Handel: Water Music; Concerti Grossi; Israel in Egypt; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn; Semele
Other albums by John Eliot Gardiner
Review
- # Track Artist Length
- 1 Water Music Variants, HWV 331: No. 1 in F Major John Eliot Gardiner 4:12
- 2 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: I. Overture John Eliot Gardiner 3:14
- 3 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato John Eliot Gardiner 2:3
- 4 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: III. (a) Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 2:13
- 5 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: III. (b) Andante John Eliot Gardiner 2:18
- 6 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: IV. Minuet John Eliot Gardiner 2:14
- 7 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Passepied John Eliot Gardiner 3:19
- 8 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air John Eliot Gardiner 3:50
- 9 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VII. Minuet John Eliot Gardiner 2:20
- 10 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourrée - IX. Hornpipe John Eliot Gardiner 2:21
- 11 Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: X. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 3:26
- 12 Water Music Variants, HWV 331: No. 2 in F Major, Alla Hornpipe John Eliot Gardiner 4:43
- 13 Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: I. (Minuet) John Eliot Gardiner 2:52
- 14 Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: II. Rigaudons I & II John Eliot Gardiner 3:7
- 15 Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: III. Minuets I & II John Eliot Gardiner 4:21
- 16 Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: IV. Gigues I & II John Eliot Gardiner 1:35
- 17 Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: I. (Allegro) John Eliot Gardiner 2:5
- 18 Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe John Eliot Gardiner 3:59
- 19 Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: III. Minuet John Eliot Gardiner 1:24
- 20 Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: IV. Lentement John Eliot Gardiner 2:1
- 23 Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3/4a, HWV 315~2. Andante John Eliot Gardiner 2:11
- 24 Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3/4a, HWV 315~3. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 1:26
- 27 Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3/5, HWV 316~2. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 2:17
- 28 Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3/5, HWV 316~3. Adagio John Eliot Gardiner 1:43
- 31 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317: I. Vivace John Eliot Gardiner 2:43
- 32 Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3/6, HWV 317~2. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 4:20
- 33 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: I. Vivace John Eliot Gardiner 2:1
- 34 Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3/2 HWV 313~2. Largo John Eliot Gardiner 3:0
- 35 Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3/2 HWV 313~3. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 1:59
- 38 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: I. Largo e staccato - II. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 3:13
- 39 Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 3/3, HWV 314~2. Adagio - Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 4:38
- 40 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: I. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 2:42
- 41 Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3/1 HWV 312~2. Largo John Eliot Gardiner 4:46
- 42 Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3/1 HWV 312~3. Allegro John Eliot Gardiner 2:41
- 43 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Overture. Lamentations of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph John Eliot Gardiner 2:13
- 44 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Recitative. "Now there arose a new king over Egypt" John Eliot Gardiner 0:27
- 45 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air with Chorus. "And the children of Israel" John Eliot Gardiner 3:54
- 46 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Recitative. "Then sent He Moses, his servant" John Eliot Gardiner 0:35
- 47 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "They loathed to drink of the river" John Eliot Gardiner 2:17
- 48 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "Their land brought forth frogs" John Eliot Gardiner 2:16
- 49 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He spake the word" John Eliot Gardiner 2:9
- 50 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He gave them hailstones for rain" John Eliot Gardiner 2:9
- 51 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He sent a thick darkness" John Eliot Gardiner 3:22
- 52 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He smote all the first-born of Egypt" John Eliot Gardiner 2:26
- 53 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "But as for his people" John Eliot Gardiner 4:9
- 54 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Egypt was glad when they departed" John Eliot Gardiner 3:5
- 55 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He rebuked the Red Sea" John Eliot Gardiner 0:45
- 56 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He led them through the deep" John Eliot Gardiner 1:25
- 57 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: "But the waters overwhelmed their enemies" (Chorus) John Eliot Gardiner 1:5
- 58 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And Israel saw that great work" John Eliot Gardiner 0:58
- 59 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And believed the Lord" John Eliot Gardiner 3:35
- 60 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: "Moses and the children of Israel" (Chorus) John Eliot Gardiner 1:4
- 61 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "I will sing unto the Lord" John Eliot Gardiner 2:35
- 63 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He is my God" John Eliot Gardiner 0:54
- 64 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And I will exalt Him" John Eliot Gardiner 2:52
- 65 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Duet. "The Lord is a man of war" John Eliot Gardiner 5:45
- 66 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The depths have covered them" John Eliot Gardiner 2:51
- 67 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Thy right hand, O Lord" John Eliot Gardiner 1:28
- 68 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And in the greatness of thine excellency" John Eliot Gardiner 0:37
- 69 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Thou sentest forth Thy wrath" John Eliot Gardiner 2:1
- 70 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "And with the blast of thy nostrils" John Eliot Gardiner 2:58
- 71 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "The enemy said, I will pursue" John Eliot Gardiner 2:31
- 72 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "Thou didst blow with the wind" John Eliot Gardiner 2:25
- 73 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "Who is like unto Thee, O Lord" John Eliot Gardiner 1:36
- 74 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The earth swallowed them" John Eliot Gardiner 1:11
- 75 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Duet. "Thou in thy mercy" John Eliot Gardiner 4:24
- 76 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The people shall hear" John Eliot Gardiner 7:30
- 77 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "Thou shalt bring them in" John Eliot Gardiner 3:57
- 78 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The Lord shall reign for ever and ever" John Eliot Gardiner 0:44
- 79 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Recitative. "For the horse of Pharoah" John Eliot Gardiner 0:26
- 80 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "The Lord shall reign for ever and ever" John Eliot Gardiner 0:41
- 81 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Recitative. "And Miriam the prophetess" John Eliot Gardiner 0:22
- 82 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air with Chorus. "Sing ye to the Lord" John Eliot Gardiner 3:26
- 83 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": I. Sinfonia John Eliot Gardiner 2:19
- 84 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": II. Chorus. "The ways of Zion do mourn" John Eliot Gardiner 6:31
- 85 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VII. Chorus. "How are the mighty fall'n" (Reprise) John Eliot Gardiner 2:35
- 86 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": III. Chorus. "She put on righteousness" John Eliot Gardiner 2:46
- 87 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": IV. Soli and Chorus. "When the ear heard her" John Eliot Gardiner 3:23
- 88 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": V. Chorus. "How are the mighty fall'n" John Eliot Gardiner 0:54
- 89 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VI. Chorus. "She deliver'd the poor that cried" John Eliot Gardiner 5:47
- 90 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VII. Chorus. "How are the mighty fall'n" John Eliot Gardiner 0:58
- 91 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": VIII. Soli and Chorus. "The righteous shall be had in everlasting" John Eliot Gardiner 4:4
- 92 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": IX. Chorus. "Their bodies are buried in peace" - X. Chorus. "But their name liveth evermore" John Eliot Gardiner 5:5
- 93 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": XI. Chorus. "The people will tell of their wisdom" - XII. Chorus. "And the congregation" John Eliot Gardiner 2:6
- 94 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": XIII. Soli and Chorus. "They shall receive a glorious kingdom" John Eliot Gardiner 3:52
- 95 Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264 "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn": XIV. Chorus. "The merciful goodness of the Lord" John Eliot Gardiner 3:46
- 96 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Overture John Eliot Gardiner 7:18
- 97 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Accompagnato. "Behold! Auspicious flahes rise" (Cadmus) John Eliot Gardiner 1:46
- 98 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Lucky omens bless our rites" - Recitative, Air and Duet. "Daughter obey" (Priests, Cadmus, Athamas) John Eliot Gardiner 4:38
- 99 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Accompagnato. "Ah me! What refuge now is left me?" - Air. "O Jove! in pity teach me which to choose" - Recitative. "Alas, she yields" (Semele, Ino, Athamas) John Eliot Gardiner 3:52
- 100 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Quartet. "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve" (Semele, Ino, Athamas, Cadmus) John Eliot Gardiner 3:23
- 101 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!" - Accompagnato. "Again auspicious flashes rise" - Recitative. "Thy aid, pronubial Juno" (Priests, Cadmus, Athamas, Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 3:4
- 102 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Cease your vow's, 'tis impious to proceed" (Priests) John Eliot Gardiner 0:33
- 103 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Recitative. "Oh Athamas" - Air. "Turn, hopeless lover" (Athamas, Ino) John Eliot Gardiner 0:56
- 104 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Duet. "You've undone me, look not on me" (Ino, Athamas) John Eliot Gardiner 3:7
- 105 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Recitative. "Ah, wretched prince" - Accompagnato. "Wing'd with our fears" (Cadmus, Athamas) John Eliot Gardiner 1:48
- 106 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Recitative. "See, see! Jove's Priests" - Chorus. "Hail Cadmus, hail!" (Cadmus, Priests and Augurs) John Eliot Gardiner 2:6
- 107 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Air. "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 2:51
- 108 Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Priests and Augurs) John Eliot Gardiner 1:46
- 109 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Symphony - Recitative. "Iris, impatient of thy stay" (Juno, Iris) John Eliot Gardiner 1:58
- 110 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Look, where Cithaeron" - Air. "There, from mortal cares" - Recitative. "No more!" - Accompagnato. "Awake Saturnia" (Juno, Iris) John Eliot Gardiner 6:49
- 111 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "Hence, Iris hence away" (Juno) John Eliot Gardiner 3:38
- 112 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "Come, Zephyrs, come" - Air. "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (Cupid, Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 6:30
- 113 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Let me not another moment" (Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 3:26
- 114 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "Lay your doubts and fears aside" - Recitative. "You are mortal" (Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 3:32
- 115 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Air. "With fond desiring, with bliss expiring" (Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 3:28
- 116 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Chorus. "How engaging, how endearing" - Recitative. "Ah me! Why sighs my Semele?" (Loves and Zephyrs, Semele, Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 4:45
- 117 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Too well I read her meaning" - Air. "I must with speed amuse her" (Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 4:15
- 118 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Chorus. "Now Love that everlasting boy" (Loves and Zephyrs) John Eliot Gardiner 2:29
- 120 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "See, she appears" - Air. "Where'er you walk" (Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 5:56
- 121 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Recitative. "Dear sister?" - Air. "But hark! the heav'nly sphere" (Semele, Ino) John Eliot Gardiner 2:53
- 122 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Duet. "Prepare then, ye" (Semele, Ino) John Eliot Gardiner 1:57
- 123 Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Chorus. "Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays" (Nymphs and Swains) John Eliot Gardiner 2:41
- 124 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Symphony - Accompagnato. "Somnus, awake!" (Juno, Iris) John Eliot Gardiner 2:30
- 125 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Leave me, loathsome light!" - Recitative. "Dull God" (Somnus, Iris, Juno) John Eliot Gardiner 4:32
- 126 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "More sweet is that name" - Recitative. "My will obey, she shall be thine" (Juno, Somnus) John Eliot Gardiner 4:14
- 127 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Duet. "Obey my will, thy rod resign" (Juno, Somnus) John Eliot Gardiner 2:13
- 128 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed" (Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 2:56
- 129 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "Thus shap'd like Ino" (Juno, Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 1:38
- 130 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "O ecstasy of happiness!" - Air. "Myself I shall adore" - Recitative. "Be wise, as you are beautiful" (Juno, Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 8:7
- 131 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Accompagnato. "Conjure him" (Juno) John Eliot Gardiner 1:21
- 132 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Thus let my thanks be pay'd" - Recitative. "Rich odours" (Semele, Juno) John Eliot Gardiner 3:14
- 133 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "Oh Semele! Why art thou thus insensible?" (Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 2:51
- 134 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "I ever am granting" - Accompagnato. "Then cast off this human shape" (Semele, Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 3:10
- 135 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Ah! Take heed what you press!" (Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 1:13
- 136 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "No, no, I'll tak no less" (Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 5:7
- 137 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Accompagnato. "Ah, wither is she gone!" (Jupiter) John Eliot Gardiner 3:24
- 138 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Air. "Above measure is the pleasure" (Juno) John Eliot Gardiner 2:27
- 139 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Accompagnato. "Ah me! Too late I now repent" (Semele) John Eliot Gardiner 3:22
- 140 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "Of my ill-boding dream" - Chorus. "Oh terror and astonishment!" (Ino, Priests) John Eliot Gardiner 4:11
- 141 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Recitative. "See from above" - Sinfonia - Accompagnato. "Apollo comes" (Cadmus, Apollo) John Eliot Gardiner 2:31
- 142 Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: Chorus. "Happy shall we be, and free from care" (Priests) John Eliot Gardiner 3:16

