{"product_id":"george-frideric-handel-semele-3-cd-box-set-1993-deutsche-grammophon-435-782-2","title":"George Frideric Handel – Semele (3-CD Box Set, 1993, Deutsche Grammophon 435 782-2)","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This CD Matters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Nelson conducts Handel’s complete English-language dramatic oratorio with Kathleen Battle in the title role and a distinguished cast including Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Sylvia McNair, and Michael Chance. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the English Chamber Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus, this production won the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the 1993 European Deutsche Grammophon three-CD stereo edition manufactured in Germany. The complete set includes its slipcase and 124-page booklet containing the English libretto with French, German, and Italian translations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCDs: Near Mint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJewel Cases: Near Mint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlipcase: VG+ with light wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBooklet: Near Mint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: 3 x CD, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Slipcase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel: Deutsche Grammophon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatalog Number: 435 782-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry: Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre: Classical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle: Baroque, Oratorio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix \/ Runout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 1: 435 783-2 01 + A MADE IN GERMANY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 2: 435 784-2 01 \/ F MADE IN GERMANY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 3: 435 785-2 01 \/ F MADE IN GERMANY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 1 – Act I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOuverture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehold! Auspicious Flashes Rise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuck Omens Bless Our Rite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaughter, Obey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAh Me, Oh Jove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Morning Lark To Mine Accords His Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee She Blushing Turns Her Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHymen, Haste, Thy Torch Prepare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlas! She Yields, And Has Undone Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvert These Omens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgain Auspicious Flashes Rise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThy Aid, Pronubial Juno, Athamas Implores!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCease Your Vows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eO Athamas, What Torture Hast Thou Borne!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurn, Hopeless Lover, Turn Thy Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe Weeps!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour Tuneful Voice My Tale Would Tell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToo Well I See, Thou Wilt Not Understand Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou've Undone Me \/ With My Life I Would Atone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAh, Wretched Prince \/ Wing'd With Our Fears \/ O Prodigy \/ See, See, Jove's Priests\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHail Cadmus!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndless Pleasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 2 – Act II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSinfonia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIris, Impatient Of Thy Stay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere From Mortal Cares Retiring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo More—I'll Hear No More! \/ Awake Saturnia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHence, Iris, Hence Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet Me Not Another Moment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLay Your Doubts And Fears Aside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou Are Mortal And Require Time To Rest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Fond Desiring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Engaging, How Endearing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAh Me! Why Sighs My Semele!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Must With Speed Amuse Her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Love That Everlasting Boy Invites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy My Command\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere'er You Walk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDear Sister\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Hark! The Heavenly Sphere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrepare Then, Ye Immortal Choir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBless The Glad Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisc 3 – Act III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSymphony\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomnus, Awake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeave Me, Loathsome Light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDull God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore Sweet Is That Name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Will Obey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObey My Will \/ All I Must Grant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Racking Thoughts By No Kind Slumbers Freed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThus Shap'd Like Ino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehold This Mirror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eO Ecstasy Of Happiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMyself I Shall Adore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBe Wise, As You Are Beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConjure Him By His Oath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThus Let My Thanks Be Pay'd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich Odours Fill The Fragrant Air\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCome To My Arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eO Semele! 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