℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
| Released | 1978 |
| Duration | 1h 56m 17s |
| Record Label | Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. |
| Genre | Classical |
Handel: Acis and Galatea
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Available in MQA and 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
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1.1
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Symphony
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
3:26 | |||
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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49, Act I
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1.2
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Oh, the Pleasure of the Plains
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
5:18 | |||
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1.3
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Ye Verdant Plains
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
0:59 | |||
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1.4
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Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Quire!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
6:15 | |||
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1.5
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Where Shall I Seek the Charming Fair?
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Robert Tear |
3:39 | |||
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1.6
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Stay, Shepherd, Stay!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Philip Langridge |
0:20 | |||
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1.7
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Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing?
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Philip Langridge |
4:41 | |||
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1.8
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Lo! Here My Love!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Robert Tear |
0:27 | |||
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1.9
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Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Robert Tear |
5:55 | |||
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1.10
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Oh! Didst Thou Know the Pains
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
0:16 | |||
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1.11
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As When the Dove Laments her Love
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
6:07 | |||
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1.12
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Happy We!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
4:15 | |||
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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49, Act II
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1.13
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Wretched Lovers!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
4:50 | |||
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1.14
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I Rage- I Melt- I Burn!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Benjamin Luxon |
1:41 | |||
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1.15
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O Ruddier Than the Cherry
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Benjamin Luxon |
3:33 | |||
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1.16
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Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Benjamin Luxon |
1:24 | |||
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1.17
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Cease to Beauty to be Suing
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Benjamin Luxon |
6:15 | |||
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1.18
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Would You Gain the Tender Creature
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Philip Langridge |
5:18 | |||
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1.19
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His Hideous Love Provokes my Rage
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Robert Tear |
0:26 | |||
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1.20
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Love Sounds Th'alarm
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Robert Tear |
5:08 | |||
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1.21
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Consider, Fond Shepherd
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Philip Langridge |
6:31 | |||
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1.22
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Cease, oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
0:32 | |||
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1.23
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The Flocks Shall Leave the Mountains
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
2:51 | |||
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1.24
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Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Robert Tear |
1:15 | |||
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1.25
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Mourn, All Ye Muses!
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
4:14 | |||
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1.26
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Must I My Acis Still Bemoan
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
4:17 | |||
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1.27
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'Tis Done: Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
0:28 | |||
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1.28
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Heart, the Seat of Soft Delight
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Jill Gomez |
3:39 | |||
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1.29
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Galatea, Dry Thy Tears
George Frideric Handel; John Gay; Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
2:56 | |||
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Look Down Harmonious Saint, HWV 124
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1.30
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Recitative: Look Down, Look Down
George Frideric Handel; Newburgh Hamilton; Robert Tear |
1:20 | |||
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1.31
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Aria: Sweet Accents all Your Numbers Grace
George Frideric Handel; Newburgh Hamilton; Robert Tear |
9:59 | |||
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1.32
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Meine Seele hört im Sehen, HWV 207
George Frideric Handel; Barthold Heinrich Brockes; Robert Tear |
4:10 | |||
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1.33
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Süsse Stille, sanfter Quelle, HWV 205
George Frideric Handel; Robert Tear |
3:52 | |||
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48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.10 -9.79 to -0.36 | -26.74 -31.21 to -21.79 | -22.42 -27.20 to -17.40 | 13 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | Symphony | -4.24 | -25.52 | -21.9 | 13 |
| 2 | Oh, the Pleasure of the Plains | -1.78 | -23.27 | -19.4 | 13 |
| 3 | Ye Verdant Plains | -6.24 | -27.85 | -23.0 | 12 |
| 4 | Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Quire! | -3.71 | -26.96 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 5 | Where Shall I Seek the Charming Fair? | -3.69 | -24.27 | -20.3 | 15 |
| 6 | Stay, Shepherd, Stay! | -9.64 | -31.21 | -26.9 | 12 |
| 7 | Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing? | -6.93 | -28.18 | -24.8 | 14 |
| 8 | Lo! Here My Love! | -3.85 | -26.54 | -20.7 | 15 |
| 9 | Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing | -4.90 | -26.03 | -22.0 | 14 |
| 10 | Oh! Didst Thou Know the Pains | -9.22 | -30.37 | -25.7 | 11 |
| 11 | As When the Dove Laments her Love | -2.26 | -25.11 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 12 | Happy We! | -1.23 | -22.26 | -18.6 | 13 |
| 13 | Wretched Lovers! | -5.30 | -26.63 | -22.2 | 13 |
| 14 | I Rage- I Melt- I Burn! | -1.22 | -25.99 | -20.1 | 14 |
| 15 | O Ruddier Than the Cherry | -1.57 | -24.12 | -20.1 | 15 |
| 16 | Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running | -1.33 | -24.23 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 17 | Cease to Beauty to be Suing | -3.22 | -24.86 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 18 | Would You Gain the Tender Creature | -9.24 | -30.33 | -27.2 | 14 |
| 19 | His Hideous Love Provokes my Rage | -3.65 | -24.38 | -18.6 | 11 |
| 20 | Love Sounds Th'alarm | -3.47 | -24.17 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 21 | Consider, Fond Shepherd | -7.15 | -29.79 | -25.9 | 14 |
| 22 | Cease, oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth | -7.59 | -30.08 | -26.5 | 13 |
| 23 | The Flocks Shall Leave the Mountains | -0.36 | -21.79 | -17.4 | 13 |
| 24 | Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods! | -3.10 | -29.81 | -21.0 | 15 |
| 25 | Mourn, All Ye Muses! | -8.40 | -29.08 | -24.7 | 12 |
| 26 | Must I My Acis Still Bemoan | -3.39 | -24.36 | -20.3 | 12 |
| 27 | 'Tis Done: Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine | -7.25 | -27.66 | -22.0 | 12 |
| 28 | Heart, the Seat of Soft Delight | -9.63 | -28.98 | -26.0 | 13 |
| 29 | Galatea, Dry Thy Tears | -7.28 | -26.88 | -23.6 | 12 |
| 30 | Recitative: Look Down, Look Down | -6.27 | -26.79 | -22.2 | 12 |
| 31 | Aria: Sweet Accents all Your Numbers Grace | -4.96 | -26.45 | -22.6 | 14 |
| 32 | Meine Seele hört im Sehen, HWV 207 | -6.36 | -27.96 | -24.0 | 13 |
| 33 | Süsse Stille, sanfter Quelle, HWV 205 | -9.79 | -30.36 | -26.9 | 13 |