‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by Michael Form

Overture

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

0:15

Sinfonia

Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp

0:39

Battaglia

Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

2:18

Recitative: Grazie all'eterno Giove (Clito, Alessandro)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

4:44

Recitative accompagnato: Fra le guerre - Chi d'agguagli (Alessandro, Tassile, Leonato, Cleone, Clito)

Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden

1:18

Recitative: Appretasti, oh Cleone (Alessandro, Cleone, Lisaura, Rossane)

Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

7:29

Recitative: Tu, che Rossane adori (Clito, Cleone, Leonato)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro

1:03

Aria: Pregi son d'un alma grande (Leonato)

Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden

2:18

Sinfonia

Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

1:47

Recitative: Figlio del Re (Tassile, Cleone, Clito, Alessandro, Lisaura)

Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp

1:49

Duet: Placa l'alma, quieto il petto! (Lisaura, Rossane) - Recitative: Fra gli uomini (Alessandro)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden

3:16

Recitative: Eccola in preda al sonno (Alessandro, Lisaura, Rossane)

Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell

5:31

Recitative: Qui aspetto l'incostante (Rossane, Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

3:24

Recitative: Finto sereno e d'Alessandro in volto (Lisaura)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

5:52

Sinfonia

Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro

0:16

Recitative: Dopo il sublime onor (Alessandro, Clito, Tassile, Cleone)

German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp

3:34

Recitative: Oh Dei! che infausta nuova! (Rossane, Alessandro, Leonato)

Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro

2:12

Aria: Il cor mio, ch'e gia per te (Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro

0:29

Aria: Dica il falso, dica il vero (Rossane)

Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp

1:51

Recitative: L'adulator s'appressa (Clito, Cleone, Leonato)

Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

2:14

Aria: Saro qual vento, che nell incendio (Cleone)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro

1:07

Aria: Si, m'e caro imitar quel bel core (Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell

0:42

Aria: Brilla nell'alma un non inteso ancor (Rossane)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell

1:32

Aria: L'amor che per te sento (Lisaura)

Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

2:25

Recitative: A che badi, Alessandro (Alessandro, Tassile, Rossane)

German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden

0:51

Aria: L'armi implora dal tuo figlio (Rossane)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo

0:33

Recitative: Chi osera traditoresandro (Alessandro, Leonato, Clito, Tassile)

Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell

4:42

Recitative accompagnato: Spegni o supremo Regnator de'Numi (Rossane, Lisaura, Alessandro, Tassile)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi

1:43

Recitative: Si festiggi il bel giorno (Alessandro, Rossane, Tassile, Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro

0:42

Act III: Finale: Amico arrida il ciel (Tutti)

Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Form

Conductor
Raffaella Milanesi

Soprano
Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Soprano
Martín Oro

Countertenor

Stefan Raebel

Producer
Michael Sawall

Executive Producer
Bernd Feuchtner

Executive Producer
Olaf Mielke

Editing Engineer
Makus Kaesler

Photography
Susanne Lowien

Booklet Editor
Joachim Berenbold

Graphic Design
Bernd Feuchtner

Liner Notes

Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

RECORD LABEL

George Frideric Handel

Michael Form

Raffaella Milanesi

Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Martín Oro

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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