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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:41
No. 3, Aria. Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:31
No. 28, Arioso. Signor, Signor, lasciate fare a me. Allegro (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:32
No. 29, Aria. Non so se sia la speme. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
0:17
No. 31, Aria. Saprà delle mie offese. Allegro (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
4:27
No. 32, Recitativo. Al fin sarete sposa al vostro Serse (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:40
No. 38, Recitativo. E chi direbbe mai ch'io sono Elviro? (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Orchestra
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:17
No. 44, Arioso. È tormento troppo fiero. Largo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:04
No. 45, Recitativo. Di quel foglio, Atalanta (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
1:44
No. 49, Recitativo. Ingannata Romilda! (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
0:32
No. 50, Duettino. L'amerete?" - "L'amerò (Serse e Romilda)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
0:54
No. 51, Aria. Se bramate d'amar chi vi sdegna. Allegro (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:40
No. 54, Recitativo. Giacché il duol non m'uccide (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
0:25
No. 55, Aria. Anima infida. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:26
No. 61, Arioso. Per dar fine alla mia pena. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
2:57
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Andreas Wolf, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt, 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, Anna Stéphany, 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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
0:58
No. 72, Aria. Val più contento core. Allegro (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
5:07
No. 75, Sinfonia. Andante
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
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)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers
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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