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Thomas Arne - Artaxerxes (1995) CD 58 tracks, 139:51
Genre Opera
Label Hyperion
Cat. Number 67051
Conductor Roy Goodman
Orchestra Parley of Instruments
Index 3937
Collection Status In Collection
Track List
Artaxerxes CD1 72:09
01 Overture: Poco Piu Che Andante - Larghetto - Gavotta Play 05:06
02 Act 1, Recit: Still Silence Reigns Around Play 00:28
03 Act 1, Duettino: Fair Aurora, Pr'Ythee Stay Play 02:18
04 Act 1, Recit: Alas, Thou Know'St That For My Love Of Thee Play 01:17
05 Act 1, Air: Adieu, Thou Lovely Youth Play 03:07
06 Act 1, Recit: O Cruel Parting Play 01:09
07 Act 1, Air: Amid A Thousand Racking Woes Play 04:28
08 Act 1, Recit: Be Firm My Heart Play 02:00
09 Act 1, Air: Behold, On Lethe'S Dismal Strand Play 03:36
10 Act 1, Recit: Stay, Artaxerxes, Stay Play 00:30
11 Act 1, Air: Fair Semira, Lovely Maid Play 03:07
12 Act 1, Recit: I Fear Some Dread Disaster Play 01:28
13 Act 1, Air: When Real Joys We Miss Play 01:57
14 Act 1, Recit: Ye Gods, Protectors Of The Persian Empire Play 00:33
15 Act 1, Air: How Hard Is The Fate Play 03:38
16 Act 1, Recit: Where Do I Fly? Play 03:55
17 Act 1, Air: Thy Father! Away, I Renounce The Soft Claim Play 01:37
18 Act 1, Recit: Ye Cruel Gods, What Crime Have I Committed? Play 00:18
19 Act 1, Air: Acquit Thee Of This Foul Offence Play 01:32
20 Act 1, Recit: Appearance, I Must Own, Is Strong Against Me Play 00:47
21 Act 1, Air: O Too Lovely, Too Unkind Play 04:48
22 Act 1, Recit (Accomp): Dear And Beloved Shade Of My Dead Fath Play 00:47
23 Act 1, Air: Fly, Soft Ideas, Fly Play 05:19
24 Act 2, Recit: Guards, Speed Ye To The Tower Play 00:40
25 Act 2, Air: In Infancy, Our Hopes An Fears Play 02:09
26 Act 2, Recit: So Far My Great Resolve Succeeds Play 01:31
27 Act 2, Air: Disdainful You Fly Me Play 02:59
28 Act 2, Recit: Why, My Dear Friend, So Pensive, So Inactive? Play 02:10
29 Act 2, Air: To Sigh And Complain Play 01:51
30 Act 2, Recit: How Many Links To Dire Misfortune'S Chain Play 01:13
31 Act 2, Air: If O'Er The Cruel Tyrant Love Play 02:41
32 Act 2, Recit: Which Fatal Evil Shall I First Oppose? Play 00:26
33 Act 2, Air: If The River'S Swelling Waves Play 02:44
Artaxerxes CD2 67:42
01 Act 2, Recit: Ye Solid Pillars Of The Persian Empire Play 05:26
02 Act 2, Air: By That Belov'D Embrace Play 03:22
03 Act 2, Recit: Ah Me! At Poor Arbaces Parting Play 00:49
04 Act 2, Air: Monster, Away! Play 02:34
05 Act 2, Recit: See, Lov'D Semira! Play 01:54
06 Act 2, Air: Thou, Like The Glorious Sun Play 03:24
07 Act 3, Arietta: Why Is Death For Ever Late Play 03:04
08 Act 3, Recit: Arbaces Play 01:25
09 Act 3, Air: Water Parted From The Sea Play 02:43
10 Act 3, Recit: That Front, Secure In Conscious Innocence Play 00:22
11 Act 3, Air: Tho' Oft A Cloud, With Envious Shade Play 03:46
12 Act 3, Recit: My Son, Arbaces - Where Art Thou Retir'd? Play 02:16
13 Act 3, Air: O Let The Danger Of A Son Play 02:12
14 Act 3, Recit (Accomp): Ye Adverse Gods Play 00:45
15 Act 3, Air: O, Much Lov'D Son, If Death Play 05:19
16 Act 3, Recit: Perhaps The King Releas'D Arbaces Play 01:25
17 Act 3, Air: Let Not Rage Thy Bosom Firing Play 04:16
18 Act 3, Recit: What Have I Done! Alas, I Vainly Thought Play 00:26
19 Act 3, Air: 'Tis Not True, That In Our Grief Play 04:59
20 Act 3, Recit: Nor Here My Searching Eyes Can Find Mandane Play 01:13
21 Act 3, Duetto: For Thee I Live, My Dearest Play 03:42
22 Act 3, Recit: To You, My People, Much Belov'd Play 02:36
23 Act 3, Air: The Soldier, Tir'D Of War'S Alarms Play 03:26
24 Act 3, Recit: Behold My King, Arbaces At Thy Feet Play 02:49
25 Act 3, Chorus: Live To Us, To Empire Live Play 03:29
Musicians
Counter Tenor Chrisopher Robson
Tenor Ian Partridge
Mezzo-Soprano Patricia Spence
Tenor Richard Edgar-Wilson
Personal Details
Purchase Date 12/7/2005
Price
Rating 0
Location basement
Details
Packaging Jewel Case
UPC (Barcode) 034571170510
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo