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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
1:47:38
No. 1, Overture
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
5:32
No. 2, Accompagnato. Frondi tenere, e belle (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
0:41
No. 3, Aria. Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels
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, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:32
No. 29, Aria. Non so se sia la speme. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:40
No. 38, Recitativo. E chi direbbe mai ch'io sono Elviro? (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
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)
Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf
0:17
No. 44, Arioso. È tormento troppo fiero. Largo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
1:04
No. 45, Recitativo. Di quel foglio, Atalanta (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, 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, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
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, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, 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)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:25
No. 55, Aria. Anima infida. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:57
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company Chorus, Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Orchestra
0:17
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
58:19
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, 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, 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
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels
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)
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, 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, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
2:31
No. 86, Recitativo. Romilda infida, e di me pensa ancora? (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:18
No. 87, Duetto. Troppo oltraggi la mia fede (Romilda and Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
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, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
Hilary Summers, Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, 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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