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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, 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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey
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, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Anna Stéphany
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
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)
Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:44
No. 49, Recitativo. Ingannata Romilda! (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
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, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Early Opera Company Chorus, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra
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)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:58
No. 69, Aria. Del mio caro Bacco amabile. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, 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, 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
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, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
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)
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, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
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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