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Handel: Italian Cantatas / Fantazyas, Colombo, Albertini, Fumagalli, Balconi

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Composer: Georg Friedrich Handel
Artist: Carlotta Colombo, Maria Dalia Albertini, Marta Fumagalli, Fantazyas
Format: CD
Label: Brilliant Classics
Released: Jun 24, 2022
Catalog #: BRI96478
UPC: 5028421964782

About

In 1706, 21-year-old Handel arrived in Italy as a prodigious celebrity, already having caught the eye and won the patronage of the Medici family in Florence. Further honors and rewards were heaped on him when he moved to Rome the following year and came under the sponsorship of the most cultured and influential of the city’s noble families. It was for them that he wrote a string of secular cantatas, on time-honored and popular themes of arcadian and amorous bliss. These Roman cantatas have received more attention from scholars and performers in recent years, but the four presented here are still relatively unfamiliar, beginning with the brief, hunting-themed Diana cacciatrice HWV79. This cantata’s striking feature is an aria with echo soprano and trumpet solo, while Alpestre monte is an anguished tale of betrayal and suicide, including a pair of ravishing arias (again for soprano). Faithfulness is once more the vexed question posed by the album’s best-known cantata, Tu fedel? Tu costante? The searing purity of Carlotta Colombo’s soprano makes her a worthy successor to distinguished early-music specialists who have taken on the work, including Emma Kirkby. Conceived on a grander scale, Olinto pastore arcade alle glorie del Tebro is scored for three solo singers, to present an allegorical discussion between the shepherd Olinto, the river Tiber and the embodiment of Glory, concerning how the humble shepherd (a veiled allusion to Handel’s patron at the time) will restore Rome to her ancient greatness. The singer and conductor Roberto Balconi founded Fantazyas in 2000 as a flexible ensemble of instruments and voices specialising in Italian music of the 17th and 18th centuries. They have toured across Europe and Japan, and here they make their debut on Brilliant Classics.

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Tracklist 38 tracks

1 La Marche 01:51

Track
1

Title
La Marche
Duration
01:51
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
2 Recitative: Alla caccia, alla caccia 00:30

Track
2

Title
Recitative: Alla caccia, alla caccia
Duration
00:30
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
3 Aria: Foriera la tromba 03:49

Track
3

Title
Aria: Foriera la tromba
Duration
03:49
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
4 Coro: Alla caccia 00:29

Track
4

Title
Coro: Alla caccia
Duration
00:29
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
5 Arietta: Di questa selva fra dubbie vie 01:18

Track
5

Title
Arietta: Di questa selva fra dubbie vie
Duration
01:18
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
6 Coro: Alla caccia 00:37

Track
6

Title
Coro: Alla caccia
Duration
00:37
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
7 Accompagnato: Alpestre monte 00:49

Track
7

Title
Accompagnato: Alpestre monte
Duration
00:49
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
8 Aria: Io so ben 05:12

Track
8

Title
Aria: Io so ben
Duration
05:12
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
9 Recitativo: Quindi men vengo a voi 00:57

Track
9

Title
Recitativo: Quindi men vengo a voi
Duration
00:57
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
10 Aria: Almen dopo il fato mio 04:38

Track
10

Title
Aria: Almen dopo il fato mio
Duration
04:38
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
11 Sonata 02:16

Track
11

Title
Sonata
Duration
02:16
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
12 Recitative: Tu fedel? Tu costante? 01:03

Track
12

Title
Recitative: Tu fedel? Tu costante?
Duration
01:03
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
13 Aria: Cento belle ami Fileno 05:06

Track
13

Title
Aria: Cento belle ami Fileno
Duration
05:06
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
14 Recitative: L'occhio nero vivace 00:50

Track
14

Title
Recitative: L'occhio nero vivace
Duration
00:50
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
15 Aria: Se Licori, Fili ed io 01:41

Track
15

Title
Aria: Se Licori, Fili ed io
Duration
01:41
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
16 Recitative: Ma, se non hai più 00:33

Track
16

Title
Recitative: Ma, se non hai più
Duration
00:33
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
17 Aria: Se non ti piace amarmi 03:01

Track
17

Title
Aria: Se non ti piace amarmi
Duration
03:01
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
18 Recitative: Ma il tuo genio incostante 00:49

Track
18

Title
Recitative: Ma il tuo genio incostante
Duration
00:49
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
19 Aria: Si crudel, ti lasciero 01:02

Track
19

Title
Aria: Si crudel, ti lasciero
Duration
01:02
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
20 Sonata: Allegro 01:20

Track
20

Title
Sonata: Allegro
Duration
01:20
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
21 Aria: Oh! Come chiare e belle 03:01

Track
21

Title
Aria: Oh! Come chiare e belle
Duration
03:01
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
22 Recitativo: Ma quel che più d'ogn'altro 01:01

Track
22

Title
Recitativo: Ma quel che più d'ogn'altro
Duration
01:01
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
23 Aria: Chi mi chiama? 03:29

Track
23

Title
Aria: Chi mi chiama?
Duration
03:29
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
24 Recitativo: Dell'arcadi foreste 01:01

Track
24

Title
Recitativo: Dell'arcadi foreste
Duration
01:01
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
25 Aria: Più non spero 03:15

Track
25

Title
Aria: Più non spero
Duration
03:15
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
26 Recitativo: Per te non più rubella 01:21

Track
26

Title
Recitativo: Per te non più rubella
Duration
01:21
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
27 Aria: Caro Tebro 04:16

Track
27

Title
Aria: Caro Tebro
Duration
04:16
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
28 Recitativo: Si, la Gloria son io 00:45

Track
28

Title
Recitativo: Si, la Gloria son io
Duration
00:45
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
29 Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar 02:38

Track
29

Title
Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar
Duration
02:38
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
30 Recitativo: Tebro, tu non rispondi? 00:33

Track
30

Title
Recitativo: Tebro, tu non rispondi?
Duration
00:33
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
31 Aria: Al suon che destano 01:52

Track
31

Title
Aria: Al suon che destano
Duration
01:52
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
32 Recitativo: Di stupor, di diletto 01:03

Track
32

Title
Recitativo: Di stupor, di diletto
Duration
01:03
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Maria Dalia Albertini, Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
33 Aria: Io torno a sperare 02:55

Track
33

Title
Aria: Io torno a sperare
Duration
02:55
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
34 Recitativo: Di si giuste speranze 00:38

Track
34

Title
Recitativo: Di si giuste speranze
Duration
00:38
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
35 Aria: Astro clemente 02:30

Track
35

Title
Aria: Astro clemente
Duration
02:30
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Maria Dalia Albertini
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
36 Recitativo: Tebro, ti dissi il vero 01:09

Track
36

Title
Recitativo: Tebro, ti dissi il vero
Duration
01:09
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
37 Aria: Alle voci del bronzo guerriero 02:57

Track
37

Title
Aria: Alle voci del bronzo guerriero
Duration
02:57
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi
38 Viva, viva! 00:24

Track
38

Title
Viva, viva!
Duration
00:24
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Performer
Carlotta Colombo, Maria Dalia Albertini, Marta Fumagalli
Ensemble
Fantazyas
Conductor
Roberto Balconi