Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, sopranos ; Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, altos ; Ralf Popken, countertenor ; Knut Schoch, tenor ; Klaus Mertens, bass ; Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra ; Junge Kantorei ; Joachim Carlos Martini, conductor

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Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Overture (5:08) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Gavotte (2:23) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Behold! Auspicious flashes rise (Chief Priest) (1:26) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus of Priests and Augurs) (3:37) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative and Arioso. Daughter, obey, Hear and obey! (Cadmus, Athamas) (1:03) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato and Aria. Ah me! What refuge now Is left me? (Semele) (2:53) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele) (6:27) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. See, she blushing turns her eyes (Ino) (3:55) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Alas! She yields, and has undone me! (Ino, Athamas, Semele) (0:58) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Quartet: Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele) (2:17) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs! (Chorus of Priests and Augurs) (2:15) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Again auspicious flashes rise (Cadmus) (0:47) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores! (Athamas, Semele) (0:18) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed (Chorus of Priests and Augurs) (0:39) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. O Athamas, what torture hast thou borne! (Athamas) (0:30) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eye (Ino) (8:41) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. She weeps! (Athamas) (0:27) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Your tuneful voice my tale would tell (Athamas) (3:52) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Too well I see, Thou wilt not understand me (Ino, Athamas) (0:56) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Duet. You've undone me (Ino, Athamas) (2:21) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative and Accompagnato. Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love! (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino) (2:31) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Hail, Cadmus, hail! Jove salutes the Theban King (Chorus of Priests and Augurs) (1:57) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Endless pleasure, endless love (Semele) (2:54) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Endless pleasure, endless love (Chorus of Love and Zephyrs) (1:46) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Symphony (1:46) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris) (1:04) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. There, from mortal cares retiring (Iris) (2:59) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative and Accompagnato. No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno, Iris) (2:25) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Hence, Iris, hence away! (Juno) (3:52) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Come, Zephyrs, come (Cupid) (6:02) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele) (2:47) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Let me not another moment bear the pangs of absence (Semele) (0:22) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Lay your doubts and fears aside (Jupiter) (3:06) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. You Are mortal and require time to rest (Jupiter) (0:33) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. With fond desiring (Semele) (3:33) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: How engaging, how endearing (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs) (2:45) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Ah me! (Semele, Jupiter) (1:35) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. I must with speed amuse her (Jupiter) (4:03) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Now Love, That everlasting boy (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs) (2:32) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. By my command now (Jupiter, Semele) (1:32) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Where'er you walk (Jupiter) (3:28) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Dear sister, how was your passage hither? (Semele, Ino) (0:47) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. But hark! (Ino) (1:30) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Accompagnato and Arioso. Prepare then, ye immortal choir (Ino, Semele) (2:06) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays (Chorus of Nymphs and Swains) (2:39) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Symphony (1:51) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Somnus, awake! (Juno, Iris) (0:31) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Leave me, loathsome light! (Somnus) (3:07) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Dull God, canst thou attend the water's fall (Iris, Juno) (0:34) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. More sweet Is That name (Somnus) (2:19) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. My will obey (Juno, Somnus) (1:25) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Duet. Obey my will (Juno, Somnus) (1:58) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed (Semele) (3:14) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Thus shap'd like Ino (Juno, Semele) (1:08) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Behold in This mirror (Juno) (2:55) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. O ecstasy of happiness! (Semele) (0:12) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Myself I shall adore (Semele) (6:46) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Be wise, as you Are beautiful (Juno, Semele) (0:30) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Conjure him by his oath (Juno) (1:27) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Thus let my thanks be pay'd (Semele) (2:18) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Rich odours fill the fragrant air (Juno, Semele) (0:36) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Come to my arms, my lovely fair (Jupiter) (3:02) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. O Semele! Why art thou thus insensible? (Jupiter, Semele) (1:39) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Speak, speak your desire (Jupiter, Semele) (1:19) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Ah! Take heed what you press! (Jupiter) (1:16) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. No, no, I'll take no less (Semele) (5:27) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Ah, whither Is she gone! (Jupiter) (2:57) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Above measure Is the pleasure (Juno) (2:40) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Ah me! Too late I now repent (Semele) (3:01) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Of my ill-boding dream (Ino) (0:17) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Chorus. Oh, terror and astonishment! (Chorus of Priests) (3:05) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. How I was hence remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas) (0:52) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Despair no more shall wound me (Athamas) (5:25) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. See from above the bellying clouds descend (Cadmus) (0:19) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Symphony (2:10) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Apollo comes, to relieve your care (Apollo) (1:05) -- Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Happy, happy shall we be (Chorus) (3:47)