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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
2:46:16
No. 1, Overture
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
5:32
No. 2, Accompagnato. Frondi tenere, e belle (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, 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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:48
No. 24, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
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, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
3:39
No. 36, Arioso. Speranze mie fermate. Larghetto (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, 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, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Chorus, David Daniels, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
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, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf
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)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:40
No. 54, Recitativo. Giacché il duol non m'uccide (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:25
No. 55, Aria. Anima infida. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Hilary Summers, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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)
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
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
0:56
No. 81, Aria. Amore, tiranno Amor. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Christian Curnyn, 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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany
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)
Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt
1:54
No. 94, Aria e Coro. Caro voi siete all'alma. Andante (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
3:42

1 September 2013 94 Tracks, 2 Hours 46 minutes ℗ 2013 Chandos Records

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