Handel, G.: Semele [Oratorio] by Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Overture

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Gavotte

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Behold! Auspicious flashes rise (Chief Priest)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative and Arioso. Daughter, obey, Hear and obey! (Cadmus, Athamas)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato and Aria. Ah me! What refuge now Is left me? (Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. See, she blushing turns her eyes (Ino)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Alas! She yields, and has undone me! (Ino, Athamas, Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Quartet: Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs! (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Accompagnato. Again auspicious flashes rise (Cadmus)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores! (Athamas, Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. O Athamas, what torture hast thou borne! (Athamas)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eye (Ino)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. She weeps! (Athamas)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Your tuneful voice my tale would tell (Athamas)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative. Too well I see, Thou wilt not understand me (Ino, Athamas)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Duet. You've undone me (Ino, Athamas)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Recitative and Accompagnato. Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love! (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Hail, Cadmus, hail! Jove salutes the Theban King (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Aria. Endless pleasure, endless love (Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act I: Endless pleasure, endless love (Chorus of Love and Zephyrs)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Symphony

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. There, from mortal cares retiring (Iris)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative and Accompagnato. No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno, Iris)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Hence, Iris, hence away! (Juno)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Come, Zephyrs, come (Cupid)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Let me not another moment bear the pangs of absence (Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Lay your doubts and fears aside (Jupiter)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. You Are mortal and require time to rest (Jupiter)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. With fond desiring (Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: How engaging, how endearing (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Ah me! (Semele, Jupiter)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. I must with speed amuse her (Jupiter)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Now Love, That everlasting boy (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. By my command now (Jupiter, Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. Where'er you walk (Jupiter)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative. Dear sister, how was your passage hither? (Semele, Ino)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Aria. But hark! (Ino)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Accompagnato and Arioso. Prepare then, ye immortal choir (Ino, Semele)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays (Chorus of Nymphs and Swains)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Symphony

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Accompagnato. Somnus, awake! (Juno, Iris)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. Leave me, loathsome light! (Somnus)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Recitative. Dull God, canst thou attend the water's fall (Iris, Juno)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Aria. More sweet Is That name (Somnus)

Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini