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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
1:47:38
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:32
No. 29, Aria. Non so se sia la speme. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, 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, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
4:27
No. 32, Recitativo. Al fin sarete sposa al vostro Serse (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:39
No. 36, Arioso. Speranze mie fermate. Larghetto (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:40
No. 54, Recitativo. Giacché il duol non m'uccide (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, 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, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Chorus, Andreas Wolf, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company Orchestra, David Daniels
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:11
No. 74, Aria. Chi cede al furore. Allegro (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
5:07
No. 75, Sinfonia. Andante
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
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)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, 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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:56
No. 81, Aria. Amore, tiranno Amor. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
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, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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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