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Handel: Serse, HWV 40

Handel: Serse, HWV 40

David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, 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, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
0:22
No. 5, Sinfonia e Recitativo. Sento un soave concento. Larghetto (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
1:49
No. 6, Aria. O voi…. Larghetto (Romilda)
Early Opera Company, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany
2:05
No. 7, Recitativo. Arsamene (Serse)
David Daniels, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, David Daniels, Christian Curnyn
1:13
No. 10, Aria. Io le dirò che l'amo. Andante (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
3:06
No. 11, Recitativo. Arsamene (Romilda)
Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua
1:01
No. 12, Aria. Si, si, mio ben, si, si. Larghetto (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
2:21
No. 13, Recitativo. Presto, Signor, vien Serse (Elviro)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels
1:11
No. 14, Aria. Meglio in voi col mio partire. Andante (Arsamene)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:04
No. 15, Recitativo. Bellissima Romilda, eh, non celate (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
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)
Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt
0:19
No. 21, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:38
No. 22, Recitativo. Ecco Serse, oh che volto, oh che splendore! (Amastre)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers
0:52
No. 23, Aria. Soggetti al mio volere. Andante (Ariodate)
Brindley Sherratt, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
1:48
No. 24, Coro. Già la tromba (Soldati)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:39
No. 25, Recitativo. Queste vittorie, io credo (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers
1:27
No. 26, Aria. Più che penso alle fiamme del core. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany
8:35
No. 27, Recitativo. Eccoti il foglio, Elviro (Arsamene)
Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, 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, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
4:11
No. 30, Recitativo. Tradir di regia sposa (Amastre)
Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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, Early Opera Company, 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)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
0:15
No. 35, Aria. Un cenno leggiadretto. Allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
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)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
2:28
No. 40, Recitativo. Quel curioso è partito, oh! che indiscreto! (Elviro)
Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, David Daniels, Rosemary Joshua, Hilary Summers, Brindley Sherratt, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Early Opera Company Chorus
0:22
No. 41, Arioso e Recitativo. A piangere ogn'ora. Largo (Atalanta)
Andreas Wolf, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, 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, Andreas Wolf, Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey
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)
Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, 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)
Christian Curnyn, Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:10
No. 48, Aria. Dirà che non m'amò. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Early Opera Company, Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany
0:54
No. 51, Aria. Se bramate d'amar chi vi sdegna. Allegro (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
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, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
0:23
No. 59, Recitativo. Ariodate. (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt
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)
David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:15
No. 63, Aria. Si, la voglio e l'otterrò!. Allegro (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
2:33
No. 64, Recitativo. V'inchino, eccelso Re (Atalanta)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Joelle Harvey
0:22
No. 65, Aria. Voi mi dite che non l'ami (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:57
No. 66, Recitativo. Saria lieve ogni doglia (Serse)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Hilary Summers, Early Opera Company Orchestra, Joelle Harvey, Brindley Sherratt, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company Chorus, Andreas Wolf, David Daniels
0:17
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)
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)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Hilary Summers
1:34
No. 71, Recitativo. Aspra sorte! (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Anna Stéphany
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, 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
Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:47
No. 76, Recitativo. Sono vani i pretesti… (Arsamene)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Andreas Wolf
1:32
No. 77, Aria. No, no, se tu mi sprezzi. Andante allegro (Atalanta)
Joelle Harvey, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
1:01
No. 78, Recitativo. Ecco in segno di fé la destra amica (Romilda)
Andreas Wolf, David Daniels, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company
1:18
No. 79, Aria. Per rendermi beato. Andante (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Anna Stéphany, Christian Curnyn
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)
David Daniels, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
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)
Early Opera Company, Brindley Sherratt, 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)
Hilary Summers, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company
2:31
No. 86, Recitativo. Romilda infida, e di me pensa ancora? (Arsamene)
Christian Curnyn, David Daniels, Early Opera Company
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)
Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, Early Opera Company, David Daniels, Brindley Sherratt
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)
Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Brindley Sherratt
1:56
No. 92, Aria. Crude furie degl'orridi abissi. Allegro (Serse)
Christian Curnyn, Anna Stéphany, Early Opera Company
3:29
No. 93, Recitativo. Perfidi! E ancor osate (Serse)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, Rosemary Joshua, David Daniels, Joelle Harvey, Anna Stéphany, Brindley Sherratt, Andreas Wolf, 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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