Where’er you walk
£12.00
“… a series that is special not just for the thought and scholarship that goes into it, but Page’s direction of his fine players. It is throughout beautifully balanced and paced, while at the same time musically highly insightful.”
EARLY MUSIC REVIEW
“Where’er you walk” was recorded in September 2015 at All Saints Church, Tooting, and features Allan Clayton, Ian Page and The Orchestra of Classical Opera. It celebrates the life of John Beard, Handel’s favourite tenor. Beard created more Handel roles than any other singer, and this recording offers an exquisite overview of his career, featuring works by Handel, Arne, Boyce and J.C. Smith.
Allan Clayton became a Classical Opera Associate Artist and a BBC New Generation Artist in 2007, and is now in demand in many of the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls. This is his début solo disc.
| 1 | HANDEL: Air, “Tune your harps to cheerful strains” from Esther |
| 2 | HANDEL: Aria, “Sol nel mezzo risona del core” from Il pastor fido |
| 3 | HANDEL: Sinfonia to Act 2 from Ariodante |
| 4 | HANDEL: Aria, “Tu vivi, e punito” from Ariodante |
| 5 | HANDEL: Recitativo, “M’inganna, me n’avveggo” from Alcina |
| 6 | HANDEL: Aria, “Un momento di contento” from Alcina |
| 7 | HANDEL: Air, “Happy pair” from Alexander’s Feast |
| 8 | HANDEL: Chorus, “Happy pair” from Alexander’s Feast |
| 9 | HANDEL: Aria, “Vedi l’ape che ingegnosa” from Berenice |
| 10 | HANDEL: Duet, “As steals the morn” from L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato [with Mary Bevan (soprano)] |
| 11 | BOYCE: Sinfonia to Part 2 from Solomon |
| 12 | BOYCE: Recitative, “My fair’s a garden of delight” from Solomon |
| 13 | BOYCE: Air, “Softly rise, o southern breeze” from Solomon |
| 14 | BOYCE: Chorus, “Ye southern breezes gently blow” from Solomon |
| 15 | HANDEL: Recitative, “Let but that spirit” from Samson |
| 16 | HANDEL: Air, “Thus when the sun from’s wat’ry bed” from Samson |
| 17 | HANDEL: Recitative, “‘Tis well, my friends” from Judas Maccabaeus |
| 18 | HANDEL: Air, “Call forth thy pow’rs, my soul, and dare” from Judas Maccabaeus |
| 19 | HANDEL: Air, “Hide thou thy hated beams, O sun, in clouds” from Jephtha |
| 20 | HANDEL: Accompanied recitative, “A father, off’ring up his only child” from Jephtha |
| 21 | HANDEL: Air, “Waft her, angels, through the skies” from Jephtha |
| 22 | J. C. SMITH: Air, “Hark how the hounds and horn” from The Fairies |
| 23 | ARNE: “Thou like the glorious sun” from Artaxerxes |
| 24 | HANDEL: Recitative, “See, she appears” from Semele |
| 25 | HANDEL: Air, “Where’er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade” from Semele |
Allan Clayton (tenor)
Sophie Bevan (soprano)
The Choir of Classical Opera
The Mozartists
Ian Page (conductor)
