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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
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, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey
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, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:04
No. 15, Recitativo. Bellissima Romilda, eh, non celate (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:26
No. 16, Aria. Di tacere e di schernirmi. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
1:55
No. 17, Recitativo. Aspide sono a" detti tuoi d"amore (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
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, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:32
No. 29, Aria. Non so se sia la speme. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
0:41
No. 37, Arioso. Ah, chi voler fiora di bella giardina (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:54
No. 51, Aria. Se bramate d'amar chi vi sdegna. Allegro (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
5:52
No. 52, Accompagnato. L'amerò? Non fia vero (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
0:17
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
58:19
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:58
No. 69, Aria. Del mio caro Bacco amabile. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
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)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:56
No. 81, Aria. Amore, tiranno Amor. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
3:44
No. 82, Recitativo. Come già vi accennammo (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:56
No. 85, Aria. Cagion son io. Andante (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
2:31
No. 86, Recitativo. Romilda infida, e di me pensa ancora? (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
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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