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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
2:46:16
No. 1, Overture
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
5:32
No. 2, Accompagnato. Frondi tenere, e belle (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:41
No. 3, Aria. Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
0:20
No. 8, Aria. Và godendo vezzoso e bello (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:11
No. 9, Recitativo. Quel canto a un bell' amor l'anima sforza (Serse)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
2:04
No. 15, Recitativo. Bellissima Romilda, eh, non celate (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:26
No. 16, Aria. Di tacere e di schernirmi. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:55
No. 17, Recitativo. Aspide sono a" detti tuoi d"amore (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
0:16
No. 18, Aria. Nemmen coll'ombre d'infedeltà (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:31
No. 19, Aria. Se cangio spoglia. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
0:19
No. 21, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:38
No. 22, Recitativo. Ecco Serse, oh che volto, oh che splendore! (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
1:48
No. 24, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:32
No. 29, Aria. Non so se sia la speme. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
0:17
No. 31, Aria. Saprà delle mie offese. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
4:27
No. 32, Recitativo. Al fin sarete sposa al vostro Serse (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:01
No. 33, Aria. Se l'idol mio. Allegro (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
4:05
No. 34, Recitativo. Per rapir quel tesore (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
3:39
No. 36, Arioso. Speranze mie fermate. Larghetto (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
0:41
No. 37, Arioso. Ah, chi voler fiora di bella giardina (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:40
No. 38, Recitativo. E chi direbbe mai ch'io sono Elviro? (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Early Opera Company Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:17
No. 44, Arioso. È tormento troppo fiero. Largo (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:04
No. 45, Recitativo. Di quel foglio, Atalanta (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:44
No. 49, Recitativo. Ingannata Romilda! (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:32
No. 50, Duettino. L'amerete?" - "L'amerò (Serse e Romilda)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
0:54
No. 51, Aria. Se bramate d'amar chi vi sdegna. Allegro (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
5:52
No. 52, Accompagnato. L'amerò? Non fia vero (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
0:55
No. 53, Aria. È gelosia. Andante (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:40
No. 54, Recitativo. Giacché il duol non m'uccide (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
0:25
No. 55, Aria. Anima infida. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:32
No. 60, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:26
No. 61, Arioso. Per dar fine alla mia pena. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Rosemary Joshua
0:17
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:58
No. 69, Aria. Del mio caro Bacco amabile. Allegro (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
0:58
No. 72, Aria. Val più contento core. Allegro (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:56
No. 73, Recitativo. Vuò ch'abbian fine ai miei dolori immensi (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
1:11
No. 74, Aria. Chi cede al furore. Allegro (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
5:07
No. 75, Sinfonia. Andante
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:56
No. 81, Aria. Amore, tiranno Amor. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
3:44
No. 82, Recitativo. Come già vi accennammo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
0:41
No. 83, Aria. Del Ciel d'amore. Andante allegro (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:20
No. 84, Recitativo. Il suo serto rifiuto (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:56
No. 85, Aria. Cagion son io. Andante (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
2:31
No. 86, Recitativo. Romilda infida, e di me pensa ancora? (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
0:18
No. 87, Duetto. Troppo oltraggi la mia fede (Romilda and Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:37
No. 88, Coro. Ciò che Giove destinò (Ministri)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:36
No. 89, Recitativo. Ecco lo sposo! Io ben ne fui presago (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
1:05
No. 90, Coro. Chi infelice si trovò (Ministri)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:23
No. 91, Recitativo. Se ne viene Ariodate. È tempo omai (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
1:54
No. 94, Aria e Coro. Caro voi siete all'alma. Andante (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
3:42

1 September 2013 94 Tracks, 2 Hours 46 minutes ℗ 2013 Chandos Records

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