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Paer: Leonora / De Marchi, Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
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Paer: Leonora / De Marchi, Innsbruck Festival Orchestra

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Composer
PAER, FERDINANDO
Artist
Innsbrucker Festwochenorchester, Marchi
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Sep 17, 2021
Catalog #
555411-2
UPC
761203541126

About

In 2020, in a fitting contribution to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, the Innsbruck Early Music Festival presented a concert performance of the opera Leonora by his contemporary Ferdinando Paër. With this program selection the conductor Alessandro De Marchi rescued from oblivion the counterpart of Beethoven’s opera Fidelio and its model. Spirited recitatives, extended arias, cabalettas, and marvelously mellow duets occur in sequence in Paër's works, including his opera Leonora, premiered in 1804.

During the Napoleonic Wars what he presented here was a heroic liberation opera of French stamp. The action corresponds to the spirit of the times, and the faithful wife displays heroism in her rescue of her unjustly imprisoned husband from a self-complacent tyrant’s dungeon. Dark political intrigues are denounced, and honesty, uprightness, and pure love are glorified. Paër’s musical setting of Fidelio’s heroic story differs from Beethoven’s only opera in many respects. First and foremost because the libretto is in Italian, a language that has very different effects on the melodic, rhythmic, and rhetorical flow of the music and its expressive character. Then there is also the fact that Paër composed considerably more coloraturas for the principal singers than Beethoven did. Here an Italian opera composer of the high Neapolitan school clearly continuing to point back to Hasse and Porpora makes his voice heard.

Tracklist 42 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Overture 07:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  3. 2 Act I: Introduction: Fedele mio diletto, fa presto non tardar (Marcellina) 04:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Introduction: Fedele mio diletto, fa presto non tardar (Marcellina)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  4. 3 Act I: Recitative: Ma se Fedele non ritorna ancora (Marcellina, Giacchino) 01:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Ma se Fedele non ritorna ancora (Marcellina, Giacchino)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  5. 4 Act I: Duet: Mia cara, mia bella! (Marcellina, Giacchino) 04:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Duet: Mia cara, mia bella! (Marcellina, Giacchino)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  6. 5 Act I: Recitative: Bisogna che alla schietta (Marcellina, Giacchino) 01:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Bisogna che alla schietta (Marcellina, Giacchino)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  7. 6 Act I: Trio: Che vuol dire? Cosa fate? (Rocco, Marcellina, Giacchino) 03:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Trio: Che vuol dire? Cosa fate? (Rocco, Marcellina, Giacchino)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  8. 7 Act I: Recitative: Ma lasciatemi dire (Rocco, Marcellina, Giacchino) 01:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Ma lasciatemi dire (Rocco, Marcellina, Giacchino)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  9. 8 Act I: Quartet: O cielo (Rocco, Marcellina, Giacchino, Leonora) 04:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Quartet: O cielo (Rocco, Marcellina, Giacchino, Leonora)
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  10. 9 Act I: Recitative: Mio povero Fedele, siedi almeno (Rocco, Leonora, Marcello) 04:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Mio povero Fedele, siedi almeno (Rocco, Leonora, Marcello)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci, Marie Lys
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  11. 10 Act I: Recitative: Tre sentinelle tosto sul terrapieno! (Rocco) 02:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Tre sentinelle tosto sul terrapieno! (Rocco)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  12. 11 Act I: Trio: Quai pensieri, quai dubbi ho d'intorno! i (Don Pizarro, Leonora, Rocco) 03:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I: Trio: Quai pensieri, quai dubbi ho d'intorno! i (Don Pizarro, Leonora, Rocco)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Carlo Allemano, Eleonora Bellocci, Renato Girolami
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  13. 12 Act I: Recitative: Esecrabil Pizzarro! dove vai? (Don Pizarro) 01:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Esecrabil Pizzarro! dove vai? (Don Pizarro)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Carlo Allemano
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  14. 13 Act I: Cavatina: I tuoi gemiti (Leonora) 03:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I: Cavatina: I tuoi gemiti (Leonora)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  15. 14 Act I: Recitative: Si tenti del crudele (Leonora) 00:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Si tenti del crudele (Leonora)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  16. 15 Act I: Aria: Fiero aquilon furente (Leonora) 04:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act I: Aria: Fiero aquilon furente (Leonora)
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  17. 16 Act I: Recitative: Mio padre or paria (Marcellina, Giacchino) 01:06
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Mio padre or paria (Marcellina, Giacchino)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  18. 17 Act I: Aria: Corri, corri da qualche astrologo (Marcellina) 05:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act I: Aria: Corri, corri da qualche astrologo (Marcellina)
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  19. 18 Act I: Recitative: Ed io debbo soffrire (Giacchino, Rocco, Leonora) 01:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Ed io debbo soffrire (Giacchino, Rocco, Leonora)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Luigi De Donato, Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  20. 19 Act I: Duet: Morto? (Leonora, Rocco) 04:03
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act I: Duet: Morto? (Leonora, Rocco)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci, Renato Girolami
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  21. 20 Act I: Recitative: Vedete quanto zelo (Rocco, Don Pizarro) 00:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Vedete quanto zelo (Rocco, Don Pizarro)
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Carlo Allemano
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  22. 21 Act I: Finale: Signor mio, son sessant’anni (Rocco, Don Pizarro, Leonora) 05:35
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act I: Finale: Signor mio, son sessant’anni (Rocco, Don Pizarro, Leonora)
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Carlo Allemano, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  23. 22 Act I: Finale: Vi trovo a tempo, mio genitore! o (Marcello, Don Pizarro, Rocco, Leonora) 07:24
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act I: Finale: Vi trovo a tempo, mio genitore! o (Marcello, Don Pizarro, Rocco, Leonora)
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Carlo Allemano, Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  24. Disc 2
  25. 1 Act II: Recitative: Ciel! che profonda, oscurità tiranna! (Florestano) 06:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Ciel! che profonda, oscurità tiranna! (Florestano)
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  26. 2 Act II: Aria: Dolce oggetto del mio amoree (Florestano) 08:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II: Aria: Dolce oggetto del mio amoree (Florestano)
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  27. 3 Act II: Recitative: Oh Giustizia, mi reggi e mi difendi! (Florestano) 01:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Oh Giustizia, mi reggi e mi difendi! (Florestano)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  28. 4 Act II: Recitative: Come fa freddo in questo sotteraneo! (Leonora, Rocco) 02:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Come fa freddo in questo sotteraneo! (Leonora, Rocco)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci, Renato Girolami
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  29. 5 Act II: Duet: Da bravo, via lesto! Ei viene digià! (Rocco, Leonora) 02:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II: Duet: Da bravo, via lesto! Ei viene digià! (Rocco, Leonora)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  30. 6 Act II: Recitative: Ei si risveglia! (Leonora, Rocco, Florestano) 02:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Ei si risveglia! (Leonora, Rocco, Florestano)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci, Renato Girolami, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  31. 7 Act II: Arioso: Deh, per pietade, solo una goccia d'acquae (Florestano) 01:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Arioso: Deh, per pietade, solo una goccia d'acquae (Florestano)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  32. 8 Act II: Recitative: Ah, mio malgrado (Rocco, Leonora, Florestano) 01:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Ah, mio malgrado (Rocco, Leonora, Florestano)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  33. 9 Act II: Trio: Che l'eterna provvidenza vi profonda i doni suoia (Florestano, Rocco, Leonora) 07:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II: Trio: Che l'eterna provvidenza vi profonda i doni suoia (Florestano, Rocco, Leonora)
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Paolo Fanale, Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  34. 10 Act II: Recitative: Tutto è all'ordinee (Rocco, Leonora, Florestano) 01:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Tutto è all'ordinee (Rocco, Leonora, Florestano)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  35. 11 Act II: Recitative: E' all'ordine ogni cosa (Don Pizarro, Rocco, Leonora) 00:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: E' all'ordine ogni cosa (Don Pizarro, Rocco, Leonora)
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Carlo Allemano, Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  36. 12 Act II: Quartet: Fermate! Io lo difendo! (Leonora, Don Pizarro, Rocco, Florestano) 08:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II: Quartet: Fermate! Io lo difendo! (Leonora, Don Pizarro, Rocco, Florestano)
    Duration
    08:46
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci, Carlo Allemano, Renato Girolami, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  37. 13 Act II: Recitative: Ed io potei lasciarmi (Leonora, Florestano) 02:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Ed io potei lasciarmi (Leonora, Florestano)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  38. 14 Act II: Recitative: Fedele! (Marcellina, Florestano, Leonora) 02:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Fedele! (Marcellina, Florestano, Leonora)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys, Paolo Fanale, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  39. 15 Act II: Duet: Volentieri, o mio carino (Marcellina, Leonora) 05:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II: Duet: Volentieri, o mio carino (Marcellina, Leonora)
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Marie Lys, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  40. 16 Act II: Recitative: Dolce sposo! Tenero amico mio! (Leonora, Florestano) 01:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Dolce sposo! Tenero amico mio! (Leonora, Florestano)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  41. 17 Act II: Finale: Momento barbaro (Leonora, Florestano) 03:46
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II: Finale: Momento barbaro (Leonora, Florestano)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Eleonora Bellocci, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  42. 18 Act II: Finale: Signor, eccoli là! (Rocco, Florestano, Don Fernando, Leonora) 01:53
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II: Finale: Signor, eccoli là! (Rocco, Florestano, Don Fernando, Leonora)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Renato Girolami, Paolo Fanale, Kresimir Spicer, Eleonora Bellocci
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  43. 19 Act II: Finale: Voi, donna impareggiabile e (Don Fernando, Marcellina, Rocco, Florestano) 01:43
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II: Finale: Voi, donna impareggiabile e (Don Fernando, Marcellina, Rocco, Florestano)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Kresimir Spicer, Marie Lys, Renato Girolami, Paolo Fanale
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi
  44. 20 Act II: Finale: Così oltraggiare osate (Don Fernando, Florestano, Rocco, Leonora, Don Pizarro, Marcellina, Giacchino) 08:35
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II: Finale: Così oltraggiare osate (Don Fernando, Florestano, Rocco, Leonora, Don Pizarro, Marcellina, Giacchino)
    Duration
    08:35
    Composer
    Ferdinando Paer
    Performer
    Kresimir Spicer, Paolo Fanale, Renato Girolami, Eleonora Bellocci, Carlo Allemano, Marie Lys, Luigi De Donato
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Festival Orchestra
    Conductor
    Alessandro De Marchi