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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

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

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