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Acis and Galatea HWV 49a (London 1718)

Text: Alexander Pope, John Gay, John Hughes
Sir Adrian Boult, St. Anthony Singers, Philomusica of London, Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano), Sir Peter Pears (Tenor), David Galliver (Tenor), Owen Brannigan (Bass), Thurston Dart (Harpsichord)
1959, London, Watford Town Hall
29 Tracks, 1:23:10

  • Act I

    • No. 1 Sinfonia
      03:41
    • No. 2 Chorus 'Oh, the pleasures of the plains' (Chorus)
      05:41
    • No. 3 Accompagnato 'Ye verdant plains' (Galatea)
      01:02
    • No. 4 Air 'Hush, ye pretty warbling quire' (Galatea)
      04:29
    • No. 5 Air 'Where shall I seek the charming fair' (Acis)
      02:40
    • Recitative 'Stay, shepherd, stay' (Damon)
      00:34
    • No. 6 Air 'Shepherd, what art thou pursuing' (Damon)
      03:02
    • Recitative 'Lo! here my love' (Acis)
      00:35
    • No. 7 Air 'Love in her eyes sits playing' (Acis)
      06:05
    • Recitative 'Oh! Didst thou know the pains of absent love' (Galatea)
      00:25
    • No. 8 Air 'As when the dove' (Galatea)
      04:53
    • No. 9 Duet 'Happy we!' (Acis, Galatea)
      02:46

  • Act II

    • No. 10 Chorus 'Wretched lovers' (Chorus)
      05:11
    • No. 11 Accompagnato 'I rage!' (Polypheme)
      01:39
    • No. 12 Air 'O ruddier than the cherry' (Polypheme)
      03:22
    • Recitative 'Whither, fairest, art thou running' (Polypheme, Galatea)
      01:29
    • No. 13 Air 'Cease to beauty to be suing' (Polypheme)
      03:37
    • No. 14 Air 'Would you gain the tender creature' (Damon)
      04:03
    • Recitative 'His hideous love' (Acis)
      00:35
    • No. 15 Air 'Love sounds th'alarm' (Acis)
      03:08
    • No. 16 Air 'Consider, fond shepherd' (Damon)
      04:07
    • Recitative 'Cease, oh cease, thou gentle youth' (Galatea)
      00:38
    • No. 17 Trio 'The flocks shall leave' (Galatea, Acis, Polypheme)
      02:34
    • No. 18 Accompagnato 'Help, Galatea' (Acis)
      01:33
    • No. 19 Chorus 'Mourn, all ye muses' (Chorus)
      03:13
    • No. 20 Air 'Must I my Acis still bemoan' (Galatea, Chorus)
      04:31
    • Recitative ''Tis done' (Galatea)
      00:31
    • No. 21 Air 'Heart, the seat of soft delight' (Galatea)
      03:58
    • No. 22 Chorus 'Galatea, dry thy tears' (Chorus)
      03:08