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In dolce abbandono - Solo cantatas by Handel & Haydn

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Details

Composer
Georg Friedrich Handel, Joseph Haydn
Artist
Megan Kahts
Format
CD
Label
Solo Musica
Released
Jul 05, 2024
Catalog #
SM459
UPC
4260123644598

About

Mezzo soprano Megan Kahts, born in South Africa, was trained at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where she has been based since 2009. She sings internationally, specialising in the performance of Early and Contemporary music and has won coveted prizes in prestigious competitions. She is both a stage animal and a chamber musician at heart, having begun her musical training as a pianist and having embarked on a childhood singing career as a teenager in South Africa before honing her skills at the heart of the classical music tradition in Europe. The Carestini Ensemble Wien was formed by Megan Kahts out of musician colleagues with whom she has closely worked on various baroque opera and chamber music projects. The ensemble mainly specialises in works composed in the eighteenth century. Handel, Hasse, Gluck, Caldara and other composers composed parts and roles for the voice of the castrato Giovanni Carestini, after whose spirit the ensemble is named. All members of the ensemble are based in Vienna and specialised in Historical Performance Practice, performing on historical instruments.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo" 02:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo"
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  2. 2 Recitative: Dietro l'orme fuggaci 01:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    Recitative: Dietro l'orme fuggaci
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  3. 3 Aria: Ah, crudele, e pur ten vai 05:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aria: Ah, crudele, e pur ten vai
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  4. 4 Recitative: Per te mi struggo, infido 00:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    Recitative: Per te mi struggo, infido
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  5. 5 Accompanied Recitative: O voi, dell'incostante e procelloso mare 00:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Accompanied Recitative: O voi, dell'incostante e procelloso mare
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  6. 6 Aria: Venti, fermate, si 02:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aria: Venti, fermate, si
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  7. 7 Recitative: Ma che parlo, che dico? 00:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recitative: Ma che parlo, che dico?
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  8. 8 Siciliana: In tanti affanni miei 03:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Siciliana: In tanti affanni miei
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  9. 9 Recitative: Teseo mio ben, ove sei tu? 04:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Recitative: Teseo mio ben, ove sei tu?
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  10. 10 Aria: Dove sei, mio bel tesoro? 04:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria: Dove sei, mio bel tesoro?
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  11. 11 Recitative: Ma, a chi parlo? 03:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recitative: Ma, a chi parlo?
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  12. 12 Aria: Ah che morir vorrei 03:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Aria: Ah che morir vorrei
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien
  13. 13 Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Aria: Verdi prati 04:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Aria: Verdi prati
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Carestini Ensemble Wien