The Masterworks (Brilliant Classics compilation)

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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
2▼CD: Jephtha, CD 2
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1Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "Glad things of great joy" (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 II, no. 13a. Recitative "Glad things of great joy" (Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
1:19
2Jephtha: Act II. Chorus "Cherub and Seraphim"
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 II, no. 14. Chorus "Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms" (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
3:07
3Jephtha: Act II. Air "Up the dreadful steep ascending" (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 II, no. 15. Air "Up the dreadful steep ascending" (Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
4:33
4Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "Tis well, haste, haste, ye maidens" (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 II, no. 15a. Recitative "'Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
0:23
5Jephtha: Act II: Air "Tune the soft melodious lute" (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 II, no. 16: Air "Tune the soft melodious lute" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
4:19
6Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "Heav'n smiles once more" (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 II, no. 16a. Recitative "Heav'n smiles once more" (Zebul) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 17a. Recitative "Zebul, thy deeds were valiant" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
0:33
7Jephtha: Act II. Air "His mighty arm" (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 II, no. 18. Air "His mighty arm, with sudden blow" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
5:26
8Jephtha: Act II. Chorus: "In glory high"
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 II, no. 19. Chorus: "In glory high, in might serene" (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
2:24
9Jephtha: Act II. Symphony
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 II, no. 20. Symphony (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
1:13
10Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "Hail, glorious conqueror!" (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 II, no. 20a. Recitative "Hail, glorious conqueror!" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
0:24
11Jephtha: Act II. Air And Chorus: "Welcome, as the cheerful light" (Iphis)
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir) (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 II, no. 21. Air and Chorus: "Welcome, as the cheerful light" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
3:57
12Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "Horror! confusion!" (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 II, no. 21a. Recitative "Horror! Confusion! Harsh this music grates" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
0:26
13Jephtha: Act II. Air "Open thy marble jaws, O tomb" (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 II, no. 22. Air "Open thy marble jaws, o tomb" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
4:32
14Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "Why is my brother thus afflicted?" (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 II, no. 22a. Recitative "Why is my brother thus afflicted?" (Zebul, Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
1:06
15Jephtha: Act II. Accompagnato and Arioso "First perish thou" (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 II, no. 23. Accompagnato and Arioso "First perish thou and perish all the world!" (Storge) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
2:14
16Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "If such thy cruel purpose" (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 II, no. 23a. Recitative "If such thy cruel purpose, lo!" (Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
0:23
17Jephtha: Act II. Air "On me let blind mistake zeal" (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 II, no. 24. Air "On me let blind mistake zeal" (Hamor) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
1:36
18Jephtha: Act II. Quartet "O spare your daughter!" (Storge, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1994)
countertenor vocals [Hamor]:
Axel Köhler (in 1994)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storge]:
Catherine Denley (contralto, mezzo‐soprano) (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 II, no. 25. Quartet "O spare your daughter!" (Storge, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
2:47
19Jephtha: Act II. Recitative "Such news flies swift" (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 II, no. 25a. Recitative "Such news flies swift" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
0:30
20Jephtha: Act II. Accompagnato "For joys so vast" (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 II, no. 26. Accompagnato "For joys so vast, too little is the price" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
0:49
21Jephtha: Act II. Air "Happy they!" (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 II, no. 27. Air "Happy they! This vital breath with content" (Iphis) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
3:40
22Jephtha: Act II. Accompagnato "Deeper and deeper still" (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 II, no. 28. Accompagnato "Deeper and deeper still, thy goodness" (Jephtha) (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
3:37
23Jephtha: Act II. Chorus "How dark, O Lord, are thy decrees!"
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 II, no. 29. Chorus "How dark, o Lord, are thy decrees!" (in 1994)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II
7:09
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