‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by Michael Form

Overture

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

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

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

0:15

Sinfonia

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

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

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

0:39

Battaglia

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

2:18

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

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

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

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

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

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

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

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

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

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

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

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

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

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

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

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

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

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

4:44

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

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

1:18

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

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

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

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

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

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

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

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

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

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

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

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

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

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

7:29

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

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

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

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

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

2:18

Sinfonia

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

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

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

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

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

1:47

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

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

1:49

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

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

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

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

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

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

3:16

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

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

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

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

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

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

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

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

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

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

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

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

5:31

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

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

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

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

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

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

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

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

3:24

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

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

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

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

5:52

Sinfonia

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

0:16

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

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

3:34

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

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

2:12

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

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

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

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

0:29

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

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

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

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

1:51

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

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

2:14

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

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

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

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

1:07

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

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

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

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

0:42

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

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

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

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

1:32

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

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

2:25

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

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

0:51

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

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

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

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

0:33

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

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

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

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

4:42

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

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

1:43

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

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

0:42

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

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

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Form

Conductor
Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Soprano
Martín Oro

Countertenor
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

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George Frideric Handel

Michael Form

Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Martín Oro

Lawrence Zazzo

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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