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Academy of Ancient Music, Cambridge Handel Opera Company, Cambridge Early Music and Julian Perkins are proud to present the first professional recording of John Eccles’s Semele (ca 1707), a notable early setting of the great English libretto by William Congreve better known in a version by Georg Friedrich Handel from 1744.
Academy of Ancient Music’s mission is to explore, reveal and preserve the great treasure house of baroque and classical music, and a spirit of newfound discovery runs through all our work : Eccles’s Semele is the next step on this journey, released here on a double album with an extensive accompanying full-color booklet containing scholarly essays, Stephen Fry’s modern re-telling of the story, autograph manuscript images of Eccles’ score, the full libretto text and much more.
A fascinating insight into how opera in England might have developed after Henry Purcell’s death had not Handel moved to London in 1712, Eccles’s Semele is the perfect addition to any baroque-music lover’s library. © AAM
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Semele (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Semele, Act I Scene 1 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist - Rory Carver, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - Jonathan Brown, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist - Aoife Miskelly, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - Jonathan Brown, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist - Aoife Miskelly, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist - James Rhoads, Artist, MainArtist - Rory Carver, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist - Rory Carver, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist
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Semele, Act I Scene 2 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Aoife Miskelly, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Aoife Miskelly, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Aoife Miskelly, Artist, MainArtist
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Semele, Act I Scene 3 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - WILLIAM WALLACE, Artist, MainArtist - Jonathan Brown, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Aoife Miskelly, Artist, MainArtist
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Semele, Act I Scene 4 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Jonathan Brown, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist - James Rhoads, Artist, MainArtist - Rory Carver, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Rory Carver, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Graeme Broadbent, Artist, MainArtist - James Rhoads, Artist, MainArtist - Rory Carver, Artist, MainArtist
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Semele, Act II Scene 1 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Heloïse Bernard, Artist, MainArtist - Helen Charlston, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Heloïse Bernard, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Heloïse Bernard, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Helen Charlston, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Helen Charlston, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Heloïse Bernard, Artist, MainArtist - Helen Charlston, Artist, MainArtist
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Semele, Act II Scene 2 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Semele, Act II Scene 3 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Bethany Horak-Hallett, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Burkhard, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Burkhard, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Burkhard, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Burkhard, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Burkhard, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Burkhard, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - Richard Burkhard, Artist, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer - Anna Dennis, Artist, MainArtist
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Semele, Act II Scene 4 (John Eccles)
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Perkins, Conductor, MainArtist - John Eccles, Composer
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Album review
Academy of Ancient Music, Cambridge Handel Opera Company, Cambridge Early Music and Julian Perkins are proud to present the first professional recording of John Eccles’s Semele (ca 1707), a notable early setting of the great English libretto by William Congreve better known in a version by Georg Friedrich Handel from 1744.
Academy of Ancient Music’s mission is to explore, reveal and preserve the great treasure house of baroque and classical music, and a spirit of newfound discovery runs through all our work : Eccles’s Semele is the next step on this journey, released here on a double album with an extensive accompanying full-color booklet containing scholarly essays, Stephen Fry’s modern re-telling of the story, autograph manuscript images of Eccles’ score, the full libretto text and much more.
A fascinating insight into how opera in England might have developed after Henry Purcell’s death had not Handel moved to London in 1712, Eccles’s Semele is the perfect addition to any baroque-music lover’s library. © AAM
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 90 track(s)
- Total length: 02:00:40
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Richard Burkhard
- Composer: John Eccles
- Label: Academy of Ancient Music
- Genre: Classical Opera
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