What does Acis and Galatea sound like?

Acis and Galatea is a classical album by William Christie, released in 1999.

How many songs are on Acis and Galatea?

Acis and Galatea has 30 tracks, running approximately 91 minutes.

91 min · 30 tracks · classical music

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1 Acis and Galatea: Act I. Sinfonia 3:15
2 Acis and Galatea: Act I. Chorus "Oh, the pleasure of the plains" 4:47
3 Acis and Galatea: Act I. Recitativo "Ye verdant plains and woody mountains" (Galatea) 0:42
4 Acis and Galatea: Act I. "Hush, ye pretty warbling quire!" (Galatea) 6:29
5 Acis and Galatea: Act I. "Where shall I seek the charming fair?" (Acis) 3:02
6 Acis and Galatea: Act I. Recitativo "Stay, shepherd, stay!" (Damon) 0:19
7 Acis and Galatea: Act I. "Shepherd, what art thou pursuing" (Damon) 3:58
8 Acis and Galatea: Act I. Recitativo "Lo! Here my love" (Acis) 0:24
9 Acis and Galatea: Act I. "Love in her eyes sits playing" (Acis) 6:05
10 Acis and Galatea: Act I. Recitativo "Oh! Didst thou know the pains" (Galatea) 0:13
11 Acis and Galatea: Act I. "As when the dove laments her love" (Galatea) 6:08
12 Acis and Galatea: Act I. "Happy we!" (Acis, Galatea) 2:40
13 Acis and Galatea: Act I. Chorus "Happy we!" 1:11

1 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Chorus "Wretched lovers!" 4:21
2 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Recitativo accompagnato "I rage, I melt, I burn" (Polyphemus) 1:14
3 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "O ruddier than the cherry" (Polyphemus) 3:02
4 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Recitativo "Whither, fairest, art thou running" (Polyphemus, Galatea) 0:55
5 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "Cease to beauty to be suing" (Polyphemus) 4:26
6 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "Would you gain the tender creature" (Damon) 5:39
7 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Recitativo "His hideous love provokes my rage" (Acis) 0:21
8 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "Love sounds th'alarm" (Acis) 4:32
9 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "Consider, fond shepherd" (Coridon) 6:33
10 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Recitativo "Cease, oh cease, thou gentle youth" (Galatea) 0:24
11 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "The flocks shall leave the mountains" (Acis, Galatea, Polyphemus) 2:14
12 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Recitativo accompagnato "Help, Galatea! Help, ye parent gods!" 1:14
13 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Chorus "Mourn, all ye muses!" 3:42
14 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "Must I my Acis still bemoan" (Galatea, Chorus) 6:05
15 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Recitativo "'Tis done: thus I exert pow'r divine" (Galatea) 0:26
16 Acis and Galatea: Act II. "Heart, the seat of soft delight" (Galatea) 3:35
17 Acis and Galatea: Act II. Chorus "Galatea, dry thy tears" 3:02

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