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London Calling - Handel / Semmingsen, Eike, Barokksolistene

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Composer
CORELLI, ARCANGELO GEMINIANI
Artist
Tuva, Barokksolistene, Semmingsen
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Apr 01, 2012
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1997
UPC
7318599919973

About

As the hub of a fledgling British Empire, London around 1710 was burgeoning with new wealth and offered the perfect setting for operatic entrepreneurs eager to spread the latest Italian fashions. It was thus a city of opportunity for Handel, fresh from spending five years in Italy, but also for many other touring musicians including Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Maria Veracini and Francesco Geminiani. This recording unveils a portrait of the chameleon Handel, emerging in the panache of his early Italian-styled Amadigi, reaching maturity in the 'English operatic' Hercules and arriving finally in the perennial melodic grace of Theodora, his penultimate oratorio. Extracts from these works, in which the young Norwegian mezzo-soprano Tuva Semmingsen displays both vocal agility and a wide-ranging emotional palette, are interspersed with instrumental works by Handel's Italian contemporaries. Corelli's Concerto grosso in D major, from the celebrated Opus 6, and Geminiani's 'La Follia' in D minor - incidentally a reworking of Corelli's famous violin sonata - both illustrate Italian instrumental music at its most sumptuous, in colourful and dynamic performances by the Norwegian period band Barokksolistene. For further variety, the leader and artistic director of the ensemble, Bjarte Eike, also performs a chamber work by Veracini, who visited London regularly during some three decades in the early 18th century. The Sonata in A major was published in England in 1744, and it would be quite tempting to interpret the use in it of a Scottish tune, Tweed's side, as merely a clever marketing device to charm a local audience, were it not that the tune, and the composition itself, was so attractive.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Overture 04:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  2. 2 Act II: Aria: T'amai, quant'il mio cor 05:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II: Aria: T'amai, quant'il mio cor
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Tuva Semmingsen
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  3. 3 Act I: Aria: Vado, corro al mio tesoro 03:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Aria: Vado, corro al mio tesoro
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Tuva Semmingsen
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  4. 4 I. Adagio - Allegro 03:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Bjarte Eike, Miloš Valent, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Allan Rasmussen
  5. 5 II. Adagio 02:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Bjarte Eike, Miloš Valent, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Allan Rasmussen
  6. 6 III. Vivace - Allegro - Allegro 04:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Vivace - Allegro - Allegro
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Bjarte Eike, Miloš Valent, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Allan Rasmussen
  7. 7 Act III: Sinfonia 02:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III: Sinfonia
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  8. 8 Act III: Accompagnato: Where shall I fly? 05:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: Accompagnato: Where shall I fly?
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Tuva Semmingsen
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  9. 9 I. Allegro moderamente 04:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro moderamente
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Francesco Maria Veracini
    Performer
    Bjarte Eike, Thomas Pitt, Fredrik Bock, Allan Rasmussen
  10. 10 II. Adagio 00:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Francesco Maria Veracini
    Performer
    Bjarte Eike, Thomas Pitt, Fredrik Bock, Allan Rasmussen
  11. 11 III. Scozzese: Un poco andante ed affettuoso - Largo - Un poco andante ed affettuoso 06:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Scozzese: Un poco andante ed affettuoso - Largo - Un poco andante ed affettuoso
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Francesco Maria Veracini
    Performer
    Bjarte Eike, Thomas Pitt, Fredrik Bock, Allan Rasmussen
  12. 12 Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: Air: As with rosy steps 07:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: Air: As with rosy steps
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Tuva Semmingsen
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  13. 13 Concerto Grosso in D Minor (after Corelli's Sonata, Op. 5, No. 12, "La Follia") 11:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    Concerto Grosso in D Minor (after Corelli's Sonata, Op. 5, No. 12, "La Follia")
    Duration
    11:19
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Performer
    Bjarte Eike, Miloš Valent, Rastko Roknic, Thomas Pitt, Hans Knut Sveen
  14. 14 Act I: Aria: O rendetemi il mio bene 06:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: Aria: O rendetemi il mio bene
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Tuva Semmingsen
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  15. 15 Act III: Sinfonia 01:22
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III: Sinfonia
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene
  16. 16 Act III: Aria: Sento la gioia 05:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III: Aria: Sento la gioia
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Tuva Semmingsen
    Ensemble
    Barokksolistene