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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
1:12:56
No. 1, Overture
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
2:21
No. 4, Recitativo. Siam giunti, Elviro… (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels
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)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
0:26
No. 16, Aria. Di tacere e di schernirmi. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
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, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
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, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
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)
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, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
2:28
George Frideric Handel
Hercules, HWV 60
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:22
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
34:19
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
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)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
0:32
No. 50, Duettino. L'amerete?" - "L'amerò (Serse e Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
2:40
No. 54, Recitativo. Giacché il duol non m'uccide (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers
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, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:45
No. 57, Aria. Quella che tutta fé. Largo (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
3:34
No. 58, Coro. La virtute sol potea (Marinari)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, 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)
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Brindley Sherratt, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Rosemary Joshua
0:17
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
58:19
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
0:58
No. 69, Aria. Del mio caro Bacco amabile. Allegro (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
1:17
No. 70, Duettino. Gran pena è gelosia! (Serse ed Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
1:56
No. 73, Recitativo. Vuò ch'abbian fine ai miei dolori immensi (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, 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
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers, 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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