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Mayr: Elena / Hauk, Concerto de Bassus
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Mayr: Elena / Hauk, Concerto de Bassus

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Composer
MAYR, GIOVANNI SIMONE
Artist
Concerto De Bassus, Hauk
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jun 25, 2021
Catalog #
8660462-63
UPC
730099046275

About

During the 1813–14 carnival season in Naples, Simon Mayr wrote a much-admired opera semiseria called Elena. The post-revolutionary Napoleonic era saw great enthusiasm for the rescue opera genre and Elena is a perfect example, in which a complex plot, based on French models, sees an innocent falsely accused of a capital offence. Mayr’s subtle accommodation of Neapolitan opera and Viennese Classicism ensures a series of choruses and recitatives that drive the action forward, punctuated with arias, romances, ensembles, lyric richness and moments of witty buffo color.

REVIEW:

Franz Hauk continues his dedicated role championing the music of the German-born, Simon Mayr, now returning to his operas thought to number almost seventy.

First produced in Naples in January 1814, Mayr's Elena was well received and revived in 1816 at the much more influential venue of La Scala, Milan, and that was followed by Florence. At both theatres it is thought is was probably much revised. The story is complex—to say the least—and made even more so as you need to know the history that surrounds events that took place before the opera begins; all that is explained in the enclosed booklet. The opera calls for a dramatic soprano as the wronged Elena, here taken by the German-born Julia Sophie Wagner, who is enjoying a major career on both sides of the Atlantic. Her perky voice is perfect for her dual role where she has to masquerade as a young man when she returns to her homeland. But it is the many other characters who share the bulk of a work lasting around two and a half hours, though it does not seem that long! By this point the fine bass voice of Daniel Ochoa has taken over the score as Elena’s husband, Costantino, the two having parted as they fled from their execution, his long first act aria not far short of ten minutes. We are now introduced to Edmondo, who was part of the plot against Elena, here taken by the tenor, Markus Schafer, whose outstanding performances have graced many Mayr recordings. That leaves me to say how much I have enjoyed the bass, Niklas Mallmann, in the buffo role of Carlo; the bass, Andreas Mattersberger as Urbino, and Fang Zhi in the pivotal part of the Governor. He is joined in the opera’s final rejoicing with the fulsome Simon Mayr Chorus. For Hauk, the conductor, this is another major and unqualified success, his period instrument orchestra, Concerto de Bassus, both neat and with impeccable intonation. A fabulous release in every respect.

– David's Review Corner (David Denton)

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Sinfonia 08:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sinfonia
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Introduction: Come veloce ruota tu giri (Peasants, Anna, Ernesta, Urbino) 05:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Introduction: Come veloce ruota tu giri (Peasants, Anna, Ernesta, Urbino)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Anna-Doris Capitelli, Anna Feith, Andreas Mattersberger
    Ensemble
    Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Or bene al padre tuo (Urbino, Anna, Ernesta) 01:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Or bene al padre tuo (Urbino, Anna, Ernesta)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Andreas Mattersberger, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Anna Feith
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  5. 4 Act I Scene 1: Aria: Che dolce piacere (Urbino) 05:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Aria: Che dolce piacere (Urbino)
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Andreas Mattersberger
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  6. 5 Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Eh vada pure (Anna) 00:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Eh vada pure (Anna)
    Duration
    00:17
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Anna-Doris Capitelli
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  7. 6 Act I Scene 2: Aria: Quanno co la perucca (Carlo) 06:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Aria: Quanno co la perucca (Carlo)
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Niklas Mallmann
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  8. 7 Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Oh gran virtù del canto! (Carlo, Anna, Ernesta) 01:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Oh gran virtù del canto! (Carlo, Anna, Ernesta)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Niklas Mallmann, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Anna Feith
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  9. 8 Act I Scene 3: Duet: Buon dì… pardon garbato (Riccardo, Carlo) 07:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Duet: Buon dì… pardon garbato (Riccardo, Carlo)
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Julia Sophie Wagner, Niklas Mallmann
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  10. 9 Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Or via giacchè siam soli (Carlo, Riccardo, Urbino, Anna) 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Or via giacchè siam soli (Carlo, Riccardo, Urbino, Anna)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Niklas Mallmann, Julia Sophie Wagner, Andreas Mattersberger, Anna-Doris Capitelli
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  11. 10 Act I Scene 4: Aria: Brutto uccello di rapina! (Anna) 03:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Aria: Brutto uccello di rapina! (Anna)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Anna-Doris Capitelli
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  12. 11 Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Non son chi son (Urbino, Paolino, Riccardo) 00:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Non son chi son (Urbino, Paolino, Riccardo)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Andreas Mattersberger, Mira Graczyk, Julia Sophie Wagner
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  13. 12 Act I Scene 4: Romance: Un Provvenzale d'illustre stato (Riccardo, Paolino) 04:42
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Romance: Un Provvenzale d'illustre stato (Riccardo, Paolino)
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Julia Sophie Wagner, Mira Graczyk
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  14. 13 Act I Scene 6: Quartet and Chorus: Cantiam de' nostri cuori (Chorus, Carlo, Harvesters, Anna, Ernesta, Paolino, Urbino) 07:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Quartet and Chorus: Cantiam de' nostri cuori (Chorus, Carlo, Harvesters, Anna, Ernesta, Paolino, Urbino)
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Niklas Mallmann, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Anna Feith, Mira Graczyk, Andreas Mattersberger
    Ensemble
    Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  15. 14 Act I Scene 6: Scene: Son solo… o miei sospiri! - Aria: Ah! se mirar potessi (Costantino) 09:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Scene: Son solo… o miei sospiri! - Aria: Ah! se mirar potessi (Costantino)
    Duration
    09:43
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Daniel Ochoa
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  16. 15 Act I Scene 7: Recitative: A dir ver il Signor Governatore (Carlo, Costantino, Riccardo) 02:45
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Recitative: A dir ver il Signor Governatore (Carlo, Costantino, Riccardo)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Niklas Mallmann, Daniel Ochoa, Julia Sophie Wagner
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  17. 16 Act I Scene 8: Trio: Oh Ciel! che miro! (Costantino, Riccardo, Carlo) 05:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Trio: Oh Ciel! che miro! (Costantino, Riccardo, Carlo)
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Daniel Ochoa, Julia Sophie Wagner, Niklas Mallmann
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 Act I Scene 9: Recitative: Povero Costantino, quanti sofferto avrai stenti (Riccardo, Costantino, Carlo, Urbino, Anna) 01:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I Scene 9: Recitative: Povero Costantino, quanti sofferto avrai stenti (Riccardo, Costantino, Carlo, Urbino, Anna)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Julia Sophie Wagner, Daniel Ochoa, Niklas Mallmann, Andreas Mattersberger, Anna-Doris Capitelli
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  20. 2 Act I Scene 9: Finale: Che ascolto! (Riccardo, Anna, Urbino, Costantino, Carlo, Ernesta, Herald, Governor, Guards, Paolino, Shepherd, Elena, Adolfo) 17:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 9: Finale: Che ascolto! (Riccardo, Anna, Urbino, Costantino, Carlo, Ernesta, Herald, Governor, Guards, Paolino, Shepherd, Elena, Adolfo)
    Duration
    17:37
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Julia Sophie Wagner, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Andreas Mattersberger, Daniel Ochoa, Niklas Mallmann, Anna Feith, Harald Thum, Fang Zhi, Mira Graczyk
    Ensemble
    Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  21. 3 Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Entriamo, e al Conte Edmondo (Ernesta, Anna, Urbino) 00:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Entriamo, e al Conte Edmondo (Ernesta, Anna, Urbino)
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Anna Feith, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Andreas Mattersberger
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  22. 4 Act II Scene 1: Trio: S'è ver, che un vivo ardore (Anna, Ernesta, Urbino) 03:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Trio: S'è ver, che un vivo ardore (Anna, Ernesta, Urbino)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Anna-Doris Capitelli, Anna Feith, Andreas Mattersberger
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  23. 5 Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Tosto al Governator di Tarascone (Governor, Ernesta, Anna, Urbino, Edmondo) 02:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Tosto al Governator di Tarascone (Governor, Ernesta, Anna, Urbino, Edmondo)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Fang Zhi, Anna Feith, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Andreas Mattersberger, Markus Schäfer
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  24. 6 Act II Scene 3: Scene: Oh tu, che ognor fastosa - Aria: Vieni a me… (Edmondo, Guards) 08:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Scene: Oh tu, che ognor fastosa - Aria: Vieni a me… (Edmondo, Guards)
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer
    Ensemble
    Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  25. 7 Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Governatore è vero ciò che intesi testè? (Edmondo, Governor, Carlo) 03:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Governatore è vero ciò che intesi testè? (Edmondo, Governor, Carlo)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer, Fang Zhi, Niklas Mallmann
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  26. 8 Act II Scene 5: Duet: Chiaro favella, e breve (Edmondo, Carlo) 06:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Duet: Chiaro favella, e breve (Edmondo, Carlo)
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer, Niklas Mallmann
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  27. 9 Act II Scene 5: Recitative: E un vil pastor de miei voler vantarsi delusore potrà? (Edmondo, Carlo, Governor) 01:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Recitative: E un vil pastor de miei voler vantarsi delusore potrà? (Edmondo, Carlo, Governor)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer, Niklas Mallmann, Fang Zhi
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  28. 10 Act II Scene 6: Scene: I sensi generosi - Aria: Di pietà, che in te favella (Governor) 04:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Scene: I sensi generosi - Aria: Di pietà, che in te favella (Governor)
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Fang Zhi
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  29. 11 Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Tutto rigore egli è, ma il vero ignora (Edmondo, Elena, Adolfo, Carlo) 02:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Tutto rigore egli è, ma il vero ignora (Edmondo, Elena, Adolfo, Carlo)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer, Julia Sophie Wagner, Mira Graczyk, Niklas Mallmann
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  30. 12 Act II Scene 7: Aria: Ah! non partir! (Elena) 05:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 7: Aria: Ah! non partir! (Elena)
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Julia Sophie Wagner
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  31. 13 Act II Scene 7: Recitative: Oh cor di madre a che non giungi mai? (Edmondo, Carlo, Elena) 01:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Scene 7: Recitative: Oh cor di madre a che non giungi mai? (Edmondo, Carlo, Elena)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer, Niklas Mallmann, Julia Sophie Wagner
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  32. 14 Act II Scene 8: Scene and Sextet: Ma qual gente si appressa? (Edmondo, Anna, Elena, Carlo, Chorus, Guards, Governor, Costantino) 10:27
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II Scene 8: Scene and Sextet: Ma qual gente si appressa? (Edmondo, Anna, Elena, Carlo, Chorus, Guards, Governor, Costantino)
    Duration
    10:27
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Julia Sophie Wagner, Niklas Mallmann, Fang Zhi, Daniel Ochoa
    Ensemble
    Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  33. 15 Act II Scene 8: Recitative: Guardie, colui che tanto cercaste è in poter vostro (Edmondo, Carlo, Anna, Costantino, Elena, Governor, Adolfo, Urbino) 03:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II Scene 8: Recitative: Guardie, colui che tanto cercaste è in poter vostro (Edmondo, Carlo, Anna, Costantino, Elena, Governor, Adolfo, Urbino)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Markus Schäfer, Niklas Mallmann, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Daniel Ochoa, Julia Sophie Wagner, Fang Zhi, Mira Graczyk, Andreas Mattersberger
    Ensemble
    Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk
  34. 16 Act II Scene 9: Finale: Gnorsì… nuje ve credimmo (Carlo, Chorus, Adolfo, Edmondo, Anna, Governor, Urbino, Costantino, Elena) 02:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II Scene 9: Finale: Gnorsì… nuje ve credimmo (Carlo, Chorus, Adolfo, Edmondo, Anna, Governor, Urbino, Costantino, Elena)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Johann Simon Mayr
    Performer
    Niklas Mallmann, Mira Graczyk, Markus Schäfer, Anna-Doris Capitelli, Fang Zhi, Andreas Mattersberger, Daniel Ochoa, Julia Sophie Wagner
    Ensemble
    Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus
    Conductor
    Franz Hauk