1. “Prophetic raptures swell my breast”, Joseph and his Brethren, HWV 59
2. “What passion cannot music raise and quell!”, Ode to St. Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76
3. “Và, perfido! quel cor mi tradirà”, Deidamia, HWV 42
4. “Sinfonia: Allegro Postillons”, Belshazzar, HWV 61
5. “Myself I shall adore”, Semele, HWV 58
6. Overture, Semele, HWV 58
7. “My father! Ah!”, Hercules, HWV 60
8. Musette from “Sinfonia”, The Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62
9. “Mi parto lieta sulla tua fede!”, Faramondo, HWV 39
10. “In sweetest harmony they lived”, Saul, HWV 53
11. “Nasconde l’usignol in alti rami il nido”, Deidamia, HWV 42
12. “Nè men con l’ombre d’infedeltà”, Serse, HWV 40
Sophie Junker, soprano
Franck-Emmanuel Comte, direction and harpsichord
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu
Reynier Guerrero, solo violin
Gabriel Ferry, violin 1
Paul Monteiro, violin 1
Sayaka Shinoda, violin 2
André Costa, violin 2
Minori Deguchi, violin 2
Myriam Cambreling, viola
Aurélie Métivier, viola
Aude Walker-Viry, cello
Nicolas Janot, doublebass
Nicolas Muzy, theorbo
Elisabeth Passot, oboe
Jon Olaberria, oboe
Pierre Bats, bassoon
Florian Gazagne, bassoon
Serge Desautels, cor
Eric Villevière, cor
Stefano Aresi, artistic advisor
Label: Aparte
Recording: Temple Lanterne in Lyon, from 18 to 23 June 2019
Art direction, sound recording, editing and mix: Florent Ollivier
Editing and mastering: Franck Jaffrès
artistic advisor: Pedro-Octavio Diaz
Editing scores: Franck-Emmanuel Comte, Reynier Guerrero, Nicolas Janot et Benoît Morel
Graphism: Jean-Baptiste Millot