Handel' oratorio Semele was composed in 1743 and tells of a beautiful mortal, whose short but spectacular love affair with Jupiter. King of the Gods, comes to a terrifying end in consequence of both her own vanity and the scheming of Jupiter' insanely.

Tracklist:

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Overture
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Gavotte
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Behold! Auspicious Flashes Rise (Chief Priest)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites (Chorus Of Priests And Augurs)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative And Arioso. Daughter, Obey, Hear And Obey! (Cadmus, Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato And Aria. Ah me! What Refuge Now Is Left Me? (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. The Morning Lark To Mine Accords His Note (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. See, She Blushing Turns Her Eyes (Ino)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Alas! She Yields, And Has Undone Me! (Ino, Athamas, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Quartet. Why Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs! (Chorus Of Priests And Augurs)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Again Auspicious Flashes Rise (Cadmus)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Thy aid, Pronubial Juno, Athamas Implores! (Athamas, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Cease, Cease Your Vows, 'Tis Impious To Proceed (Chorus Of Priests And Augurs)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. O Athamas, What Torture Hast Thou Borne! (Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Turn, Hopeless Lover, Turn Thy Eye (Ino)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. She Weeps! (Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Your Tuneful Voice My Tale Would Tell (Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Too Well I See, Thou Wilt Not Understand Me (Ino, Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Duet. You've Undone Me (Ino, Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative And Accompagnato. Ah, Wretched Prince, Doom'd To Disastrous Love! (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Hail, Cadmus, Hail! Jove Salutes The Theban King (Chorus Of Priests And Augurs)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Endless Pleasure, Endless Love (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Endless Pleasure, Endless Love (Chorus Of Love And Zephyrs)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Symphony
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Iris, Impatient Of Thy Stay (Juno, Iris)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. There, From Mortal Cares Retiring (Iris)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative And Accompagnato. No More, I'll Hear No More! (Juno, Iris)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Hence, Iris, Hence Away! (Juno)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Come, Zephyrs, Come (Cupid)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Let Me Not Another Moment Bear The Pangs Of Absence (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Lay Your Doubts And Fears Aside (Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. You Are Mortal And Require Time To Rest (Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. With Fond Desiring (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: How Engaging, How Endearing (Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Ah Me! (Semele, Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. I Must With Speed Amuse Her (Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Now Love, That Everlasting Boy (Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. By My Command Now (Jupiter, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Where'er You Walk (Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Dear Sister, How Was Your Passage Hither? (Semele, Ino)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. But Hark! (Ino)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Accompagnato And Arioso. Prepare Then, Ye Immortal Choir (Ino, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Bless The Glad Earth With Heav'nly Lays (Chorus Of Nymphs And Swains)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Symphony
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Somnus, Awake! (Juno, Iris)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Leave Me, Loathsome Light! (Somnus)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Dull God, Canst Thou Attend The Water's Fall (Iris, Juno)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. More Sweet Is That Name (Somnus)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. My Will Obey (Juno, Somnus)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Duet. Obey My Will (Juno, Somnus)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. My Racking Thoughts By No Kind Slumbers Freed (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Thus Shap'd Like Ino (Juno, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Behold In This Mirror (Juno)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. O Ecstasy Of Happiness! (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Myself I Shall Adore (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Be Wise, As You Are Beautiful (Juno, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Conjure Him By His Oath (Juno)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Thus Let My Thanks Be Pay'd (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Rich Odours Fill The Fragrant Air (Juno, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Come To My Arms, My Lovely Fair (Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. O Semele! Why Art Thou Thus Insensible? (Jupiter, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Speak, Speak Your Desire (Jupiter, Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Ah! Take Heed What You Press! (Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. No, No, I'll Take No Less (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Ah, Whither Is She Gone! (Jupiter)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Above Measure Is The Pleasure (Juno)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Ah Me! Too Late I Now Repent (Semele)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Of My Ill-Boding Dream (Ino)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Chorus. Oh, Terror And Astonishment! (Chorus Of Priests)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. How I Was Hence Remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Despair No More Shall Wound Me (Athamas)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. See From Above The Bellying Clouds Descend (Cadmus)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Symphony
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Apollo Comes, To Relieve Your Care (Apollo)
Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Happy, Happy Shall We Be (Chorus)

UPC: 747313043170
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 7.29.08
Format: CD

Joachim Carlos Martini - Semele (3 CD)