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Disc: 1

1. Rinaldo, HWV 7b, Act II Scene 4: Lascia ch'io pianga

2. Ariodante, HWV 33, Act II: Scherza, infida

3. Radamisto, HWV 12a/12b, Act II Scene 1-2: Ombra caro di mia sposa

4. Orlando, HWV 31, Act II: Verdi allori

5. Rodrigo, HWV 5, Act II Scene 6: Empiro fato, e fiera sorte

6. Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act II Scene 5: Pena tiranna

7. Arminio, HWV 36, Act II Scene 3: Duri lacci, voi non siete

8. Alcina, HWV 34, Act I Scene 15: Tornami a vagheggiar

9. Alcina, HWV 34, Act 2 Scene 13: Ombre pallide

10. Alcina, HWV 34, Act III Scene 3: Sta nell' Ircana

11. Duetto: Son nata a lagrimar

Disc: 2

1. Serse, HWV 40, Act I Scene 1: Ombra mai fu

2. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act 1: "Cara speme, questo core" (Sesto)

3. Giulio Cesare: Aria: L'angue offeso mai riposa

4. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act 1: "Va tacito e nascosto" (Giulio Cesare)

5. Agrippina HWV 6 (1709) : Come nube, che fugge dal vento

6. Arianna in Creta, HWV 32: "Ove son... Qui ti sfido" (Teseo)

7. Teseo, HWV 9, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 9, Arioso e Recitativo, "Dolce riposo! � Sempre fu a me tiranno" (Medea)

8. Fernando, re di Castiglia, HWV 30, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 12, Aria, "Padre, germano, e sposo" (Elvida)

9. Fernando, re di Castiglia, HWV 30, Act 3: "Sincero affetto dolce preghiere" (Sancio)

10. Rinaldo: Aria: Venti turbini

11. Deidamia, Atto III, Scena ultima: Duetto: Ama: nell'armi, e nell'amar (Deidamia, Ulisse)

12. Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22, Act 1 Scene 3: No. 5a, Aria, "Luci care, addio, posate!" (Alceste)

13. Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22, Act 2 Scene 8: No. 25, Aria, "Ah, si morr?" (Admeto)

14. Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22, Act 2 Scene 10: No. 26, Aria, "Chi e nato alle sventure" (Trasimede)

15. Rodelinda, Regina dei Longobardi, ACT III, Scene 4: Aria: Se'l mio duol non e si forte (Rodelinda)

Disc: 3

1. Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Orch. Hale)

2. Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: I. Overture:Largo-Allegro

3. Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: II. Adagio e staccato

4. Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: III. [Allegro]

5. Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: VI. Air

6. Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: VIII. Bouree

7. Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: IX. Hornpipe

8. Water Music, Suite No.1 in F major: X. [Allegro moderato]

9. Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major: XII. Alla Hornpipe

10. Water Music, Suite No.2 in D major: XIII. Minuet

11. Water Music, Suite No.3 in G major: XVII - Rigaudon

12. Water Music, Suite No.3 in G major: XIX - Menuet

13. Music for the Royal Fireworks: II. Bourree

14. Music for the Royal Fireworks: III. Largo alla siciliana

15. Music for the Royal Fireworks: IV. La Rejouissance

16. Concerto grosso in B flat Op. 3 No. 2 (HWV 313): I. Vivace

17. Concerto grosso in B flat Op. 3 No. 2 (HWV 313): II. Largo

18. Concerto grosso in B flat Op. 3 No. 2 (HWV 313): III. Allegro

19. Concerto Grosso in F major Op. 3 No. 4 (HWV 315): II. Andante

20. Concerto Grosso in F major Op. 3 No. 4 (HWV 315): III. Allegro

21. Concerto Grosso in A Minor, HWV 322 (No. 4 from "12 Concerti grossi", Op. 6): I. Larghetto affettuoso

22. Concerto Grosso in A Minor, HWV 322 (No. 4 from "12 Concerti grossi", Op. 6): II. Allegro

23. Concerto Grosso in A Minor, HWV 322 (No. 4 from "12 Concerti grossi", Op. 6): III. Largo e piano

24. Concerto Grosso in A Minor, HWV 322 (No. 4 from "12 Concerti grossi", Op. 6): IV. Allegro

25. Trio Sonata in G Major, Op. 5 No. 4, HWV 399: II. A tempo ordinario - Allegro non presto

Disc: 4

1. Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: No. 42, Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

2. Arminio, ACT I: Ouverture

3. Sonata in D Op. 1 No. 13 (HWV 371): I. Affetuoso

4. Sonata in D Op. 1 No. 13 (HWV 371): II. Allegro

5. Sonata in D, HWV 371: III. Larghetto

6. Sonata in D, HWV 371: IV. Allegro

7. Concerto in D minor Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309): I. Adagio

8. Concerto in D minor Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309): II. Allegro cosi cosi

9. Concerto in D minor Op. 7 No. 4 (HWV 309): III. Ad libitum (Air from Suite III, Suites de pieces pour clavecin)

10. Concerto in D Minor Op. 7 No. 4: IV. Allegro (HWV 309)

11. Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429 (1996 Remastered Version): Sarabande (Allegretto con moto)

12. Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air con Variazioni, "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (from "Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin I", 1720) [1996 Digital Remaster]

13. Concerto En Si Bemol Majeur Pour Harpe Et Cordes Op.4 N�6 : I Andante - Allegro (Remasterise En 1999)

14. Alexander's Feast (2002 Remastered Version), Part 1: The list`ning crowd

15. Alexander's Feast (2002 Remastered Version), Part 1: He chose a mournful Muse

16. Alexander's Feast (2002 Remastered Version), Part 1: He sung Darius, great and good

17. Coronation Anthems HWV258-61: Zadok the Priest HWV 258

Disc: 5

1. Messiah HWV56: Overture (Grave - Allegro moderato)

2. Messiah, HWV 56, Part One: "Comfort ye my people" (Tenor)

3. Messiah, HWV 56, Part One: "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" (Tenor)

4. Messiah, HWV 56, Part One: "For unto us a child is born" (Chorus)

5. Messiah, Part Two: He was despised (alto)

6. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chorus, "Hallelujah"

7. Messiah, Part Three: The trumpet shall sound (bass)

8. Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline (The Ways of Zion do mourn), HWV 264: No. 1, Sinfonia (Largo assai)

9. Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline (The Ways of Zion do mourn), HWV 264: No. 2, Chorus, (a) "Sons of Israel do mourn" (Chorus)

10. La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 1: No. 13, Aria, "Cosi la tortorella talor piange" (San Giovanni)

11. La Resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 2: No. 22, Aria, "Per me gia di morire" (Maddalena)

12. Samson, HWV 57, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 8, Air, "Total eclipse!" (Samson)

13. Jephtha, HWV 70, Act 3: No. 32, Air, "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)

14. Joshua HWV64: O had I Jubal's lyre

15. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: "Dixit Dominus Domino meo" (Chorus)

16. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: "De torrente in via bibet" (Sopranos I & II, chorus)

Disc: 6

1. Cantata "Il delirio amoroso", HWV 99: No. 2, Aria, "Per te lasciai la luce" (Soprano)

2. Cantata "La Lucrezia", HWV 145: No. 4, Aria, "Il suol che preme" (Soprano)

3. Cantata "Armida abbandonata", HWV 105: No. 7, Aria, "In tanti affanni miei assistimi almen" (Soprano)

4. Cantata "Agrippina condotta a morire", HWV 110: No. 6, Arioso e Recitativo, "Come, o Dio! bramo la morte" (Soprano)

5. Cantata IX - Conservate, raddoppiate HWV185: Conservate, raddoppiate

6. Cantata IX - Conservate, raddoppiate, HWV185: "Nodi voi, che gli stringeste"

7. Cantata 1a - Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV182a: "Caro autor di mia doglia"

8. Cantata 1a - Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV182a: "No, che d'altrui che di te"

9. Cantata 1a - Caro autor di mia doglia, HWV182a: "Dagli amori flagellata"

10. Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, Cantata: Aria: Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori (Polifemo)

11. Semele, HWV 58, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 22, Air, "Hence, Iris hence away" (Juno)

12. Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act 1: No. 9a, Duet, "Happy we!" (Acis, Galatea)

13. The Choice of Hercules (2002 Remastered Version): Yet can I hear that dulcet lay

14. Il Trionfo del Tempo a del Disinganno, Oratorio in two parts HWV 46 a (1707), Part One: Duo: "Il voler nel fior degl'anni" (Bellezza/Piacere)

15. Il Trionfo del Tempo a del Disinganno, Oratorio in two parts HWV 46 a (1707), Part One: Aria: "Un pensiero nemico di pace" (Bellezza)

16. Il Trionfo del Tempo a del Disinganno, Oratorio in two parts HWV 46 a (1707), Part Two: Aria: "Lasci la spina" (Piacere)