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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:41
No. 3, Aria. Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
0:20
No. 8, Aria. Và godendo vezzoso e bello (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:11
No. 9, Recitativo. Quel canto a un bell' amor l'anima sforza (Serse)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt
0:19
No. 21, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:38
No. 22, Recitativo. Ecco Serse, oh che volto, oh che splendore! (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:32
No. 29, Aria. Non so se sia la speme. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
4:27
No. 32, Recitativo. Al fin sarete sposa al vostro Serse (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Joelle Harvey
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:17
No. 44, Arioso. È tormento troppo fiero. Largo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:04
No. 45, Recitativo. Di quel foglio, Atalanta (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
0:32
No. 50, Duettino. L'amerete?" - "L'amerò (Serse e Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Early Opera Company Chorus
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, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:58
No. 69, Aria. Del mio caro Bacco amabile. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
0:41
No. 83, Aria. Del Ciel d'amore. Andante allegro (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:31
No. 86, Recitativo. Romilda infida, e di me pensa ancora? (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
0:18
No. 87, Duetto. Troppo oltraggi la mia fede (Romilda and Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:37
No. 88, Coro. Ciò che Giove destinò (Ministri)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:36
No. 89, Recitativo. Ecco lo sposo! Io ben ne fui presago (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
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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