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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
1:47:38
No. 1, Overture
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
2:04
No. 15, Recitativo. Bellissima Romilda, eh, non celate (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:26
No. 16, Aria. Di tacere e di schernirmi. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:31
No. 19, Aria. Se cangio spoglia. Allegro (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
4:27
No. 32, Recitativo. Al fin sarete sposa al vostro Serse (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
0:41
No. 37, Arioso. Ah, chi voler fiora di bella giardina (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
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)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:44
No. 49, Recitativo. Ingannata Romilda! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, 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, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
2:57
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company Orchestra, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt
0:17
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
58:19
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
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, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:11
No. 74, Aria. Chi cede al furore. Allegro (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
5:07
No. 75, Sinfonia. Andante
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
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, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
0:56
No. 81, Aria. Amore, tiranno Amor. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
3:44
No. 82, Recitativo. Come già vi accennammo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:41
No. 83, Aria. Del Ciel d'amore. Andante allegro (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf
1:54
No. 94, Aria e Coro. Caro voi siete all'alma. Andante (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
3:42

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

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