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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:11
No. 9, Recitativo. Quel canto a un bell' amor l'anima sforza (Serse)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:17
No. 31, Aria. Saprà delle mie offese. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
4:27
No. 32, Recitativo. Al fin sarete sposa al vostro Serse (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey
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)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
3:39
No. 36, Arioso. Speranze mie fermate. Larghetto (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
0:41
No. 37, Arioso. Ah, chi voler fiora di bella giardina (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:28
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers
0:22
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
34:19
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
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)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, 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, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
2:57
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, 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)
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)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
0:41
No. 83, Aria. Del Ciel d'amore. Andante allegro (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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)
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, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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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