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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
2:46:16
No. 1, Overture
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
5:32
No. 2, Accompagnato. Frondi tenere, e belle (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:41
No. 3, Aria. Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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)
Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
2:04
No. 15, Recitativo. Bellissima Romilda, eh, non celate (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:26
No. 16, Aria. Di tacere e di schernirmi. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, 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, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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)
Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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)
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)
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:41
No. 37, Arioso. Ah, chi voler fiora di bella giardina (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:40
No. 38, Recitativo. E chi direbbe mai ch'io sono Elviro? (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Early Opera Company Chorus, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Rosemary Joshua
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
1:04
No. 45, Recitativo. Di quel foglio, Atalanta (Serse)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:44
No. 49, Recitativo. Ingannata Romilda! (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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, Anna Stéphany, 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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Hilary Summers, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company Chorus, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt
0:17
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
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, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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, Early Opera Company, 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
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, 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)
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)
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
2:31
No. 86, Recitativo. Romilda infida, e di me pensa ancora? (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
David Daniels, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
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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