‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by German Handel Soloists

Overture

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

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

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

0:15

Sinfonia

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

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

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

0:39

Battaglia

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

2:18

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

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

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

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

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

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

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

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

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

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

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

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

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

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

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

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

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

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

4:44

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

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

1:18

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

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

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

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

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

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

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

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

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

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

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

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

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

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

7:29

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

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

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

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

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

2:18

Sinfonia

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

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

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

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

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

1:47

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

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

1:49

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

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

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

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

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

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

3:16

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

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

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

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

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

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

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

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

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

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

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

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

5:31

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

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

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

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

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

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

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

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

3:24

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

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

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

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

5:52

Sinfonia

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

0:16

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

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

3:34

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

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

2:12

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

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

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

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

0:29

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

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

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

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

1:51

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

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

2:14

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

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

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

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

1:07

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

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

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

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

0:42

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

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

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

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

1:32

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

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

2:25

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

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

0:51

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

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

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

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

0:33

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

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

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

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

4:42

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

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

1:43

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

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

0:42

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

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

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Martín Oro

Countertenor
Michael Form

Conductor
Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Soprano
Lawrence Zazzo

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

Martín Oro

Michael Form

Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Lawrence Zazzo

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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