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Her singing of \"\u003ci\u003eHush the pretty warbling choir\u003c\/i\u003e\" and \"\u003ci\u003eAs when the dove\u003c\/i\u003e\" puts her on a pedestal of classic elegance, and even the short recitatives are given with due regard for their place in the scheme as a whole. Winton Dean finds this \"formal regularity\" of the masque its only discoverable blemish, but I have a feeling that hundreds of ardent Handelians will gladly overlook it and offer up their thanks for the fine performances ofJoan Sutherland and Peter Pears. As Acis, Pears brings something of the same combination of qualities already enumerated in connection with the heroine; his gentle roulades in \"\u003ci\u003eLove in her eyes sits playing\u003c\/i\u003e\", his brisk and valiant prowess in \"\u003ci\u003eLove sounds th' alarm\u003c\/i\u003e\", and his sad and touching demise (when even the friendly sound of the harpsichord is suppressed by Handel's own command) leave the listener in no doubt about the high quality of his portrayal of an endearing character.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eD.S., The Gramophone\u003c\/b\u003e, March 1960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Sutherland's 1959 recording of Acis and Galatea is widely regarded as a classic. For many it's the greatest recording of Handel's operatic masterpiece, but over recent years it's become increasingly difficult to find in many parts of the world. This new transfer by Andrew Rose for Pristine has required minimal intervention from near mint discs, with the gentle touch of XR remastering bringing subtle improvements to an excellent 1959 recording. CD purchasers should note that full and vocal scores of the work are available with your free MP3 download, together with a copy of the libretto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two recitals presented here were, we believe, both recorded in 1961 by the BBC. The first was broadcast on Christmas Eve, 1961, exactly a year after a similar broadcast featuring Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge. A recital of 18th and early-19th century music, here it is accompanied by piano. The second recital was recorded and prepared by the BBC Transcription Service but did not receive a domestic broadcast - we have been unable to determine where and when it might have been transmitted, but understand it to have been another 1961 recording session. Here the music has harpsichord accompaniment yet draws from material from a similar era to the first recital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnically both suffered from a degree of wow and flutter which has required careful intervention to cure or ameliorate. Some upper-frequency peak distortion in the voice marred the piano recital disc, which has largely been fixed. Otherwise both were recorded to the high technical standards one expects from the BBC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANDEL  \u003c\/b\u003eAcis and Galatea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDISC ONE\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003cb\u003ePart 1\u003c\/b\u003e - Sinfonia  (3:44)\u003cbr\u003e2. O the pleasure of the plains  (5:46)\u003cbr\u003e3. Ye verdant plains  (1:03)\u003cbr\u003e4. Hush, ye pretty warbling choir  (4:34)\u003cbr\u003e5. Where shall I seek the charming fair?  (2:43)\u003cbr\u003e6. Stay, shepherd, stay  (0:35)\u003cbr\u003e7. Shepherd, what art thou pursuing?  (3:05)\u003cbr\u003e8. Lo! here my love  (0:35)\u003cbr\u003e9. Love in her eyes sits playing  (6:09)\u003cbr\u003e10. O didst thou know  (0:26)\u003cbr\u003e11. As when the dove laments her love  (4:57)\u003cbr\u003e12. Happy we  (2:52)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. \u003cb\u003ePart 2\u003c\/b\u003e - Wretched lovers  (5:17)\u003cbr\u003e14. I rage, I melt, I burn  (1:40)\u003cbr\u003e15. O ruddier than the cherry  (3:25)\u003cbr\u003e16. Whither, fairest, art thou running?  (1:30)\u003cbr\u003e17. Cease to beauty to be suing  (3:40)\u003cbr\u003e18. Would you gain the tender creature  (4:08)\u003cbr\u003e19. His hideous love  (0:35)\u003cbr\u003e20. Love sounds the alarm  (3:11)\u003cbr\u003e21. Consider, fond shepherd  (4:05)\u003cbr\u003e22. Cease, O cease  (0:39)\u003cbr\u003e23. The flocks shall leave the mountains  (2:36)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISC TWO\u003cbr\u003e1. Help, Galatea  (1:35)\u003cbr\u003e2. Mourn, all ye Muses  (3:16)\u003cbr\u003e3. Must I my Acis still bemoan?  (4:34)\u003cbr\u003e4. 'Tis done  (0:31)\u003cbr\u003e5. Heart, the seat of soft delight  (4:02)\u003cbr\u003e6. Galatea, dry thy tears  (3:12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. 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