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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
1:12:56
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
0:20
No. 8, Aria. Và godendo vezzoso e bello (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
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)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:31
No. 19, Aria. Se cangio spoglia. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:38
No. 22, Recitativo. Ecco Serse, oh che volto, oh che splendore! (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:32
No. 29, Aria. Non so se sia la speme. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
4:27
No. 32, Recitativo. Al fin sarete sposa al vostro Serse (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:01
No. 33, Aria. Se l'idol mio. Allegro (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
4:05
No. 34, Recitativo. Per rapir quel tesore (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
3:39
No. 36, Arioso. Speranze mie fermate. Larghetto (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:28
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company Chorus, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company Orchestra
0:22
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
1:32:56
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:32
No. 50, Duettino. L'amerete?" - "L'amerò (Serse e Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Rosemary Joshua, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
0:25
No. 55, Aria. Anima infida. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers
0:17
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
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)
Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:11
No. 74, Aria. Chi cede al furore. Allegro (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
5:07
No. 75, Sinfonia. Andante
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, 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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:37
No. 88, Coro. Ciò che Giove destinò (Ministri)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:36
No. 89, Recitativo. Ecco lo sposo! Io ben ne fui presago (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:05
No. 90, Coro. Chi infelice si trovò (Ministri)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 91, Recitativo. Se ne viene Ariodate. È tempo omai (Serse)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey
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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