Händel: The Triumph of Time and Truth

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Trackliste The Triumph of Time and Truth (Oratorium) Händel, Georg Friedrich Ouvertüre (1. Akt) Chor: Time is supreme Rezitativ: How happy could I linger here Arie: Fauthful mirror, fair-reflecting Rezitativ: Fear not! I, pleasure, swear Arie: Pensive sorrow, deep-possessing Arie: Come, come! live with Pleasure Rezitativ: Turn, look on me! Arie: The beauty smiling Rezitativ: Lur different powers we'll try Arie: Ever-flowing tides of pleasure Rezitativ: The hand of time pulls down Arie: Loathsome urns, disclose your treasure Chor: Strengthen us, O time, with all thy lore Rezitativ: Too rigid the reproof you give Arie: Happy, if still they reign in pleasure Rezitativ: Youth is not rich in Time Arie: Like the shadow, life ever is flying Chor: Pleasure submits to pain (2. Akt) Rezitativ: Here pleasure keeps his splendid court Chor: Oh, how great the glory Arie: Dryads, Sylvans, with fair Flora Arie: Come, o time, and thy broad wings displaying Arie: Mortals think that time is sleeping Rezitativ: You hoped to call in vain, but see me here Arie: False destructive ways of Pleasure Rezitativ: Too long deluded you have been Arie: Lovely Beauty, close those eyes Rezitativ: Seek not to know what known will prove Arie: Melancholy Rezitativ: What is the present hour? 'tis born and gone! Arie: Fain would I, two hearts enjoying Rezitativ: Vain the delights of age or youth Arie: On the valleys, dark and cheerless Rezitativ: Not venial error this, but stubborn pride Chor: Ere to dust is changed thy beauty Sinfonia (3. Akt) Rezitativ: Once more I thee address Arie: Sharp thorns despising Rezitativ: Regard her not. Unvalued here Arie: Pleasure! My former ways resigning Rezitativ: Since the immortal mirror I possess Arie: Thus to ground, thou false, delusive Rezitativ: O mighty truth! Thy power I see Arie: From the heart that feels my warning Rezitativ: Pleasure, too long associates we have been Arie: Like clouds, stormy winds the impelling Rezitativ: Farewell - Now truth, descending from the sky Arie: Guardian angels, oh, protect me Chor: Alleluja!