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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, 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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:40
No. 38, Recitativo. E chi direbbe mai ch'io sono Elviro? (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Early Opera Company Chorus, 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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:25
No. 55, Aria. Anima infida. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
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, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels
0:17
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:11
No. 74, Aria. Chi cede al furore. Allegro (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
5:07
No. 75, Sinfonia. Andante
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:56
No. 81, Aria. Amore, tiranno Amor. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn
2:20
No. 84, Recitativo. Il suo serto rifiuto (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:36
No. 89, Recitativo. Ecco lo sposo! Io ben ne fui presago (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
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, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt
1:54
No. 94, Aria e Coro. Caro voi siete all'alma. Andante (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
3:42

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