Re: As when the dove - a question

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "REG"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Acis and Galatea is one of my favorite Handel pieces; I was just making the
> acquaintance of a recording on Dorian by The Scholars of London. I rather
> like the recording....it's based on the original performance manuscript,
> with two arias given to a countertenor, and it's a rather gentle and suble
> approach to the work. "Sound the alarm" is lovely, but wouldn't rally
> anyone's heart, much less something more martial. My question is the
> performance of As When the Dove. Simply put, there's an "A" section which we
> all know, with a bit of decoration, and then the "B" section ("Billing and
> Cooing"), but then there's no  return to the A section. I thought the days
> of not honoring the da capo were long passed. This is listed as taken from a
> live performance and totals a little less than 75 minutes, so maybe it was
> cut to get it on to one cd, but can anyone supply any background or
> experiences where this aria woudn't be repeated?

Interesting. On Naxos 8.553188 there is a single-disc recording of Acis
and Galatea, performed by The Scholars Baroque Ensemble, directed by David
Van Asch, one of the original members of "The Scholars", the group that
morphed into the present ensemble.

Anyway, on this recording, "As When the Dove" goes for 6 minutes and
contains the middle section and the da capo as well. The soprano is Kym
Amps.

I would have thought that in these HIP days, it would be more (not less)
likely that da capos would be included. The Naxos liner notes provide
information on the reasons for their allocation of arias to the singers,
mentioning that their performance is based on the first one, given in the
house called "Cannons", in Edgeware.

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Cheers!
Terry