Alceste, HWV 45

~ Incidental music

Relationships

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1749-12-27 until 1750-01-08)
part of:Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 45) (order: 48)
download score for free:imslp: Alceste, HWV 45 (Handel, George Frideric) [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002392101 [info]
Wikidata:Q581678 [info]
parts:1. Alceste, HWV 45: Ouverture
2. Alceste, HWV 45: Act I. Grand entree
3. Alceste, HWV 45: Act I. Accompagnato. Ye happy people
4. Alceste, HWV 45: Act I. Triumph, Hymen, in the pair
5. Alceste, HWV 45: Act I. Still caressing and caress'd
6. Alceste, HWV 45: Act I. Air. Ye swift minutes as ye fly
7. Alceste, HWV 45: Act I. O bless, ye pow'rs above
8. Alceste, HWV 45: Act I. Air. Gentle Morpheus, son of night
9. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Air. Ye fleeting shades, I come
10. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Thrice happy who in life excel
11. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. "Enjoy the Sweet Elysian Grove"
12. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Si replica il Core precedente: Thrice happy
13. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Air. Come, Fancy, empress of the brain
14. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Symphony and Accompagnato. He comes, he rises from below
15. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. All hail, thou mighty son of Jove!
16. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Symphony: Larghetto
17. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Recitative. From high Olympus' top, the seat of God
18. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Air. Tune your harps, all ye Nine
19. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Ballo primo: Un peu lentement
20. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. L'ultimato ballo
21. Alceste, HWV 45: Act IV. Triumph, thou son of Jove

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1954-03-08Alceste: OverturepartialWiener Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler8:50
Alceste, HWV 45: Accompagnato (Tenor) - 'Ye happy people'partialBenjamin Hulett, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn0:22
Alceste, HWV 45: Air (Bass) - 'Ye fleeting shades, I come'partialAndrew Foster‐Williams, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn4:19
Alceste, HWV 45: Air (Soprano) - 'Come, fancy empress of the brain'partialLucy Crowe, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn5:34
Alceste, HWV 45: Air (Soprano) - 'Gentle Morpheus, son of night'partialLucy Crowe, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn8:08
Alceste, HWV 45: Air (Tenor) - 'Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove'partialBenjamin Hulett, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn5:14
Alceste, HWV 45: Air (Tenor) - 'Tune your harps, all ye Nine'partialBenjamin Hulett, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:44
Alceste, HWV 45: Air (Tenor) - 'Ye swift minutes as ye fly'partialBenjamin Hulett, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn3:28
Alceste, HWV 45: Ballo Primo, Un peu lentementpartialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:49
Alceste, HWV 45: Chorus - 'All hail, thou mighty son of Jove'partialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn2:11
Alceste, HWV 45: Chorus - 'O bless, ye pow'rs above'partialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn2:01
Alceste, HWV 45: Chorus - 'Thrice happy who in life excel'partialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:58
Alceste, HWV 45: Chorus - 'Triumph, thou son of Jove'partialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:16
Alceste, HWV 45: Grand EntréepartialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:58
Alceste, HWV 45: L'Ultimo Ball / Entra il Coro ultimopartialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn0:56
Alceste, HWV 45: OuverturepartialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn5:04
Alceste, HWV 45: Passacaille from RadamistopartialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn4:43
Alceste, HWV 45: Recitative (Tenor) - 'From high Olympus' top, the seat of God'partialBenjamin Hulett, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn0:45
Alceste, HWV 45: Si replica il Coro precedente 'Thrice happy'partialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:59
Alceste, HWV 45: Sinfonia from Admeto, re di TessagliapartialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:18
Alceste, HWV 45: Solo (Soprano) and Chorus - 'Still caressing, and caress'd'partialLucy Crowe, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn2:35
Alceste, HWV 45: Solo and Chorus - 'Triumph, Hymen, in the pair'partialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn2:34
Alceste, HWV 45: Symphony and Accompagnato (Tenor) - 'He comes, he rises from below'partialBenjamin Hulett, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:25
Alceste, HWV 45: Symphony, LarghettopartialEarly Opera Company, Christian Curnyn1:56