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Alfred Arne; Nicholas McGegan, Jennifer Smith, Christine Brandes, David Daniels, Jamie MacDougall, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorale

Release: 1999 [Worldwide], Language: , Status: Official
Format: CD, Tracks: 24, Length: 1:16:11, Barcode: [none]
Release type: Album

Contents

CD #1
1 Alfred: Overture. Allegro moderato 2:45
2 Alfred: Overture. Andante 2:41
3 Alfred: Overture. Tempo di minuetto 1:22
4 Alfred: Act I. Air "Though to a desert isle confin'd" (Corin) 1:43
5 Alfred: Act I. Air "The shepherd's plain life" (Emma) - Duet "Then let us the snare of ambition beware" (Emma, Corin) 3:23
6 Alfred: Act I. Air "Come calm content" (Prince Edward) 3:25
7 Alfred: Act I. Air "Sweet valley say where" (Eltruda) 2:13
8 Alfred: Act I. Air "Why beats my heart with such devotion" (Prince Edward) 3:47
9 Alfred: Act I. Trio "Let not those who love complain" (Alfred, Prince Edward, Eltruda) 3:20
10 Alfred: Act I. Air "If those who live in shepherd's bow'r" (Emma) 2:18
11 Alfred: Act II. Air "A youth adorn'd with ev'ry art" (Edith) 4:45
12 Alfred: Act II. Air "From the dawn of early morning" (Alfred) 5:18
13 Alfred: Act II. Air "As calms succeed when storms are past" (Prince Edward) 1:38
14 Alfred: Act II. Air "Hear, Alfred, hear" (Spirit) 2:19
15 Alfred: Act II. Air "Gracious heav'n, O hear me!" (Eltruda) 5:59
16 Alfred: Act II. Air "Vengeance, O come inspire me!" (Prince Edward) 6:44
17 Alfred: Act II. Air "Though storms awhile the sun obscure" (Alfred) 4:12
18 Alfred: Act II. Dirge "There honour comes, a pilgrim grey" (Spirit) 2:55
19 Alfred: Act III. Recitative "Ah, me! What fears oppress my throbbing heart!" (Eltruda) 1:02
20 Alfred: Act III. Air "Guardian angels, O descend" (Eltruda) 2:10
21 Alfred: Act III. Air "Arise, sweet messenger of the morn" (Emma) 2:33
22 Alfred: Act III. March with a side drum 1:28
23 Alfred: Act III. Air "See liberty, virtue and honour appearing" (Prince Edward) 4:35
24 Alfred: Act III. Ode "When Britain first at heav'ns command" (Alfred, Eltruda, Chorus) 3:36