Handel: Amadigi

Amadigi di Gaula, opera, HWV 11
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Les Musiciens de Louvre
with Jean Deletre, Jennifer Smith, Aline Zylberajch, Pascal Bertin, Nathalie Stutzmann, Dominique Poitevin, Eiddwen Harrhy, Pascal Monteilhet
Conducted by Marc Minkowski

Handel: Amadigi,George Frideric Handel,Marc Minkowski,Pascal Bertin,Eiddwen Harrhy,Pascal Monteilhet,Jennifer Smith,Nathalie Stutzmann,Aline Zylberajch,Les Musiciens du Louvre,Elektra / Wea,Classical,Classical Music,Italian Baroque Opera,Opera

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Beautiful Singing
Perfect
I'm a listener, not a critic or singer
Nice Timbre, Well Balanced voice, Dramatic, but.....
The Denyce Graves CD I was waiting for

Denyce Graves - Voce di Donna
Christoph Willibald Gluck , Georges Bizet , George Frideric Handel , Francesco Cilea , Henry Purcell , Amilcare Ponchielli , Gaetano Donizetti , Samuel Barber , Pietro Mascagni , Camille Saint-Saëns , Jules Massenet , Maurizio Barbacini , and Denyce Graves
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ASIN: B00000JMH2
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

Carmen: Quand je vous aimerai?... L'amour est un oiseau rebelle - (Habanera)
Carmen: Pres des remparts de Seville - (Seguidilla)
Orfeo ed Euridice: Ahime!...Che faro senza Euridice?
La Gioconda: Voce di donna
Adriana Lecouvreur: Acerba volutta
Dido and Aeneas: Thy hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid In Earth
Amadigi di Gaula: D' un sventurato amante...Pena tiranna
La Favorite: Fia dunque vero...O mio Fernando!
VANESSA: Must The Winter Come So Soon
Vavalleria rusticana: Voi lo sapete
Werther: Werther, Werther! - (Air des lettres)
Werther: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes
Samson et Dalila: Printemps qui commence
Samson et Dalila: Samson...Amour! Viensaider ma faiblesse!

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This isn't mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves's first solo disc (she has previously released a compilation of romantic opera heroines), but it's definitely her most impressive. Like many beginning recording artists, she hasn't always been able to project her stage electricity into the microphone, but with such a sumptuous voice, one doesn't always mind. Here, though, there's not a dull moment in two choice arias each from roles Graves has sung often onstage: her signature role of Carmen and her almost-as-famous Dalila. There's also a fairly promising preview of the Charlotte from Werther, which she'll sing with Andrea Bocelli in October 1999 in Detroit, though one senses she still has work to do in learning to act with her voice. Two baroque-period selections, an aria from Handel's Amadigi and Purcell's famous "When I Am Laid in Earth" from Dido and Aeneas, suffer from imprecise diction and messy ornaments. But the aria in which Graves sounds most emotionally present is, oddly enough, "Must the Winter Come So Soon" from Barber's Vanessa. Her vivid reading reminds you of what happens onstage with her and hopefully what's to come on recordings. --David Patrick Stearns

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Beautiful Singing.......2005-10-01

Ms. Graves' voice is so warm. The sound is so impressive!!! There has been debate on whether or not she is truly a mezzo-soprano. Some critics feel that she is a true contralto with an extended upper range. The role of Dalila, is also considered borderline mezzo-soprano and contralto. Anyway, her voice has total ring in every tone. The rich sound that she produces is totally even from her bottom register to her top. The baroque selections need to be maybe a little lighter and more pure, but I am not that petty. I just believe that she is absolutely wonderful!!! Brava Ms. Graves!!!

Perfect.......2005-09-27

There is nothing I can say other than this is the perfect recording. Denyce Graves has chosen arias that we don't always get to hear and I thank her for doing so, she breathes live into the old standards from "Carmen" and introduces us to arias that will undoubtably become new favorites. Denyce's voice is absolutely fabulous, it's powerful yet calm and perfectly refined, I can say nothing bad about her voice or this recording.

I'm a listener, not a critic or singer.......2005-03-23

Unlike the other reviewers here, I'm an amateur piano player, and ocassionally listen to classical music. Several years ago while flipping, I came across Ms. Graves. I was totally blown away. I introduced her to my father who is an avid fan of the opera before he passed on.
While vocal crisis is a terrible thing for any singer to suffer (and I do worry about Ms Graves too), just step aside and listen to her render these time tested works for just a moment. Perhaps like me, you'll end up continually repeating this album on your iPod for hours on end. The final two tracks from Samson and Delilah makes your hair stand on end and your knees weak.

Nice Timbre, Well Balanced voice, Dramatic, but............2004-01-10

Denyce Graves has a lot of potential in this Album "Voce Di Donna". These are some of the most interesting Operas of it's time. They have stood the test of time. And such emotional airas as from Vanessa's Opera, when she sings the role of Erika in "Must the winter come so soon" is something. But other songs as I noticed in "Acerba Volutta" When she comes to substaining the high A6 note, she sounds as though she had to push her voice a little. And the same in "O mio Fernando" The A6 sounds more pushed at the end. In "Pres des remparts de Seville", the B6 sounds somewhat thin, but otherwise, she performs it very well. Denyce Graves has a lot of potential, but she should perform airas and in Operas as to her vocal comfort. Pushing the voice often isn't a good thing, as can lead to vocal Crisis. But nontheless, this is a good Opera Album. I can't wait till she puts out another CD.

The Denyce Graves CD I was waiting for.......2001-07-24

A much superior offering to her Heroines of French Romantic Opera offering, I feel. Her voice rings beautifully. You won't find yourself listening only to her as Carmen. She'll pull you in with the rest of the arias also.

Handel: La Maga Abbandonata [Hybrid SACD]

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A Handel Gem in a Superbly Cast Version

Handel: Amadigi
Eiddwen Harrhy
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000009IT3
Release Date: 1992-01-27

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A Handel Gem in a Superbly Cast Version.......2007-01-09

Amadigi di Gaula (1715) was the fifth Italian opera that Handel wrote for London, and the last before he took up his duties for the newly formed Royal Academy (in 1720, with Radamisto). Like Rinaldo and Teseo, which preceded it, Amadigi is a "magic opera", a genre that always brought out the best in the composer; like them too it features a love-sick sorceress as a central figure, a character-type he was to return to with equally memorable results in Alcina (1735). (His remaining "magic opera" Orlando has a benevolent male sorceror in place of a malevolent female one.)
Amadigi is an absolutely wonderful piece, with a memorable score of great freshness, invention and youthful vitality. There are two duets, an onstage death scene (very rare) and a ghost scene, all outstanding. The characters are all well-drawn, and at 2 1/2 hours it's one of Handel's most concise stage works. Without wishing to denigrate such Royal Academy masterpieces as Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Rodelinda and Tamerlano, there's no denying that some of the non-Academy operas Handel wrote (both before and after) have a special charm, exploring supernatural (and sometimes comic) terrain implicitly off limits in the predominately heroic Academy pieces.
This 1989 recording, the only one so far, is excellent. I believe it was conductor Marc Minkowski's first complete Handel opera on CD, and it shows him at his best, leading his fine band with great verve, and getting vivid delivery of the recitatives. And there's no tampering with the musical text, unlike some of Minkowski's later efforts (Teseo, Hercules). The four principals are are first-rate: two experienced sopranos (Jennifer Smith and Eiddwen Harrhy) and two (then) young contraltos (Nathalie Stutzmann and Bernarda Fink). This is one of the most enjoyable recordings of a Handel opera I've ever heard.

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Seriously incredible Handel
Stunning Work From One of the Top Handel Interpreters
Outstanding!
Don't overlook this special gem!

Sandrine Piau - Handel Opera Seria
Sandrine Piau , Christophe Rousset , Les Talens Lyriques , and Georg Friedrich Handel
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Release Date: 2005-01-18

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Seriously incredible Handel.......2005-11-15

If you don't like Handel recitals that come with a lot of hype, be warned that this album comes with a heavy load of uniform critical praise, plus raves and adoration of music aficionados. It may not be selling as well as it should, as there is a law in the music business that declares "Handel album without Ombra Mai Fu shall be treated with utmost suspicion" but just look at the reviews here. In the press, this CD has been called astonishing, amazing, peerless, superb, blah blah blah and also the "best Handel aria recording ever made by a soprano." Hyperbole aside, does it live up to the hype? It doesn't just live up to it, it walks all over it. I have had this album for months, but every time I try to write something about it, I end up listening to it over and over again, instead of writing about it.
Piau's voice is light, perfectly focused, like a bright laser beam, absolutely even from top to bottom and with incredible high notes. Her technique is perfect, same for breath control. Her speed and impossibly precise runs defy laws of nature. But of course just that would not be enough for stellar Handel performance of this calibre; she is also a gifted actress who is able to show dramatic colours in every single aria. There is not a single track here which is not a fascinating study of the character, and her interpretations are varied and very memorable: Berenice, fiery, defiant, Cleopatra in her mournful lament... To fully credit Piau's interpretive gifts, I would have to list every aria on this CD. And she chooses such great pieces, many seldom heard at all, all arranged in an imaginative, stimulating programme.
I usually have a bone to pick with Baroque ornamentations from the current singers, having been brought up on a steady diet of Emma Kirkby, Julianne Baird and Lorraine Hunt, who not only improvise their ornamentations, but do it so brilliantly. Sandrine Piau joins this illustrious club of the Ornamentators Par Excellence; her ornamentations are written in (largely by Rousset) but they are just glorious.
The Les Talens Lyriques orchestra under Christophe Rousset, Piau's frequent collaborator in live performances, plays great, though if I had one tiny complaint about this album, it would be that laws of physic do mar their performance a little bit: Piau's voice can move faster than these period instruments, and she sometimes whizzes by the orchestra very slightly ahead of them, in the fast arias. This is actually most evident in the fireworks of the opening aria, Scoglio d'immota, but that's only because she takes it at such superhuman speed, they have to play for their life just to stay with her.
Last but not least, I actually like the cover of this album, I think Piau looks cool, like a porcelain doll. Not that this album would be any less awe inspiring if it came wrapped in brown sandwich paper. This is some seriously amazing Opera Seria and if you love Handel's music, this album is an absolute must-have.

Stunning Work From One of the Top Handel Interpreters.......2005-02-20

French soprano Sandrine Piau is not as readily known as other Handelians, at least on this side of the pond, but she is certainly among the most gifted of interpreters as she proves on this wonderful recording of opera arias specifically written for the soprano voice. Even though mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson and soprano Renée Fleming have put out superb, higher profile recordings of Handel arias in the past few months, you can still confidently add this one to your collection thanks to Piau's thrilling, expressive vocalism, at once early-music in style with a powerful yet economical use of technique, well-balanced with a wide capacity for accurate coloratura and an immaculate technique sure to please Baroque purists.

Piau displays impeccable taste in her highly personalized program. Instead of going for the more familiar gems like "Ombra mai fú" from "Serse", she has pulled together an anthology of Handelian prime donne that features arias composed over more than two decades. Many are from operas that are relatively obscure but still quite stunning, for example, the defiant "Scoglio d'immota fronte" from "Scipione", the dynamic "Brilla nell' alma un non inteso ancor" from "Alessandro" and the angry, distressed "M'ai resa infelice" from "Deidamia". Even with the better known operas, she choose not the showpieces but the ones that are worthy of rediscovery, such as "Verdi piante, erbette liete" from "Orlando", "Se pieta" from "Giulio Cesare in Egritto", "L'amor ed il destin" from "Partenope" and "Ombre piante, une funeste" from "Rodelinda", in which her painful expressiveness of want certainly gives Fleming a run for her money. Even the order of the program is commendable, as it reflects a wide gamut of emotions that make the recording feel like one cohesive work, even with the variety of characters and dramatic situations and rich vocal demands for which Handel is known. Piau's long-time collaboration with Christophe Rousset, who leads the wondrous and period-authentic playing of Les Talens Lyriques, has produced a seamless rapport that makes this an essential recording. Strongly recommended.

Outstanding!.......2005-02-01

I received this CD a couple of days ago and it has not left my CD player. I was very impressed with her Mozart CD but this one has some fascinating ornamentation and very daring vocal acrobatics. I first heard her in Scipione under Christophe Rousset in 1993 and was very impressed by her contributions. Piau includes the aria "Scoglio d'immota fronte" from Scipione (also on Fleming's Handel disc), this time around showing off her coloratura skills and speed even more than on the complete recording. The rest of the CD is a real treasure of vocal fireworks and beautiful plaintive arias. Highly recommended!

Don't overlook this special gem!.......2005-02-01

It doesn't often happen that a release gets so much unanimous enthusiastic praise from both critics and audiences alike, particularly if the release is from an independent company and the singer is not a heavily promoted "star". But here it is - Sandrine Piau's Handel recital on Naive seems to be outshining many vocal releases of the past year (it was released in 2004) and the reason for this stir is simple: it is a stupendous disc from a great singer who deserves a wider recognition.

Everything is special here, even the cover. In an era when so many solo recitals try to attract us through flashy covers (and often not much more inside), Piau is courageous enough to appear in what may well be one of the most unflattering cover photos ever made. Through this photo, Piau seems to be making a bold statement: "I am not a cover girl, I am an artist".

And what an artist! Every phrase in this recital is delivered with utmost honesty and spectacular technical assurance, nothing is calculated or contrived. What is even more important, every Handelian heroine portrayed here is vividly brought to life. There is not a moment of monotony or routine - the selections cover a variety of moods and allow the artist to display not only her stupendous technique but also phenomenal interpretative gifts.

It is impossible to get tired of Piau's singing! Her voice and singing style should appeal to both camps of opera lovers: devotees of the HIP movement and those who are afraid of HIP because of the stigma of "white, bland voices" that became a trademark of the movement. Piau's voice is small and delicate, but there is nothing "white" or bland about it. It is a gorgeous instrument, flexible and colourful, able to convey a wide range of emotions without resorting to "special effects".

It is of course tempting to compare Piau's recital with the other highly popular Handel discs of 2004 (by Lorraine Hunt, Sarah Connolly, Renee Fleming) but comparisons don't really make much sense here for each of those recitals has its own virtues and each singer her own faithful audience. Yet Piau's disc risks being overlooked in the USA since the French soprano is not quite a household name here (in spite of some marvellous solo recitals in her discography). Let's hope this fantastic new disc will change this. (Kicek)

Kiri Te Kanawa - The Sorceress / AAM · Hogwood

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Kiri's finest
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Kiri Te Kanawa - The Sorceress / AAM · Hogwood
George Frideric Handel , Christopher Hogwood , Kiri Te Kanawa , and The Academy of Ancient Music
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Tracks:

Rinaldo: Overture
Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
Alcina: Overture
Giulio Cesare: Tu la mia stella sei
Amadigi: Sinfonia
Giulio Cesare: Sinfonia - V'adoro, pupille
Ariodante: Ballo - Musette
Agrippina: Bel piacere
Admeto: Sinfonia
Amadigi: Mi deride l'amante - Destero dall'empia Dite
Alcina: Ah! Ruggiero crudel - Ombre pallide
Giustino: Adagio
Giulio Cesare: Non disperar
Giulio Cesare: Piangero la sorte mia
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Kiri's finest..........2002-04-18

Well, although I've been a Kiri fan for some years, I haven't heard everything she's done. But from a pretty nice Kiri Te Kanawa personal collection, this has been my favorite since the day I first bought it. Kiri's voice has long been one of the most beautiful in the world of opera, but here she just 'cuts loose' (to use a very non-purist term) and she's never been better. Her voice is deeply sensual as well as flawless, easily her greatest performance from what I've heard. I'm glad this exceptional work is available as an import. Anyone who considers themselves a Kiri fan absolutely must have "The Sorceress".

Kiri's finest.......2001-11-01

I should start this review by saying that I am not a big fan of Kiri Te Kanawa. It's not her singing that I object to, but what she usually sings - I'm not very keen on Verdi, Puccini and Rossini. Having said that, Handel is one of my favourite composers and Christopher Hogwood is a genius; and I have to admit that Kiri's performance in this CD is absolutely brilliant.

The instrumental tracks have all the strength and vitality that you'd expect from Handel/Hogwood, and the vocal tracks have the added bonus of Kiri's heartfelt and moving interpretation. My personal favourites are: Laschia qu'io pianga from Rinaldo, and V'adoro pupile and Piangeró las sorte mia both from Giulio Cesare. And the Academy of Ancient Music are as wonderful as ever.

This is a must have!

Handel.......2001-08-28

It's a shame that this is not currently available. It's a wonderful collection of Handel arias for Soprano. While I usually find Handel a bit on the boring side, this is really an entertaining collection. There is quite a bit of instrumental music, aside from the arias, which is wonderfully done. Kiri brings her usual gorgeous voice to the recording. She also does a nice job of interpretation, something she often lacks unfortunately. Highly recommended!

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some glorious Handel singing!

James Bowman sings Handel Heroic Arias
George Frideric Handel , Robert King , James Bowman , The King's Consort , and Paul Goodwin
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Giulio Cesare: Va Tacito E Nascosto
Rinaldo: Venti Turbini
Ariodane: Scherza Infida
Overture To Serse
Giustino: Zeffireto, Che Scorre Nel Prato
Giulio Cesare: Al Lampo Dell' Armi
Ottone: Tanti Affanni
Rinaldo: Or La Tromba & Battaglia
Rinaldo: Cara Sposa
Giustino: Se Parla Nel Mio Cor
Alcina: Verdi Prati

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some glorious Handel singing!.......2000-01-13

This CD has the greatest recorded performance of "Venti Turbini" and "Al Lampo Dell' Armi." James Bowman's virtuosity is quite exciting, and the orchestra playing sounds splenbid and authentic. There are parts of this recording that are a little less inspired, but still, it's very hard to find a better album of Handel's opera arias. It's a must have for all Handel devotees and should be strongly recommended to anyone interested in Baroque operas.

Also try James Bowman's "English Arias," which contains some gorgeous music from Handel's oratorios.

Tracks:

Second Overture to Almira in G minor
Vedrai s' a tuo dispetto (Almira, Act 3)
Perche viva il caro sposo (Rodrigo, Act 3)
Vo' far guerra (Rinaldo, Act 2)
Overture to Silla: Largo - Allegro
Andante
Ah! spietato (Amadigi di Gaula, Act 2)
Destero dall' empia Dite (Amadigi di Gaula, Act 1)
V' adoro, pupille (Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Act 2)
Overture to Tamerlano: (Largo) - Allegro
Adagio - Menuet
Cor di padre (Tamerlano, Act 2)
Ombre, piante (Rodelina, Act 1)
Overture to Scipione: (Largo) - Allegro
Allegro
March (Scipione, Act 1)
Scoglio d' immota fronte (Scipione. Act 2)

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Handel Arias...Lovingly Played, Triumphantly Sung...MORE, PLEASE!.......2007-07-11

One of my favorite singers, and certainly for baroque, is Emma Kirkby. She is certainly unparalleled in this, her element.

This album, so sadly, I see, has now gone out of print. It has long been one of my favorite albums. I frequently put it on when I do not have time to listen to a complete Handel opera, but can feed my desire for his work, with these many excerpts, interspersed with instrumental selections from his operas, as well by the Baroque Consort, Roy Goodman at the helm.

Goodman seems to be a greatly underrated, unappreciated conductor...but NOT in MY book! Like so many others, he sort of "sits" just on the outside of truly popular recognition, which I do not understand.

Anyway, if you are able, get yourself a copy of this album, and thrill to some of the greatest vocalization of Handel's music you have ever heard.

Particularly, "Vedrai sa' tuo despetto", "Ah Spietato", Ombre, piante", and "Vo' far guerra"......you're gonna love this album, and be blown away with Kirkby's pyrotechnics! I bet you'll always keep it within handy reach! ~operabruin

Amazing virtuosic singing.......2002-04-01

Emma Kirkby's first album of seldom-performed Handel arias and overtures is brilliantly put together and executed. This has to be some of Handel's most difficult and virtuosic music--and Roy Goodman certainly doesn't pull any punches with tempos, particularly in the aria from "Almira," which is taken so fast that even Kirkby, with her legendary vocal agility, has to work to keep up. But she does, and it comes off wonderfully. The only other recording of this aria that I have heard is about half as fast, and even then the soprano has difficulty wheezing through it. The slower arias are performed well, but it is in the more uptempo selections (and there are plenty) that Kirkby shines brightest.

Handel - Amadigi / Stutzmann, Fink, Harrhy, J. Smith, Bertin, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski [Highlights]

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Handel - Amadigi / Stutzmann, Fink, Harrhy, J. Smith, Bertin, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski [Highlights]
George Frideric Handel , Les Musiciens de Louvre , Marc Minkowski , Nathalie Stutzmann , Bernarda Fink , Eiddwen Harrhy , Jennifer Smith , Pascal Bertin , and Pascal Monteilhet
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ASIN: B000005EE4
Release Date: 1995-06-06

Tracks:

Ov - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act 1, Scene 3: Aria: 'Non Sa Temere Questo Mio Petto' - Nathalie Stutzmann
Act 1, Scene 4: Aria: 'Ah! Spietato! E Non Ti Muove' - Eiddwen Harrhy
Act 1, Scene 6: Aria: 'Agitato Il Cor Mi Sento' - Bernarda Fink
Act 1, Scene 8: Aria: 'Io Godo, Scherzo, E Rido' - Eiddwen Harrhy
Act II: Scene 1: Aria: 'Sussurrate, Onde Vezzose' - Nathalie Stutzmann
Act II, Scene 3: Aria: 'S'Estinto E L'Idol Mio' - Jennifer Smith
Act II, Scene 3: Aria: 'T'Amai, Quant'Il Mio Cor' - Jennifer Smith/Nathalie Stutzmann
Act II, Scene 4: Duetto: 'Crudel, Tu Non Farai' - Eiddwen Harrhy/Nathalie Stutzmann
Act II, Scene 5: Aria: 'Pena Tiranna Io Sento Al Core' - Bernarda Fink
Act II, Scene 8: Aria: 'Tu Mia Speranza' - Bernarda Fink
Act II, Scene 9: Aria: 'Affannami, Tormentami' - Jennifer Smith
Act III, Scene 1: Aria: 'Dolce Vita Del Mio Petto' - Jennifer Smith
Act III, Scene 2: Aria: 'Vanne Lungi Dal Mio Petto' - Eiddwen Harrhy
Act III, Scene 3: Duetto: 'Cangia Al Fine Il Tuo Rigore' - Jennifer Smith/Nathalie Stutzmann
Act III, Scene 4: Accompagnato: 'Han' Penetrato I Detti Tuoi L'inferno' - George Frideric Handel
Act III, Scene 6: Aria: 'Sento La Gioia' - Nathalie Stutzmann
Act III, Scene 6: Coro: 'Godete, Oh Cori Amanti' - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Jennifer Smith/Nathalie Stutzmann

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Only the best
Trumpet Music, Anyone?

Masters of the Baroque

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ASIN: B00000F1BZ
Release Date: 1998-11-17

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Violin Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1041: Allegro - Bach
Violin Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1041: Andante - Bach
Violin Concerto In A Minor, BWV 1041: Allegro Assai - Bach
Concerto For Oboe & Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060: Allegro - Bach
Concerto For Oboe & Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060: Adagio - Bach
Concerto For Oboe & Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060: Allegro - Bach
Violin Concerto In E Major, BWV 1042: Allegro - Bach
Violin Concerto In E Major, BWV 1042: Adagio - Bach
Violin Concerto In E Major, BWV 1042: Allegro Assai - Bach
Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor, BWV 1043: Vivace - Bach
Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor, BWV 1043: Largo Ma Non Tanto - Bach
Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor, BWV 1043: Allegro - Bach

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Prima Imperiale For 8 Trumpets, Timpani, Organ And Orchestra - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Concerto In D For 2 Trumpets, Strings, And Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sonata In D For 2 Trumpets, Strings and Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Overture To 'Giardino di Rose' for Two Trumpets, Two Flutes, Two Oboes, Strings and Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Overture to 'Coriolanus' for Four Trumpets, Timpani, Two Oboes, Strings and Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Concerto in D for solo trumpet, Strings and Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sonata in D for solo trumpet, double string orchestra, and Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sinfonia to 'Il Nome Glorioso' for Solo Trumpet, Strings and Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sonata in D for solo trumpet, two violins, cello and continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Overture to 'Ciro riconosciuto' for 8 trumpets, 2 timpanists, and orchestra - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sonata No. 336 for 8 trumpets and timpani - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&

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Rinaldo: Battaglia - Various Artists
Rinaldo: Marcia - Various Artists
Il Prigionier Fortunato - Sinfonia: I - Allegro - Various Artists
Il Prigionier Fortunato - Sinfonia: II - Grave - Various Artists
Il Prigionier Fortunato - Sinfonia: III - Presto - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Sinfonia - Grave - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Recitativo - Su Le Sponde - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Sinfonia - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Aria - Contentativi - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Recitativo - Mesto, Stanco - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Largo - Infelici Miei Lumi - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Aria - Dite Almeno And Ritornello - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Recitativo - All'aura, Al Cielo - Various Artists
Sue le sponde del Tebro (Cantata): Aria - Trascia Pur Di Piangere - Various Artists
Vien Con Nuova Orribil Guerra - Various Artists
Quoniam - Various Artists
Pace Una Volta - Various Artists
Cantata No. 51: Aria - Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen - Various Artists
Cantata No. 51: Recitativo - Wir Beten Zu Dem Tempel An - Various Artists
Cantata No. 51: Aria - Hochster, Mache Deine Gute Ferner Alle Morgen Neu - Various Artists
Cantata No. 51: Choral - Various Artists
Cantata No. 51: Alleluja - Various Artists
Or, La Tromba - Various Artists
Amadigi: Destro Dall' Empia Dite - Various Artists
Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim - Various Artists

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Orfeo: Toccato - Monteverdi
Sinfonia # 4 In C For Four Trumpets, Oboes, Bassoons, Bass Trumpet And Timpani: Allegro - Torelli
Sinfonia # 4 In C For Four Trumpets, Oboes, Bassoons, Bass Trumpet And Timpani: Adagio - Torelli
Sinfonia # 4 In C For Four Trumpets, Oboes, Bassoons, Bass Trumpet And Timpani: Presto. - Torelli
Concerto # 6 In C For Solo Trumpet And Strings: Grave. - Albinoni
Concerto # 6 In C For Solo Trumpet And Strings: Allegro. - Albinoni
Concerto # 6 In C For Solo Trumpet And Strings: Grave. - Albinoni
Concerto # 6 In C For Solo Trumpet And Strings: Allegro. - Albinoni
Concerto # 6 In C For Trumpet, Oboes And Bassoon: Allegro Moderato. - Albinoni
Concerto # 6 In C For Trumpet, Oboes And Bassoon.: Affetuoso. - Albinoni
Concerto # 6 In C For Trumpet, Oboes And Bassoon.: Presto. - Albinoni
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets And Strings: Allegro - Vivaldi
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets And Strings: Largo. - Vivaldi
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets And Strings: Allegro. - Vivaldi
Sonata In D For Two Trumpets And Strings: Grave - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sonata In D For Two Trumpets And Strings: Allegro - Allegro
Sonata In D For Two Trumpets And Strings: Adagio - Adagio
Sonata In D For Two Trumpets And Strings: Allegro - Allegro
Sonata In D For Trumpet And Strings: Allegro - Purcell
Sonata In D For Trumpet And Strings: Adagio. - Purcell
Sonata In D For Trumpet And Strings: Allegro. - Purcell
Sonata From Concerto # 7 In D For Trumpet And Strings.: Allegro. - Albinoni
Sonata From Concerto # 7 In D For Trumpet And Strings.: Grave-Presto-Adagio. - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sonata From Concerto # 7 In D For Trumpet And Strings.: Allegro. - Albinoni
Sinfonia Decima # 7 For Two Trumpets And Strings.: Adagio. - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sinfonia Decima # 7 For Two Trumpets And Strings.: Allegro - Allegro
Sinfonia Decima # 7 For Two Trumpets And Strings.: Grave - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sinfonia Decima # 7 For Two Trumpets And Strings.: Vivac- TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sinfonia Decima # 7 For Two Trumpets And Strings.: Adagio - Adagio
Sinfonia Decima # 7 For Two Trumpets And Strings.: Largo: Allegro. - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sinfomia Teatrale # 4 For Four Trumpets And Strings.: Allegro Assai. - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sinfomia Teatrale # 4 For Four Trumpets And Strings.: Alberti - Adagio
Sinfomia Teatrale # 4 For Four Trumpets And Strings.: Alberti - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Sinfomia Teatrale # 4 For Four Trumpets And Strings.: Alberti - Allegro Assai. - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&

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Concerto In C Minor: Larghetto - John Anderson
Concerto In C Minor: Allegro - John Anderson
Concerto In C Minor: Siciliana - John Anderson
Concerto In C Minor: Allegro Giusto - John Anderson
Albinoni-B flt O7N3-Allegro - John Anderson
Concerto In B Flat, Op.7, No.3: Adagio - John Anderson
Concerto In B Flat, Op.7, No.3: Allegro - John Anderson
Concert In D Major,Op.7,No.6: Allegro - John Anderson
Concert In D Major,Op.7,No.6: Adagio - John Anderson
Concert In D Major,Op.7,No.6: Allegro - John Anderson
Concerto In D Minor: Andante E Spiccato - John Anderson
Concerto In D Minor: Adagio - John Anderson
Concerto In D Minor: Presto - John Anderson
Concerto In D Major: Allegro - John Anderson
Concerto In D Major: Largo - John Anderson
Concerto In D Major: Allegro - John Anderson
Concerto In F Major: Allegro Giusto - John Anderson
Concerto In F Major: Grave - John Anderson
Concerto In F Major: Allegro - John Anderson
Concerto In A Minor: Allegro Non Molto - John Anderson
Concerto In A Minor: Larghetto - John Anderson
Concerto In A Minor: Allegro - John Anderson

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Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Gloria in excelsis Deo - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Et in terra pax - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Laudamus te - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Gratias agimus tibi - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Domine Deus - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Domine Fili Unigenite - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Qui tollis peccata mundi - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Qui sedes - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Quoniam tu solus sanctus - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 588: Cum sancto spiritu - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Gloria Excelsis Deo - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Et in terra pax - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Laudamus te - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Gratias agimus tibi - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Propter magnam gloriam tuam - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Domine Deus - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Domine Fili unigenite - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Qui tollis peccata mundi - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Qui sedes - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Quoniam tu solus sanctus - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Glorias: Gloria RV 589: Cum Sancto Spiritu - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR

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Trumpet Concertos: Overture In D, For 2 Trumpets, Timpani, Strings And Continuo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Intrada: Grave - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Allegro - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Largo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Vivace - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Alla Breve - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Andante - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Vivace - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Largo - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Vivace - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Siciliano - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Vivace - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Allegro - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Adagio - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Aria - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Allegro - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Adagio - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Allegro - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Grave - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Allegro - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Overture - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: March: Alla Breve - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Menuets 1&2 - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Aria - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: La Rejouissnace - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Sarabande - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Gigue - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Rondeau - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Concert in E-flat for 2 trumpets ...: Maestoso - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Allegro - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Grave - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&
Trumpet Concertos: Vivace - TELEMANN/VIVALDI/BACH/&

Amazon.com

This is a wonderfully unhackneyed collection from the Baroque era, mostly instrumental but with some vocal music tossed in for good measure, which contains many rarities you won't find anywhere else. The seven, well-packed CDs offer four Bach violin concerti; trumpet and orchestra works by Fantini, Alberti, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Caldara and Torelli, Albinoni, Stradella, Corelli, Francheschini, Purcell, Monteverdi, Bononcini, Telemann, and Bendinelli; two settings of the Gloria by Vivaldi; some Handel arias; Bach's high-flying Cantata No. 51; odd, fascinating works by Predieri and von Reutter excitingly sung by soprano Helen Field; and various other concerti by Vivaldi, Marcello, and others. The richness of the Baroque era is here in all its glory. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Only the best.......2006-02-17

What a reasonably priced set, I got mine for $25. This collection has only the best baroque music in my opinion. Like the previous reviewer said it has a lot of trumpet music but I like brass. It's just not trumpet though, it has strings and other instruments (more brass) in a lot of the same pieces. Plus, most of the pieces on here are pretty lively so this won't put you to sleep.

Trumpet Music, Anyone?.......2001-06-13

This is an excellent value -- 7 CD's for its price. The performances and recordings are all top quality. But pay attention: 4 of the 7 CD's are trumpet music. Many of the selections on the remaining CD's are also big and brassy. This is beautiful music, and it is from the "Masters", but you better like trumpet music, 'cause you will have 4 hours of it!

Handel · Bach · Sacrlatti · Clarke - Cantatas & Arias / Betsy Norden · Bob Haley

Average customer rating:

Handel · Bach · Sacrlatti · Clarke - Cantatas & Arias / Betsy Norden · Bob Haley

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003J7I
Release Date: 1993-06-15

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