‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by Michael Form

Overture

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

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

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

0:15

Sinfonia

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

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

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

0:39

Battaglia

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

2:18

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

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

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

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

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

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

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

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

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

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

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

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

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

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

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

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

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

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

4:44

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

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

1:18

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

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

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

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

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

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

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

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

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

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

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

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

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

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

7:29

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

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

1:03

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

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

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

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

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

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

2:18

Sinfonia

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

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

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

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

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

1:47

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

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

1:49

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

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

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

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

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

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

3:16

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

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

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

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

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

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

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

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

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

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

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

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

5:31

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

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

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

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

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

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

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

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

3:24

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

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

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

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

5:52

Sinfonia

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

0:16

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

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

3:34

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

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

2:12

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

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

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

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

0:29

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

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

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

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

1:51

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

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

2:14

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

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

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

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

1:07

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

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

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

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

0:42

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

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

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

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

1:32

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

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

2:25

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

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

0:51

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

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

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

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

0:33

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

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

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

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

4:42

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

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

1:43

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

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

0:42

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

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

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Form

Conductor
Raffaella Milanesi

Soprano
Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Soprano
Sebastian Kohlhepp

Tenor

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

Michael Form

Raffaella Milanesi

Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Sebastian Kohlhepp

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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