Making his Archiv opera debut, celebrated Handelian and Grammy award winner René Jacobs, the most exciting opera conductor of the day (Münchner Merkur), leads his dynamic, exquisitely honed B Rock Baroque Orchestra Ghent and an outstanding cast in one of the composer s most spectacular and ravishingly beautiful creations recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge in summer 2013.
In a recording career spanning four decades, Jacobs has surveyed a phenomenal amount of repertoire, operatic and instrumental: from Monteverdi to Mozart, from Bach to Pergolesi, with Händel, Gluck, Telemann and many more in-between, every new recording being hailed as an event by the press.
Following game-changing recordings of Handel s Giulio Cesare (1991), Rinaldo (2003) and Agrippina (2011), celebrated early and baroque music elder statesman René Jacobs makes an eagerly expected return to Handel on disc.
The title role, written for the legendary castrato Senesino, is sung by its finest modern exponent, Bejun Mehta, one of the most commanding, exhilarating countertenors of the modern era (New York Times).
This is a major new release under the Archiv imprint. Featuring a world-class cast of singers headed by countertenor Bejun Mehta, it ties in with a major revival of the critically acclaimed 2012 stage production by Pierre Audi in Amsterdam and a European concert tour in June. The opera is new to DG s catalogue and is the first studio recording of a complete opera for the label since 2011.
the most exciting opera conductor of the day -Münchner Merkur
The success that Jacobs has achieved could never have happened without the sheer vitality of his music making. -The New York Times
One thing is for sure: whether you like Baroque opera or not, you will never be bored by an opera conducted by René Jacobs. By shaking up convention with his subtle readings, sometimes even rewriting the composer s score, the Belgian conductor is the one of those rare few who always find an elegant way to bring the repetitive mannerisms of the Baroque to life. -Bachtrack.com
Tracklist:
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
1. Ouverture
2. 1. Acc. Gieroglifici eterni
3. 2. Cavatina Stimulato della gloria
4. Rec. Purgalo ormai / 3. Sinfonia / Rec. Mira
5. 4. Aria Lascia Amor
6. 5. Acc. Imagini funeste / 6. Aria Non fu gia
7. 7. Acc. Quanto diletto / Rec. Io non so” / 8. Acc e Rec. Itene pur
8. 9. Aria Ho un certo rossore
9. Rec. M’hai vinto al fin / 10. Duettino Ritornava al suo bel viso / Rec. Spera, mio ben
10. 11. Aria Chi possessore / Rec. Ecco Dorinda
11. 12. Aria Se’l cor mai ti dira
12. Rec. Povera me! / 13. Aria O care parolette / Rec. Noti a me sono
13. Rec. Noti a me sono
14. 14. Aria Se fedel vuoi
15. Rec. T’ubbidiro / 15. Aria Fammi combattere
16. Rec. Angelica, deh ! lascia…
17. 16. Terzetto Consolati, o bella
18. 17. Cavatina Quando spieghi / Rec. Perche, gentil Dorinda
19. 18. Aria Se mi rivolgo al prato
20. Rec. E questa la mercede / 19. Aria Cielo! se tu il consenti
21. Rec. A qual rischio vi espone / 20. Aria Tra caligini profonde
22. Rec. Da queste amiche piante / 21. Aria Verdi allori
23. Rec. Dopo tanti perigli / 22. Aria Non potra dirmi ingrato / Rec. Dove guidate
24. 23. Aria Verdi piante
25. Rec. Ah! perfida / 24. Acc. Ah! stigie larve
26. 25. Sinfonia / Rec. Di Dorinda alle mura
27. 26. Aria Vorrei poterti amar
28. Rec. Piu obbligata gli sono / 27. Aria e Rec. Unisca amor in noi
29. 28. Gia lo stringo
30. Rec. Di Dorinda all’albergo / 29. Aria cosi giusta e questa speme
31. Rec. S’e corrisposto un core / 30. Aria Amor e qual vento
32. Rec. Impari ogn’un da Orlando / 32. Aria Sorge infausta une procella
33. Rec. Dorinda, e perche piangi?
34. 33. Duetto Finche predi ancora il sangue / Rec. Vieni! Vanne precipitando / 34. Acc.Gia per la man d’Orlando
35. 35. Arioso Gia l’ebbro mio ciglio
36. Rec. Ecco il tempo prefisso / 36. Acc. Tu, che dal gran Tonante / 37. Sinfonia / Rec. Ah! che fate, Signor?
37. Rec. Dormo ancora, o son desso? / 38. Duettino Per far, mia diletta / Rec. Che vedo, oh Dei!
38. 39. Acc. Vinse incanti / 40. Coro Tronfa oggi’l mio cor
Personnel:
Bejun Mehta (Orlando)
Sophie Karthäuser (Angelica)
Kristina Hammarström (Medoro)
Sunhae Im (Dorinda)
Konstantin Wolff (Zoroastro)
B’Rock Orchestra
René Jacobs (conductor)
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