Handel's Borrowings

European Brandenburg Ensemble directed by harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock, with Lucy Crowe (soprano) and Katharina Spreckelsen, oboe. Handel's Overture in G from 'My song shall be alway'; Recitative: 'Ah me! what refuge now is left me?' and Air: 'Oh Jove, in pity' (from 'Semele'); Concerto for oboe and strings in G minor; Largo in C minor from Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 7; Air: 'What passion cannot Music raise and quell' (from 'A Song for St Cecilia's Day'); Alleluia from 'Saeviat tellus inter rigors'; Sarabande from a suite from 'Der beglückte Florindo'; Air: 'Angels ever bright and fair' (from 'Theodora'); Chaconne in G; and Aria: 'Tornami a vagghegiar' (from 'Alcina'). Plus, Muffat arr Handel Trios from 'Componimenti Musicali' and 'Theodora'; Keiser's Aria: 'Komm angenehme Stunde from Janus'; Telemann's Trio Sonata in G minor; Steffani's Aria: 'Cara dolce speranza' from 'La lotta d'Hercole con Acheloo'.