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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, 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)
Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
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)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
2:04
No. 15, Recitativo. Bellissima Romilda, eh, non celate (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:31
No. 19, Aria. Se cangio spoglia. Allegro (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
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, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt
1:48
No. 24, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf
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)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:17
No. 31, Aria. Saprà delle mie offese. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:39
No. 36, Arioso. Speranze mie fermate. Larghetto (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
0:41
No. 37, Arioso. Ah, chi voler fiora di bella giardina (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:40
No. 38, Recitativo. E chi direbbe mai ch'io sono Elviro? (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:17
No. 44, Arioso. È tormento troppo fiero. Largo (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:04
No. 45, Recitativo. Di quel foglio, Atalanta (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:44
No. 49, Recitativo. Ingannata Romilda! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
0:32
No. 50, Duettino. L'amerete?" - "L'amerò (Serse e Romilda)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
0:54
No. 51, Aria. Se bramate d'amar chi vi sdegna. Allegro (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
5:52
No. 52, Accompagnato. L'amerò? Non fia vero (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:25
No. 55, Aria. Anima infida. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Chorus, Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, David Daniels, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company Orchestra
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:58
No. 69, Aria. Del mio caro Bacco amabile. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:41
No. 83, Aria. Del Ciel d'amore. Andante allegro (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:31
No. 86, Recitativo. Romilda infida, e di me pensa ancora? (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
0:18
No. 87, Duetto. Troppo oltraggi la mia fede (Romilda and Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
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, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
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, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt
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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