London Early Opera & Bridget Cunningham - Handel at Vauxhall, Vol. 2 (2017) [Hi-Res]

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Artist: London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham
Title: Handel at Vauxhall, Vol. 2
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: Signum Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks, booklet) [96kHz/24bit] / FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 59:05 min
Total Size: 1.08 GB / 302 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

William Boyce (1711-1779)

01. Spring Gardens (Rural Beauty or Vaux-Hal Garden) (3:20)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Concerto No.4 Op.6 in A minor HWV 322
02. Larghetto affetuoso (2:49)
03. Allegro (2:43)
04. Largo e piano (2:23)
05. Allegro (2:46)

John Stanley (1712-1786)

06. The Power of Music and Beauty (3:17)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

07. A Song on the Victory over the Rebels by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland HWV 228.9 (2:45)
08. Colins Description of Vauxhall or Green-Wood Hall (8:00)
09. Hornpipe in G major HWV 356 (3:11)

Sam Spence (1927-2016)

10. The Farewell to Vaux Hall (3:55)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Comus HWV 44
11. Air: There in blissful shades and bowrs (3:46)
12. Chorus: Happy happy happy plains! (1:30)
13. Air: There sweetest flowers of mingled hue (4:40)
14. Chorus: Happy happy happy plains! (1:28)
15. Air: There youthful Cupid high advancd (2:47)
16. Chorus: Happy happy happy plains! (1:31)

Thomas Gladwin (1710–1799)

17. The Ladies in Vauxh-hall-Gardens to the British Officers at Dettingen (3:16)

Johann Adolph Hasse (1699–1783)

18. Roger and Sue a Ballad to a Favourite Air by Sig.r Hasse (3:30)

Anonymous

19. A Loyal Song for two Voices (1:39)

London Early Opera continue their series themed around a typical evenings entertainment at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, with a second collection of works by Handel and contemporary composers of the day (William Boyce, John Stanley, Thomas Gladwin, John Lampe and Johann Adolph Hasse). Featuring performances by soloists Claire Bessant, Mary Bevan, Benjamin Bevan, Eleanor Dennis, Charles Mac Dougal, Nicky Spence and Greg Tassell, the programme evokes the carnival of music and entertainments that amused visitors in these London gardens for nearly 200 years. The booklet notes feature images and expert commentaries on the Vauxhall Gardens by author David E. Coke and as well as conductor and musicologist, Bridget Cunningham.

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