‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by Michael Form

Overture

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

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

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

0:15

Sinfonia

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

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

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

0:39

Battaglia

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

2:18

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

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

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

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

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

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

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

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

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

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

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

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

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

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

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

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

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

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

4:44

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

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

1:18

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

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

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

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

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

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

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

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

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

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

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

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

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

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

7:29

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

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

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

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

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

2:18

Sinfonia

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

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

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

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

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

1:47

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

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

1:49

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

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

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

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

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

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

3:16

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

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

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

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

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

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

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

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

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

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

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

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

5:31

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

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

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

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

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

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

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

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

3:24

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

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

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

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

5:52

Sinfonia

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

0:16

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

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

3:34

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

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

2:12

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

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

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

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

0:29

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

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

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

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

1:51

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

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

2:14

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

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

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

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

1:07

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

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

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

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

0:42

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

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

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

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

1:32

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

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

2:25

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

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

0:51

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

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

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

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

0:33

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

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

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

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

4:42

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

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

1:43

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

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

0:42

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

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

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Form

Conductor
Raffaella Milanesi

Soprano
Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Soprano
Martín Oro

Countertenor

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

Michael Form

Raffaella Milanesi

Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Martín Oro

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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