‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by German Handel Soloists

Overture

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

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

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

0:15

Sinfonia

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

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

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

0:39

Battaglia

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

2:18

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

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

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

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

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

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

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

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

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

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

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

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

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

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

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

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

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

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

4:44

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

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

1:18

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

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

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

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

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

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

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

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

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

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

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

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

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

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

7:29

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

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

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

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

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

2:18

Sinfonia

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

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

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

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

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

1:47

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

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

1:49

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

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

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

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

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

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

3:16

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

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

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

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

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

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

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

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

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

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

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

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

5:31

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

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

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

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

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

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

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

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

3:24

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

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

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

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

5:52

Sinfonia

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

0:16

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

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

3:34

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

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

2:12

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

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

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

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

0:29

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

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

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

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

1:51

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

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

2:14

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

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

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

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

1:07

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

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

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

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

0:42

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

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

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

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

1:32

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

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

2:25

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

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

0:51

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

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

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

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

0:33

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

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

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

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

4:42

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

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

1:43

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

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

0:42

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

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

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Martín Oro

Countertenor
Sebastian Kohlhepp

Tenor
Michael Form

Conductor
Lawrence Zazzo

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

Martín Oro

Sebastian Kohlhepp

Michael Form

Lawrence Zazzo

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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