I love the knowing simplicity consistently sustained throughout this piece — probably the first Handel I heard after the Water Music and Messiah — without becoming twee. But in particular, this sequence of two arias is perfectly judged to calm the jangled or melancholic spirit.
Nothing makes me feel better than Acis and Galatea
This sequence of two arias is perfectly judged to calm the jangled or melancholic spirit.
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