Duel: Porpora and Handel In London

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Label
Arcana
Release Date
April 12, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HANDEL PORPORA
    • PERFORMER
      Bridelli, Le Concert De L?Hostel Dieu, Comte
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 12, 2019
    • UPC
      3760195734612
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      A461
    • LABEL
      Arcana
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    2. Arianna in Naxo, Act I: Aria: Nume che reggi il mare

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    3. Recitative e Aria: Dolce è su queste alte mie logge a sera

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    4. Recitative e Aria: Fu del braccio onnipotente

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    5. Overture

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    6. Allegro

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    7. [without tempo indication]

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    8. L'ora col troppo è chiaro, "Calcante ed Achille": A questa man verrà

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    9. Ariodante, HWV 33, Act II: Scherza infida

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    10. Polifemo: Aria: Il gioir qualor s'aspetta

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    11. Act II: Entree des Songes agreables: Larghetto e pianissimo

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    12. Act II: Entree des Songes funestes -

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    13. Act II: Entre des Songes agreables effrayes -

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    14. Act II: Le combat des Songes funestes et agreables

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    15. Mitridate: Alza al soglio i guardi

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    16. Accompanied Recitative: Inumano fratel

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    17. Aria: Stille amare

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte

    18. Catone, Act II: Aria: Quando piomba improvvisa saetta

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu

      Performer: Giuseppina Bridelli

      Conductor: Franck-Emmanuel Comte


Despite the rivalry between the operatic companies leaded by Haendel and Porpora in London (1734-1737), much has to be said about the real nature of the connection between the two composers. Both the musicians were considered outstandingly original for their aesthetic choices. Both admired each other's music. The few whirlwind years of their defiance in Great Britain produced memorable scores: among them, Ariodante by Haendel and Polifemo by Porpora, performed with simultaneous runs in the city theaters. The fight between the two operatic company was an opportunity for the composers to meet and discover each other, to deal with the taste of the audience and to experiment new ideas, getting strength from the incredible skills of the members of the vocal casts (Farinelli, Senesino, Carestini, etc.). This release tries to capture the soul of such a complicated intellectual relationship, presenting significant exemples of the composers' style and outlining the borders of the mutual esteem between two giants in the history of music. On her debut solo album, the young talented mezzosoprano Giuseppina Bridelli performs with effortless bravery the difficult pages written for some of the most famous singers of the 18th century: between them, a version with original variations of Haendel Scherza infida.