagnato "It must be so or these wile Ammonites" (Zebul) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
1:30
4Jephtha: Act I. Air "Pour forth no more" (Zebul)
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 2. Air "Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs" (Zebul) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
4:58
5Jephtha: Act I. Chorus: "No more to Ammon's god and king"
vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3. Chorus "No more to Ammon's god and King" (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
2:38
6Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "But Jephtha comes" (Zebul, Jephtha)
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1994)
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3a. Recitative "But Jephtha comes" (Zebul, Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
1:05
7Jephtha: Act I. Air "Virtue my soul shall still embrace" (Jephtha)
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4. Air "Virtue my soul shall still embrace" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
4:07
8Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "Twill be a painful separation" (Storge)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storge]:
Catherine Denley (contralto, mezzo‐soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4a. Recitative "Twill be a painful separation" (Storge) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:30
9Jephtha: Act I. Air "In gentle murmurs will I mourn" (Storge)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storge]:
Catherine Denley (contralto, mezzo‐soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5. Air "In gentle murmurs will I mourn" (Storge) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
5:10
10Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "Happy this embassy" (Hamor)
countertenor vocals [Hamor]:
Axel Köhler (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5a. Recitative "Happy this embassy" (Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:51
11Jephtha: Act I. Air "Dull delay, in piercing anguish" (Hamor)
countertenor vocals [Hamor]:
Axel Köhler (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6. Air "Dull delay, in piercing anguish" (Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
3:05
12Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "Ill suits the voice of love" (Iphis)
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6a. Recitative "Ill suits the voice of love" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:30
13Jephtha: Act I. Air "Take the heart you fondly gave" (Iphis)
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7. Air "Take the heart you fondly gave" (Iphis) (in 1994)
lyricist:
Thomas Morell
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
3:57
14Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "I go, my soul" (Hamor)
countertenor vocals [Hamor]:
Axel Köhler (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7a. Recitative "I go. My soul, inspir'd by thy command" (Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:31
15Jephtha: Act I. Duet "These labours past, how happy we" (Iphis, Hamor)
countertenor vocals [Hamor]:
Axel Köhler (in 1994)
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8. Duet "These labours past, how happy we" (Iphis, Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
5:47
16Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "What mean these doubtful fancies" (Jephtha)
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8a. Recitative "What mean these doubtful fancies" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:56
17Jephtha: Act I. Accompagnato "If, Lord, sustained" (Jephtha)
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 9. Accompagnato "If, Lord, sustain'd by Thy almighty pow'r" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 9a. Recitative "'Tis said. Attend, ye chiefs" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
1:10
18Jephtha: Act I. Chorus "O God, behold our sore distress"
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10. Chorus "O God, behold our sore distress" (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
4:10
19Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "Some dire event" (Storge)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storge]:
Catherine Denley (contralto, mezzo‐soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10a. Recitative "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads" (Storge) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:28
20Jephtha: Act I. Air "Scenes of horror, scenes of woe" (Storge)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storge]:
Catherine Denley (contralto, mezzo‐soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11. Air "Scenes of horror, scenes of woe" (Storge) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
4:17
21Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "Say, my dear mother" (Iphis, Storge)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storge]:
Catherine Denley (contralto, mezzo‐soprano) (in 1994)
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11a. Recitative "Say, my dear mother" (Iphis, Storge) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:59
22Jephtha: Act I. Air "The smiling dawn of happy days" (Iphis)
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Christiane Oelze (German soprano) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12. Air "The smiling dawn of happy days" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
3:18
23Jephtha: Act I. Recitative "Such, Jephtja, was the haughty king's reply" (Zebul, Jephtha)
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1994)
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12a. Recitative "Such, Jephtha, was the haughty King's reply" (Zebul, Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
0:29
24Jephtha: Act I. Chorus "When his loud voice in thunder spoke"
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir) (in 1994)
orchestra:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music Berlin) (in 1994)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 13. Chorus "When His loud voice in thunder spoke" (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
4:20
2▶CD: Jephtha, CD 2
3▶CD: Jephtha, CD 3
4▶CD: Judas Maccabaeus, CD 1
5▶CD: Judas Maccabaeus, CD 2
6▶CD: Solomon, CD 1
7▶CD: Solomon, CD 2
8▶CD: Belsazar, CD 1
9▶CD: Belsazar, CD 2
10▶CD: Belsazar, CD 3
11▶CD: Messiah, CD 1
12▶CD: Messiah, CD 2
13▶CD: Brockes Passion, CD 1
14▶CD: Brockes Passion, CD 2
15▶CD: Brockes Passion, CD 3
16▶CD: Johannes Passion
17▶CD: Acis & Galatea, CD 1
18▶CD: Acis & Galatea, CD 2
19▶CD: Imeneo, CD 1
20▶CD: Imeneo, CD 2
21▶CD: Faramondo, CD 1
22▶CD: Faramondo, CD 2
23▶CD: Faramondo, CD 3
24▶CD: Coronation Anthems
25▶CD: Italien Cantatas, CD 1
26▶CD: Italian Cantatas, CD 2
27▶CD: German Arias
28▶CD: Water Music
29▶CD: Music for the Royal Fireworks
30▶CD: Concerti grossi, op. 3 / Concerti a due cori, CD 1
31▶CD: Concerti grossi, op. 3 / Concerti a due cori, CD 2
32▶CD: Organ Concertos, CD 1
33▶CD: Organ Concertos, CD 2
34▶CD: Organ Concertos, CD 3
35▶CD: Complete Chamber Music, Volume 1: Flute Sonatas
36▶CD: Complete Chamber Music, Volume 2: Violin & Oboe Sonatas
37▶CD: Complete Chamber Music, Volume 3: Trio Sonatas, op. 2
38▶CD: Complete Chamber Music, Volume 4: Trio Sonatas, op. 5
39▶CD: Complete Chamber Music, Volume 5: Trio Sonatas for 2 Violins & Basso Continuo
40▶CD: Complete Chamber Music, Volume 6: Recorder Sonatas