A complete version of Georg Frideric Handel's "Acis & Galatea" (Joan Sutherland, Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan & David Galliver) - No. 9

Some people in the YouTube community are bound to remember that I had started a while back posting one of the first full recordings of Handel's one-act, "Acis and Galatea" with a very talented cast of Joan Sutherland, Peter Pears and Owen Brannigan... which I never quite managed to finish due to a number of circumstances, two of which were my rather busy university studies and a couple of very long educational trips to China.

Anyway, I don't think that the reason is really important. It really does come down to the fact that I have yet to finish the whole posting which I'm doing at this moment :).

With this summer vacation being a first truly restful one, I decided to use the chance and finally post the final two parts of the recording. I am sorry for the long wait and do hope that these two final parts will bring joy to all who have been waiting for all this time ;)! So, here goes nothing :)!

1. "Cease, o cease, thou gentle youth".

0:00 - 0:38.

2. No. 13. - Terzet - "The flocks shall leave the mountains". The real highlight of the whole opera, wonderfully performed here. It's basically a duettino sung by Acis and Galatea over Polyphemus' angry, short phrases.

0:38 - 3:11.

3. "Help, Galatea!"

3:11 - 4:42.

4. No. 14 - Chorus - "Mourn, all ye muses!"

4:42 - to the end.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• baroque
• Handel
• Acis
• and
• Galatea
• classical

[youwerelikefree]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! This is so helpful and wonderful to a group of College students in Harrisonburg, Virginia who will be performing this in a month!!!!

[LindoroRossini]

I would still advise you to check out the Gardiner recording or, possibly, Christie. They offer more complete versions (all the repeats ornamentation). Still, this reading is one of the best pre-authentic recordings :).

[IRememberBeverly]

You are so generous in sharing your music, and your immense knowledge, I hate to ask. BUT, what happened to Damon's aria "Consider,fond shepherd"?

[LindoroRossini]

Must have just missed it somehow, I'll try to add it as an appendix to the whole thing :).

[RomanTschannen]

My favorite part of the opera: Terzet - "The flocks shall leave the mountains"

[RomanTschannen]

thanks so much uploading the rest! I absolutely adore this opera. The first time I've seen this opera was when I was 11 years old. It actually was the first opera I've seen life on stage. So, big memories for me!

Thank you!