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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, David Daniels
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
2:46:16
No. 1, Overture
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
5:32
No. 2, Accompagnato. Frondi tenere, e belle (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
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, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:48
No. 24, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:39
No. 36, Arioso. Speranze mie fermate. Larghetto (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:41
No. 37, Arioso. Ah, chi voler fiora di bella giardina (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Early Opera Company Chorus, Hilary Summers
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey
0:17
No. 44, Arioso. È tormento troppo fiero. Largo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Anna Stéphany, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:40
No. 56, Recitativo. È pazzo affé (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:01
No. 62, Recitativo. Arsamene, over andate? (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, David Daniels, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Rosemary Joshua, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company Chorus
0:17
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, Andreas Wolf, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
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, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, 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)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:27
No. 80, Recitativo. Ubbidirò il mio re? (Arsamene)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
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, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, 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)
Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
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)
Andreas Wolf, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
1:54
No. 94, Aria e Coro. Caro voi siete all'alma. Andante (Romilda)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
3:42

September 1, 2013 94 tracks, 2 hours 46 minutes ℗ 2013 Chandos Records

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