‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by Lawrence Zazzo

Overture

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

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

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

0:15

Sinfonia

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

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

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

0:39

Battaglia

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

2:18

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

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

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

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

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

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

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

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

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

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

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

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

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

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

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

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

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

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

4:44

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

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

1:18

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

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

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

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

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

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

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

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

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

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

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

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

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

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

7:29

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

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

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

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

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

2:18

Sinfonia

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

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

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

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

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

1:47

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

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

1:49

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

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

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

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

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

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

3:16

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

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

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

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

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

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

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

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

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

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

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

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

5:31

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

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

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

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

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

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

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

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

3:24

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

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

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

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

5:52

Sinfonia

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

0:16

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

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

3:34

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

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

2:12

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

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

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

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

0:29

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

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

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

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

1:51

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

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

2:14

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

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

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

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

1:07

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

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

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

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

0:42

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

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

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

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

1:32

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

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

2:25

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

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

0:51

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

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

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

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

0:33

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

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

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

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

4:42

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

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

1:43

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

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

0:42

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

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

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Lawrence Zazzo

Countertenor
Michael Form

Conductor
Raffaella Milanesi

Soprano
Sebastian Kohlhepp

Tenor

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

RECORD LABEL

George Frideric Handel

Lawrence Zazzo

Michael Form

Raffaella Milanesi

Sebastian Kohlhepp

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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