This delightful disc consists of a small and little-known repertory of Handel songs written between 1707 and 1740 that are complete in themselves and not elements of his larger works – full of charm and ingenuity.
Emma Kirkby – Soprano
Charles Daniels – Baritone
David Miller – Archlute/Theorbo
Katherine Sharman – Cello
Paul Nicholson – Director/Harpsichord
Adrian Butterfield, William Thorp – Violins
Andrew Carwood, Simon Davies – Tenors
On This Recording
- Sans y penser: Chanson: Sans y penser (Silvie)
- Sans y penser: Recitatif: S'il ne falloit que bien aimer pour attendrir (Tirsis)
- Sans y penser: Air: Petite fleur brunette (Tirsis)
- Sans y penser: Recitatif: Vous, qui m'aviez procure une amour eternelle (Tirsis)
- Sans y penser: Air: Nos plaisirs seront peudurables (Silvie)
- Sans y penser: Recitatif: Vous ne sauriez flatter ma peine (Silvie)
- Sans y penser: Air: Non, non, je ne puis plus souffrir (Tirsis)
- 2 Songs: No. 1. Sans y penser
- 2 Songs: No. 2. Quand on suit l'amoureuse loi
- Der Mund spricht zwar gezwungen Nein
- No se emendara jamas: No se emendara jamas, HWV 140, "Cantata spagnuola": Aria: Dicente mis ojos
- The Dream: The Dream, "Beneath a Shady Willow"
- The Beauteous Cloe: The Beauteous Cloe, "Cloe, you're witty"
- Di godere ha speranza il mio core: Di godere ha speranza il mio core, HWV 228
- 24 English Songs: 24 English Songs, HWV 228: No. 14. Oh! cruel tyrant love (Strephon's Complaint of Love)
- Minuet: Minuet in G Major, HWV 530
- Minuet: Minuet in G Minor, HWV 543
- 24 English Songs: No. 23. Ye winds to whom Collin complains (An Answer to Collin's Complaint)
- 24 English Songs: No. 2. The sun was sunk beneath the hill (The Poor [Despairing] Shepherd)
- Minuet: Minuet in D Major, HWV 506
- Minuet: Minuet in A Major, HWV 15, No. 7
- 24 English Songs: No. 24. Yes, I'm in love (The Je ne scai quoi)
- 24 English Songs: No. 1. As Celia's fatal arrows (The Unhappy Lovers)
- 24 English Songs: No. 15. Says my uncle, I pray you discover (Molly Mog, or the Fair Maid of the Inn)
- 24 English Songs: No. 19. Twas when the seas were roaring (The Melancholy Nymph [The Faithful Maid])
- 24 English Songs: No. 11. I like the amorous youth that's free
- Love's but the frailty of the mind: Love's but the frailty of the mind, HWV 218
- The morning is charming (Hunting Song): The morning is charming (Hunting Song), HWV 226
- 24 English Songs: 24 English Songs, HWV 228: No. 8. Stand round my brave boys (A Song made for the Gentleman Volunteers of the City of London)
- March: March in G Major, HWV 418
- 24 English Songs: 24 English Songs, HWV 228: No. 9. From scourging rebellion (A Song on the Victory obtained over the Rebels)
