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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany
2013
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 · “Xerxes”
2:46:16
No. 1, Overture
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
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)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
2:31
No. 19, Aria. Se cangio spoglia. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:41
No. 20, Recitativo. Pugnammo, amici, e stette (Ariodate)
Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt
1:48
No. 24, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:17
No. 31, Aria. Saprà delle mie offese. Allegro (Amastre)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey
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)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company
2:24
No. 39, Aria. Or che siete, speranze, tradite. Allegro (Amastre)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt, Early Opera Company Orchestra, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Hilary Summers, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Chorus, Anna Stéphany
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:17
No. 42, Arioso. Ah, tigre infedele!. Allegro (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf
0:13
No. 43, Recitativo. Parti, il re s'avvicina (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, 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, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
1:06
No. 46, Aria. Dirà che amor per me. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
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, Early Opera Company, 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)
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)
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)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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, David Daniels, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company Chorus, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Brindley Sherratt, Hilary Summers, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers
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)
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
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
0:56
No. 81, Aria. Amore, tiranno Amor. Larghetto (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
3:44
No. 82, Recitativo. Come già vi accennammo (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, David Daniels
0:18
No. 87, Duetto. Troppo oltraggi la mia fede (Romilda and Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Brindley Sherratt, David Daniels
1:05
No. 90, Coro. Chi infelice si trovò (Ministri)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
0:23
No. 91, Recitativo. Se ne viene Ariodate. È tempo omai (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt
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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