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Regina Werner|HANDEL, G.F.: Semele (Sung in German) [Opera] (Werner)

HANDEL, G.F.: Semele (Sung in German) [Opera] (Werner)

William Congreve - George Frideric Handel

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Handel's English oratorios had become popular in his native Germany, in German translation, even during the composer's lifetime. Berlin Classics has released recordings of a number of German performances, of varying levels of quality, made in the 1960s and 1970s. This recording of Semele is among its more successful overall, but it's not strong enough to displace several very fine English-language versions available. The weakest links here are the leads, soprano Regina Werner as Semele and tenor Eberhard Büchner as Zeus (Jupiter in the English version; the German version uses the Greek names of the deities). Semele is a coloratura role with demands comparable that those of Handel's Italian operas, and Werner is not up to the task in her technique, her vocal quality, or her characterization; she hits all the notes, but it sounds like quite an effort. Büchner's voice is small, and he fails to convey the god's grandeur. The other soloists are very fine, and several stand out -- alto Gisela Pohl, for the frightening intensity she brings to the jilted Here (Juno), and bass Fritz Hübner's powerfully resonant Somnus. Helmut Koch leads the Rundfunkchor and Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin in solid performances. Koch takes an interpretive middle road; he doesn't use the massive forces that had become traditional for Handel oratorios, and he doesn't adhere to the more spartan (and authentic) practice of pared-down performers that more recent interpreters have used, or pay particular attention to the then-new research in period performance practice. The sound quality is fine; clean and present, with good balance.

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HANDEL, G.F.: Semele (Sung in German) [Opera] (Werner)

Regina Werner

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Semele, HWV 58 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

1
Act I - Overture
Renate Hoff
00:05:46

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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2
Act I - Gavotte
Renate Hoff
00:02:09

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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3
Act I - "Behold! Auspicious flashes rise"
Renate Hoff
00:02:14

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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4
Act I - "Lucky omens bless our rites"
Renate Hoff
00:04:25

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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5
Act I - "Daughter, obey, Hear and obey!"
Renate Hoff
00:01:12

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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6
Act I - "Ah me, ah me! What refuge now is left me? - O Jove! In pity teach me which to choose"
Renate Hoff
00:02:42

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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7
Act I - "The morning lark to mine accords his note"
Renate Hoff
00:05:01

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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8
Act I - "See, she blushing turns her eyes"
Renate Hoff
00:00:25

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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9
Act I - "Hymen, haste, thy torch prepare"
Renate Hoff
00:04:59

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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10
Act I - "Alas, she yields, and has undone me!"
Renate Hoff
00:00:47

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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11
Act I - "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve"
Renate Hoff
00:02:30

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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12
Act I - "Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!"
Renate Hoff
00:02:35

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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13
Act I - "Again auspicious flashes rise"
Renate Hoff
00:01:04

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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14
Act I - "Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores!"
Renate Hoff
00:00:12

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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15
Act I - "Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed"
Renate Hoff
00:00:38

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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16
Act I - "O Athamas, what torture hast thou borne!"
Renate Hoff
00:00:27

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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17
Act I - "Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eye"
Renate Hoff
00:06:07

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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18
Act I - "She weeps!"
Renate Hoff
00:00:33

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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19
Act I - "Your tuneful voice my tale would tell"
Renate Hoff
00:03:45

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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20
Act I - "Too well I see, Thou wilt not understand me"
Renate Hoff
00:00:50

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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21
Act I - "You've undone me - With my life I would atone"
Renate Hoff
00:03:20

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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22
Act I - "Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love!"
Renate Hoff
00:00:46

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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23
Act I - "Wing'd with our fears and pious haste"
Renate Hoff
00:01:11

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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24
Act I - "See, see, Jove's Priests and holy Augurs come"
Renate Hoff
00:00:40

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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25
Act I - "Hail, Cadmus, hail! Jove salutes the Theban King"
Renate Hoff
00:01:53

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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26
Act I - "Endless pleasure, endless love"
Renate Hoff
00:06:14

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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DISC 2

1
Act II - Symphony
Renate Hoff
00:01:42

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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2
Act II - "Iris, impatient of thy stay"
Renate Hoff
00:00:45

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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3
Act II - "There, from mortal cares retiring"
Renate Hoff
00:03:53

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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4
Act II - "No more, I'll hear no more!"
Renate Hoff
00:00:08

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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5
Act II - "Awake, Saturnia, from thy lethargy!"
Renate Hoff
00:02:17

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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6
Act II - "Hence, Iris, hence away"
Renate Hoff
00:03:42

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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7
Act II - "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?"
Renate Hoff
00:02:42

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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8
Act II - "Let me not another moment bear the pangs of absence"
Renate Hoff
00:00:19

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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9
Act II - "Lay your doubts and fears aside"
Renate Hoff
00:02:16

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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10
Act II - "You are mortal and require time to rest"
Renate Hoff
00:00:24

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "With fond desiring"
Renate Hoff
00:03:41

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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12
Act II - "How engaging, how endearing"
Renate Hoff
00:03:47

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "Ah me! - Why sighs my Semele?"
Renate Hoff
00:01:21

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "I must with speed amuse her"
Renate Hoff
00:02:45

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "Now Love that everlasting boy invites"
Renate Hoff
00:02:51

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "By my command"
Renate Hoff
00:01:10

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "Where'er you walk"
Renate Hoff
00:03:32

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "Dear sister, how was your passage hither?"
Renate Hoff
00:00:43

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "But hark, the heav'nly sphere turns round"
Renate Hoff
00:01:34

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "Prepare then, ye immortal choir!"
Renate Hoff
00:02:08

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act II - "Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays"
Renate Hoff
00:03:19

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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DISC 3

1
Act III - Larghetto e piano per tutto
Renate Hoff
00:01:38

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Act III - "Somnus, awake! Eaise thy reclining head!"
Renate Hoff
00:00:40

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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3
Act III - "Leave me, loathsome light"
Renate Hoff
00:03:01

Regina Werner, soprano - Thomas Thomaschke, bass - Gisela Pohl, alto - Berlin Radio Chorus, Choir - Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, harpsichord - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Hubner, bass - Siegfried Lorenz, baritone - Hermann Christian Polster, bass - Ingeborg Springer, alto - Helmut Koch, Conductor - Regina Werner, soprano - Berlin Radio Soloists, Choir - Hans-Jurgen Wachsmuth, tenor - Renate Hoff, soprano

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Album review

Handel's English oratorios had become popular in his native Germany, in German translation, even during the composer's lifetime. Berlin Classics has released recordings of a number of German performances, of varying levels of quality, made in the 1960s and 1970s. This recording of Semele is among its more successful overall, but it's not strong enough to displace several very fine English-language versions available. The weakest links here are the leads, soprano Regina Werner as Semele and tenor Eberhard Büchner as Zeus (Jupiter in the English version; the German version uses the Greek names of the deities). Semele is a coloratura role with demands comparable that those of Handel's Italian operas, and Werner is not up to the task in her technique, her vocal quality, or her characterization; she hits all the notes, but it sounds like quite an effort. Büchner's voice is small, and he fails to convey the god's grandeur. The other soloists are very fine, and several stand out -- alto Gisela Pohl, for the frightening intensity she brings to the jilted Here (Juno), and bass Fritz Hübner's powerfully resonant Somnus. Helmut Koch leads the Rundfunkchor and Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin in solid performances. Koch takes an interpretive middle road; he doesn't use the massive forces that had become traditional for Handel oratorios, and he doesn't adhere to the more spartan (and authentic) practice of pared-down performers that more recent interpreters have used, or pay particular attention to the then-new research in period performance practice. The sound quality is fine; clean and present, with good balance.

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