Opera & Vocal Disc of the Month: "...the freshness with which they sing radiates joy throughout the entire score."
Classic FM Magazine
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Original Cannons Performing Version 1718)
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Original Cannons Performing Version 1718)
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- SinfoniaComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Dunedin Consort & Players
Sinfonia
03:12$2.30 - Chorus: Oh, the pleasure of the plains!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Dunedin Consort & Players
Chorus: Oh, the pleasure of the plains!
06:13$2.30 - Accompagnato: Ye verdant plains and woody mountainsComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Accompagnato: Ye verdant plains and woody mountains
00:45$2.30 - Air: Hush, ye pretty warbling quire!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Hush, ye pretty warbling quire!
06:17$2.30 - Air: Where shall I seek the charming fair?Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Nicholas Mulroy - Acis Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Where shall I seek the charming fair?
03:05$2.30 - Recitative: Stay, shepherd, stay!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Thomas Hobbs - Damon Dunedin Consort & Players
Recitative: Stay, shepherd, stay!
00:22$2.30 - Air: Shepherd, what art thou pursuing?Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Thomas Hobbs - Damon Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Shepherd, what art thou pursuing?
04:10$2.30 - Recitative: Lo, here my loveComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Nicholas Mulroy - Acis Dunedin Consort & Players
Recitative: Lo, here my love
00:30$2.30 - Air: Love in her eyes sits playingComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Nicholas Mulroy - Acis Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Love in her eyes sits playing
06:51$2.30 - Recitative: Oh, didst thou know the pains of absent loveComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Recitative: Oh, didst thou know the pains of absent love
00:16$2.30 - Air: As when the dove laments her loveComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: As when the dove laments her love
06:58$2.30 - Duet: Happy we!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea, Nicholas Mulroy - Acis Dunedin Consort & Players
Duet: Happy we!
02:35$2.30 - Chorus: Wretched lovers!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Dunedin Consort & Players
Chorus: Wretched lovers!
04:25$2.30 - Accompagnato: I rage — I melt — I burn!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Matthew Brook - Polyphemus Dunedin Consort & Players
Accompagnato: I rage — I melt — I burn!
01:28$2.30 - Air: O ruddier than the cherryComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Matthew Brook - Polyphemus Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: O ruddier than the cherry
03:17$2.30 - Recitative: Whither, fairest, art thou runningComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Matthew Brook - Polyphemus, Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Recitative: Whither, fairest, art thou running
01:11$2.30 - Air: Cease to beauty to be suingComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Matthew Brook - Polyphemus Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Cease to beauty to be suing
05:24$2.30 - Air: Would you gain the tender creatureComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Nicholas Hurndall Smith - Coridon Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Would you gain the tender creature
05:42$2.30 - Recitative: His hideous love provokes my rageComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Nicholas Mulroy - Acis Dunedin Consort & Players
Recitative: His hideous love provokes my rage
00:21$2.30 - Air: Love sounds th'alarmComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Nicholas Mulroy - Acis Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Love sounds th'alarm
04:50$2.30 - Air: Consider, fond shepherdComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Thomas Hobbs - Damon Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Consider, fond shepherd
06:42$2.30 - Recitative: Cease, oh cease, thou gentle youthComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Recitative: Cease, oh cease, thou gentle youth
00:26$2.30 - Trio: The flocks shall leave the mountainsComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea, Nicholas Mulroy - Acis, Matthew Brook - Polyphemus Dunedin Consort & Players
Trio: The flocks shall leave the mountains
03:04$2.30 - Accompagnato: Help, Galatea! Help, ye parent gods!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Nicholas Mulroy - Acis Dunedin Consort & Players
Accompagnato: Help, Galatea! Help, ye parent gods!
01:30$2.30 - Chorus: Mourn, all ye muses!Composer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Dunedin Consort & Players
Chorus: Mourn, all ye muses!
03:43$2.30 - Solo & Chorus: Must I my Acis still bemoanComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Solo & Chorus: Must I my Acis still bemoan
04:14$2.30 - Recitative: 'Tis done! Thus I exert my pow'r divineComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Recitative: 'Tis done! Thus I exert my pow'r divine
00:19$2.30 - Air: Heart, the seat of soft delightComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Susan Hamilton - Galatea Dunedin Consort & Players
Air: Heart, the seat of soft delight
04:02$2.30 - Chorus: Galatea, dry thy tearsComposer(s) George Frideric HandelArtist(s) John Butt Dunedin Consort & Players
Chorus: Galatea, dry thy tears
03:19$2.30
Total running time: 95 minutes.
Album information
The second Handel recording from the award-winning Dunedin Consort is a revelation. The album was a finalist in the 'Baroque Vocal' category in the 2009 Gramophone Awards.
For the many fans of the Consort's award-winning Messiah, the release of another Handel album is welcome news and Acis and Galatea does not disappoint! Classic FM magazine named the recording 'Opera & Vocal Disc of the Month'. In addition to awarding the recording five stars the magazine stated "...the freshness with which they sing radiates joy throughout the entire score". This adds to the numerous recommendations and outstanding reviews that the double award-winning group have received for their recording of this pastoral entertainment by Handel.
Gramophone named the recording 'Disc of the Month' and it was named the 'First Choice' recommendation by Record Review's 'Building a Library' on BBC Radio 3, who described it as "a vivacious performance brimming with sheer happiness".
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Reviews
'Handel’s music is a sensuous delight, a heart-meltingly beautiful string of arias that celebrates love and joy. It felt particularly gorgeous as played with flowing beauty by the Dunedin Consort ...'
The Times
Top Choice: 'The instrumentalists’ illuminating expressivity, a superior five-part chorus, an unparalleled Polyphemus, Butt’s judicious direction, and impeccable sound engineering are just some of the elements that amply capture the work’s special charms.'
Gramophone
'...it deserves to be recognized for its consistency and flavor of authenticity.'
Avant Scène Opéra
'The orchestral forces of the Dunedin Consort & Players are nimble, accurate, and highly nuanced...'
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