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L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Part I, no. 13. Air “Sweet Bird” (Il Penseroso)

First released 1986English12 recordingson 20 releases

Written by

George Frideric HandelComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Il Penseroso - First, and chief, on golden wingPatrizia Kwella, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner8:20
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: 13, "Sweet Bird"Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Josef Niedermayer, Wiener Philharmoniker, Josef Krips7:33
First and chief - Sweet birdElisabeth Schwarzkopf7:29
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: Part One. Air "Sweet birg, that shun'st the noise of Folly"Lorna Anderson, The King’s Consort, Robert King14:36
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Pt. I. Recitative and Aria. “First, and chief, on golden wing” - “Sweet bird”Kathleen Battle, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner11:49
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Pt. I. Recitative and Aria. “First, and chief, on golden wing” - “Sweet bird”Kathleen Battle, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner11:49
Il Penseroso: "Sweet Bird, That Shun'st The Noise Of Folly"Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann
Sweet BirdBeverly Hoch, The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn9:52
Sweet Bird (L'Allegro, Il Penseroso E Il Moderato)Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood13:02
L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Parte prima: Air. Sweet bird, that shun’st the noise of folly (Il Penseroso)Rachel Redmond, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie11:37
Sweet BirdKathleen Battle, Myron Lutzke, Anthony Newman, Jean‐Pierre Rampal10:29
Il Penseroso: “Sweet Bird That Shunn’st the Noise of Folly”Dame Nellie Melba4:50

On these albums

The Art of the Coloratura
The Art of the ColoraturaBeverly Hoch, The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn · 1986
Bach / Handel / Mozart / Beethoven
Bach / Handel / Mozart / BeethovenBach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf · 1990
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il ModeratoHandel; Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner · 1990
Arias
AriasHandel; Kathleen Battle, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields · 1990
In Concert
In ConcertKathleen Battle, Jean‐Pierre Rampal · 1993
Arias
AriasHandel, Arne; Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood · 1993
Emma Kirkby Sings Handel, Arne, Haydn & Mozart
Emma Kirkby Sings Handel, Arne, Haydn & MozartHandel, Arne, Haydn, Mozart; Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood · 1998
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il ModeratoHandel; Susan Gritton, Claron McFadden, Lorna Anderson, Paul Agnew, Neal Davies, The King’s Consort, Robert King · 1999
The Great Singers
The Great SingersVarious Artists · 2003
Ihre größten Erfolge
Ihre größten ErfolgeElisabeth Schwarzkopf · 2010
Perfect Prima Donna
Perfect Prima DonnaElisabeth Schwarzkopf · 2011
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il ModeratoGeorg Friedrich Händel – Kölner Kammerchor • Collegium Cartusianum • Peter Neumann · 2013
The Complete Recitals
The Complete RecitalsEmma Kirkby · 2015
The Complete Recordings on Erato
The Complete Recordings on EratoSir John Eliot Gardiner · 2023
L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il ModeratoHandel; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie · 2023
The Complete Warner Classics Recordings
The Complete Warner Classics RecordingsSir Neville Marriner · 2024

Source: MusicBrainz work 77db4dbb-cd98-348a-aded-90c668b00d2f (CC0).