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- 1Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Act 2: "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Almirena)Jane Gilchrist, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Kirk Trevor4:22
- 2Ariodante, HWV 33: "Scherza, infida" (Ariodante)Philippe Jaroussky, Le Concert d'Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm9:49
- 3Radamisto, Atto 2, Scena 1 - 2: Aria: Ombra caro di mia sposa (Radamisto)Joyce DiDonato, Dominique Labelle, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Maite Beaumont, Laura Cherici & Zachary Stains7:19
- 4Orlando HWV 31 (1733) : Verdi alloriDiego Fasolis, I Barocchisti & Max Emanuel Cencic5:56
- 5Rodrigo HWV5 (1999 Remastered Version), Act 2, Scena 6: Aria: 'Empiro fato, e fiera sorte' (Esilena)Gloria Banditelli, Sandrine Piau, Elena Cecchi Fedi, Roberta Invernizzi, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, Caterina Calvi & Rufus Müller3:16
- 6Amadigi di Gaula HWV 11 (1715) : Pena tirannaDiego Fasolis, I Barocchisti & Max Emanuel Cencic5:15
- 7Arminio, ACT II: Duri lacci! voi non sieteDominique Labelle, Geraldine McGreevy, Luigi Petroni, Manuela Custer, Sytse Buwalda, Vivica Genaux, Il Complesso Barocco, LaBelle & Alan Curtis3:12
- 8Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Remastered Version), Act I, Scenes 13-15: Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar (Morgana)Eiddwen Harrhy, City Of London Baroque Sinfonia, Ian Watson, John Heley, Dorothy Linell & Richard Hickox4:36
- 9Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Remastered Version), Act II, Scene 13: Aria: Ombre pallide, lo so, mi udite (Alcina)Arleen Auger, City Of London Baroque Sinfonia, Ian Watson, John Heley, Dorothy Linell & Richard Hickox6:32
- 10Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Remastered Version), Act III, Scene 3: Aria: Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (Ruggiero)Della Jones, City Of London Baroque Sinfonia, Ian Watson, John Heley, Dorothy Linell & Richard Hickox5:34
- 11Duetto: Son nata a lagrimarEmmanuelle Haïm, Martin Isepp, John Nelson, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, David Daniels & Stephanie Blythe7:48
- 12Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: "Ombra mai fu" (Serse)Gérard Lesne & Il Seminario Musicale2:41
- 13Giulio Cesare: Aria: Cara speme, questo coreOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington & David Daniels4:49
- 14Giulio Cesare: Aria: L'angue offeso mai riposaOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington & David Daniels5:02
- 15Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Aria: Va tacito e nascostoRoger Montgomery, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington & David Daniels6:04
- 16Agrippina HWV 6 (1709) : Come nube, che fugge dal ventoDiego Fasolis, I Barocchisti & Max Emanuel Cencic4:11
- 17Arianna in Creta, HWV 32: "Ove son... Qui ti sfido" (Teseo)Philippe Jaroussky, Le Concert d'Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm3:57
- 18Teseo (1713): Act II, scene 1 - Dolce RiposoJoyce DiDonato, Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques3:11
- 19Fernando, re di Castiglia, Atto secondo, Scena I: Aria: "Padre, germano e sposo"Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco, Veronica Cangemi, Marianne Pizzolato, Laurence Heym, Filippo Adami, Lawrence Zazzo, Max Emanuel Cencic & Neal Banerjee2:09
- 20Fernando, re di Castiglia, Atto terzo, Scena IV: Aria: "Sincero affetto"Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco, Veronica Cangemi, Marianne Pizzolato, Laurence Heym, Filippo Adami, Lawrence Zazzo, Max Emanuel Cencic & Neal Banerjee5:20
- 21Rinaldo: Aria: Venti turbiniOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington & David Daniels3:38
- 22Deidamia, Atto III, Scena ultima: Duetto: Ama: nell'armi, e nell'amar (Deidamia, Ulisse)Simone Kermes, Anna Maria Panzarella, Dominique Labelle, Anna Bonitatibus, Furio Zanasi, Antonio Abete, Mario Zanasi, Coro del Complesso Barocco, Il Complesso Barocco & Alan Curtis6:34
- 23Admeto, re di Tessaglia (1997 Remastered Version), ACT 1, Scene 3: Orindo/Admeto/Alceste/La Statua (Apollo): Aria: Luci care, addio, posate!René Jacobs, Rachel Yakar, Rita Dams, Jill Gomez, Max van Egmond, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis & James Bowman5:13
- 24Aria: Ah, si morròRené Jacobs, Rachel Yakar, Rita Dams, Jill Gomez, Max van Egmond, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco & James Bowman5:59
- 25Aria: Chi è nato alle sventureRené Jacobs, Rachel Yakar, Rita Dams, Jill Gomez, Max van Egmond, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco & James Bowman2:36
- 26Rodelinda, Regina dei Longobardi, ACT III, Scene 4: Aria: Se'l mio duol non è si forte (Rodelinda)Sophie Daneman, Catherine Robbin, Christopher Purves, Dominic Kraemer, Raglan Baroque Players, Nicholas Kraemer, Rachel Isserlis, Clare Salaman, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs, Ellen O'Dell, Marc Cooper, Fenella Barton, Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, Leon King, Richard Tunnicliffe, Timothy Kraemer, Helen Gough, Judith Evans, Rachel Beckett, Marion Scott, Anthony Robson, Gail Hennessy, Alistair Mitchell, Philip Turbett, Andrew Clark, Susan Dent, Paul Nicholson, Marco Canepa, Maurice B. Cochrane, Kasia Elsner, Adrian Thompson, Daniel Taylor & Robin Blaze6:42
- 27Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: IV. SarabandeAcademy of St Martin in the Fields & Alexander Briger3:23
- 28Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: I. Overture:Largo-AllegroLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde3:25
- 29Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: II. Adagio e staccatoLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:09
- 30Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: III. [Allegro]Linde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:34
- 31Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: VI. AirLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:32
- 32Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: VIII. BouréeLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:13
- 33Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: IX. HornpipeLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:38
- 34Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: X. [Allegro moderato]Linde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde3:08
- 35Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major: XII. Alla HornpipeLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde4:02
- 36Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major: XIII. MinuetLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde1:13
- 37Water Music, Suite No.3 in G major: XVII - RigaudonLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde1:24
- 38Water Music, Suite No.3 in G major: XIX - MenuetLinde Consort [1]-[22], Cappella Coloniensis [23]-[27], Linde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde1:15
- 39Music for the Royal Fireworks: II. BourréeCappella Coloniensis, Capella Coloniensis & Hans-Martin Linde2:20
- 40Music for the Royal Fireworks: III. Largo alla sicilianaCappella Coloniensis, Capella Coloniensis & Hans-Martin Linde2:48
- 41Music for the Royal Fireworks: IV. La RéjouissanceCappella Coloniensis, Capella Coloniensis & Hans-Martin Linde2:46
- 42Concerto grosso in B flat Op. 3 No. 2 (HWV 313): I. VivaceLinde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:05
- 43Concerto grosso in B flat Op. 3 No. 2 (HWV 313): II. LargoLinde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:35
- 44Concerto grosso in B flat Op. 3 No. 2 (HWV 313): III. AllegroLinde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:24
- 45Concerto Grosso in F major Op. 3 No. 4 (HWV 315): II. AndanteLinde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde2:39
- 46Concerto Grosso in F major Op. 3 No. 4 (HWV 315): III. AllegroLinde Consort & Hans-Martin Linde1:40
- 47Concerto Grosso in A minor Op. 6 No. 4 : I. Larghetto affetuosoOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Nicholas McGegan2:43
- 48Concerto Grosso in A minor Op. 6 No. 4 : II. AllegroOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Nicholas McGegan2:37
- 49Concerto Grosso in A minor Op. 6 No. 4 : III. Largo e pianoOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Nicholas McGegan2:24
- 50Concerto Grosso in A minor Op. 6 No. 4 : IV. AllegroOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Nicholas McGegan2:37
- 51Trio Sonata in G major Op. 5 No. 4: II. A tempo ordinario - Allegro non prestoGérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale, Anita Mitterer, Simon Heyerick, Jacques Maillard, Bruno Cocset, Richard Myron, Serge Saitta, Philippe Suzanne, Michel Henry, Pascal Monteilhet & Blandine Rannou3:59
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- 53Arminio, ACT I: OuvertureVivica Genaux, Geraldine McGreevy, Luigi Petroni, Dominique Labelle, LaBelle, Sytse Buwalda, Manuela Custer, Il Complesso Barocco & Alan Curtis3:18
- 54Sonata in D Op. 1 No. 13 (HWV 371): I. AffetuosoHiro Kurosaki & William Christie3:07
- 55Sonata in D Op. 1 No. 13 (HWV 371): II. AllegroHiro Kurosaki & William Christie2:41
- 56Sonata in D, HWV 371: III. LarghettoHiro Kurosaki & William Christie3:11
- 57Sonata in D, HWV 371: IV. AllegroHiro Kurosaki & William Christie3:36
- 58Concerto in D minor Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309): I. AdagioBob van Asperen & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment4:28
- 59Concerto in D minor Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309): II. Allegro così cosìBob van Asperen & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment4:55
- 60Concerto in D minor Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309): III. Ad libitum (Air from Suite III, Suites de pieces pour clavecin)Bob van Asperen & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment3:05
- 61Concerto in D minor Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309): IV. AllegroBob van Asperen & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment3:26
- 62Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429 (1996 Remastered Version): Sarabande (Allegretto con moto)Andrei Gavrilov4:51
- 63Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Aria con variazioni: The Harmonious BlacksmithSviatoslav Richter4:35
- 64Concerto En Si Bémol Majeur Pour Harpe Et Cordes Op.4 N°6 : I Andante - Allegro (Remasterisé En 1999)Orchestre De Chambre De Toulouse, Lily Laskine, Louis Auriacombe & Pierre Pierlot4:34
- 65Alexander's Feast (2002 Remastered Version), Part 1: The list'ning crowdSir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Donath & Robert Tear2:02
- 66Alexander's Feast (2002 Remastered Version), Part 1: He chose a mournful MuseSir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Donath & Robert Tear1:27
- 67Alexander's Feast (2002 Remastered Version), Part 1: He sung Darius, great and goodSir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Donath & Robert Tear3:07
- 68Coronation Anthems HWV258-61: Zadok the Priest HWV 258The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra & Sir Philip Ledger6:08
- 69Messiah HWV56: Overture (Grave - Allegro moderato)Dame Emma Kirkby, Emily Van Evera, Margaret Cable, Andrew Parrott, James Bowman, Joseph Cornwell & Taverner Choir3:37
- 70Messiah, HWV 56, Part One: "Comfort ye my people" (Tenor)Joseph Cornwell, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players & Andrew Parrott3:19
- 71Messiah, HWV 56, Part One: "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" (Tenor)Joseph Cornwell, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players & Andrew Parrott3:45
- 72Messiah, HWV 56, Part One: "For unto us a child is born" (Chorus)Taverner Choir, Taverner Players & Andrew Parrott4:09
- 73Messiah, Part Two: He was despised (alto)Dame Emma Kirkby, Emily Van Evera, James Bowman, Joseph Cornwell, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott & Margaret Cable11:46
- 74Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: "Hallelujah"Taverner Orchestra, Taverner Choir & Andrew Parrott3:57
- 75Messiah, Part Three: The trumpet shall sound (bass)Dame Emma Kirkby, Emily Van Evera, Taverner Choir, Margaret Cable, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott, James Bowman & Joseph Cornwell8:49
- 76Israel in Eygpt, Part 1: Lamentation of the Israelites: Overture (Largo assai)Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Timothy Wilson, Andrew Parrott, Emily Van Evera, Taverner Choir & Players, Taverner Choir & Nancy Argenta2:15
- 77Israel in Eygpt, Part 1: Lamentation of the Israelites: The sons of Israel do mournEmily Van Evera, Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Choir, Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Timothy Wilson6:30
- 78Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47, Prima parte: Aria: Così la tortorella (S. Giovanni)Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée & Toby Spence4:18
- 79Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47, Seconda parte: Aria: Per me già di morire (Maddalena)Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée & Kate Royal5:54
- 80Samson HWV57: Total eclipseOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket & Ian Bostridge3:34
- 81Jephtha HWV70: Waft Her AngelsOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket & Ian Bostridge4:26
- 82Joshua HWV64: O had I Jubal's lyreKathleen Battle, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner2:45
- 83Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: "Dixit Dominus Domino meo" (Chorus)Choeur du Concert d'Astrée, Le Concert d'Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm5:20
- 84Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: "De torrente in via bibet" (Sopranos I & II, chorus)Natalie Dessay, Karine Deshayes, Choeur du Concert d'Astrée, Le Concert d'Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm3:23
- 85Il Delirio Amoroso, HWV 99: "Per te lasciai la luce"Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm & Natalie Dessay9:41
- 86Lucrezia HWV 32: Aria: Il suol che premeVéronique Gens, Francois Fernandez, Les Basses Réunies, Mira Glodeanu, Bruno Cocset, Pascal Monteilhet, Blandine Rannou & Richard Myron2:56
- 87Armida abbandonata HWV105: Aria: In tanti affermi mieiVéronique Gens, Francois Fernandez, Les Basses Réunies, Mira Glodeanu, Bruno Cocset, Pascal Monteilhet, Blandine Rannou & Richard Myron3:43
- 88Agrippina condotta a morire HWV110: Scena: Come, o Dio! bramo la morteVéronique Gens, Francois Fernandez, Les Basses Réunies, Mira Glodeanu, Bruno Cocset, Pascal Monteilhet, Blandine Rannou & Richard Myron6:16
- 89Cantata IX - Conservate, raddoppiate HWV185: Conservate, raddoppiateNatalie Dessay, Juanita Lascarro, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Anna Maria Panzarella, Emmanuelle Haïm, Patricia Petibon, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Paul Agnew, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik & Brian Asawa1:52
- 90Cantata IX - Conservate, raddoppiate, HWV185: "Nodi voi, che gli stringeste"Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Anna Maria Panzarella, Emmanuelle Haïm, Patricia Petibon, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Paul Agnew, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik, Brian Asawa & Juanita Lascarro2:35
- 91Cantata 1a - Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV182a: "Caro autor di mia doglia"Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Anna Maria Panzarella, Emmanuelle Haïm, Juanita Lascarro, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Brian Asawa, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik, Patricia Petibon & Paul Agnew2:21
- 92Cantata 1a - Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV182a: "No, che d'altrui che di te"Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Anna Maria Panzarella, Emmanuelle Haïm, Juanita Lascarro, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Brian Asawa, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik, Patricia Petibon & Paul Agnew2:05
- 93Cantata 1a - Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV182a: "Dagli amori flagellata"Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Laura Claycomb, Le Concert d'Astrée, Anna Maria Panzarella, Emmanuelle Haïm, Juanita Lascarro, Marijana Mijanovic, Sara Mingardo, Brian Asawa, Atushi Sakaï, Brian Feehan, Laura Mónica Pustilnik, Patricia Petibon & Paul Agnew3:51
- 94Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, Cantata: Aria: Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori (Polifemo)Emmanuelle Haïm, Sandrine Piau, Laurent Naouri & Sara Mingardo6:07
- 95Semele (1744), Air de Juno: Act II, scene 1 - Hence, Iris Hence awayJoyce DiDonato, Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques3:37
- 96Acis and Galatea HWV49b: Happy WeKate Royal, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket & Ian Bostridge2:41
- 97The Choice of Hercules (2002 Remastered Version): Yet can I hear that dulcet laySir Philip Ledger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, James Bowman & Robert Tear3:42
- 98Il Trionfo del Tempo a del Disinganno, Oratorio in two parts HWV 46 a (1707), Part One: Duo: "Il voler nel fior degl'anni" (Bellezza/Piacere)Natalie Dessay, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, Ann Hallenberg, Pavol Breslik & Sonia Prina5:04
- 99Il Trionfo del Tempo a del Disinganno, Oratorio in two parts HWV 46 a (1707), Part One: Aria: "Un pensiero nemico di pace" (Bellezza)Natalie Dessay, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, Ann Hallenberg, Pavol Breslik & Sonia Prina3:56
- 100Il Trionfo del Tempo a del Disinganno, Oratorio in two parts HWV 46 a (1707), Part Two: Aria: "Lasci la spina" (Piacere)Natalie Dessay, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, Ann Hallenberg, Pavol Breslik & Sonia Prina6:27