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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:11
No. 9, Recitativo. Quel canto a un bell' amor l'anima sforza (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
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, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, 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)
Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
0:17
No. 31, Aria. Saprà delle mie offese. Allegro (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
4:05
No. 34, Recitativo. Per rapir quel tesore (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, 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)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
1:32
No. 47, Recitativo. Voi quel foglio lasciate a me per prova (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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, Brindley Sherratt, David Daniels, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
0:17
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
58:19
No. 67, Aria. Il core spera e teme. Andante larghetto (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
5:54
No. 68, Accompagnato. Me infelice, ho smarrito il mio padrone! (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, 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)
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)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, 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)
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, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company
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, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
1:54
No. 94, Aria e Coro. Caro voi siete all'alma. Andante (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
3:42

1 September 2013 94 Tracks, 2 Hours 46 minutes ℗ 2013 Chandos Records

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