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Royal Handel / Eva Zaicik, Le Consort

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Composer
HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC
Artist
Le Consort, Zaicik
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jan 08, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA662
UPC
3760014196621

About

London, February 1719: the birth of the Royal Academy of Music. George Frideric Handel was appointed musical director. German-born Handel, having spent four years in Italy, wanted to make London the new capital of opera. The only language to be sung on the stage of the King’s Theatre was to be Italian, and two other composers, Attilio Ariosti and Giovanni Battista Bononcini, were imported from the Italian peninsula. Both men were string players and contributed a new instrumental sweep to the company. Public enthusiasm reached considerable heights: thirty-four operas- more than 460 performances in all- were given at the Royal Academy over a period of nine years. Handel premiered his masterpieces Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Ottone and Radamisto. Ariosti and Bononcini also enjoyed great success between 1720 and 1723, notably with Coriolano (Ariosti) from which the sublime aria ‘Sagri numi’ is taken. ‘Royal Handel’ is a musical portrait of the first Royal Academy of Music. Eva Zaicik and her partners in Le Consort celebrate the prodigious variety of the Handelian genius and introduce us to previously unrecorded arias by Ariosti and Bononcini: ‘We are captivated by the ghostly sonorities of ‘Stille amare,’ the engulfing fury of “Agitato da fiere tempeste,” the virtuosity of ‘Gelosia, spietata Aletto,’ the swirling excitement of ‘L’aure che spira,’ the ascetic counterpoint of ‘Ombra cara’ and the poignancy of ‘Deggio morire’.’

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Flavio, re di Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II: Rompo i lacci, e frango i dardi 04:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    Flavio, re di Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II: Rompo i lacci, e frango i dardi
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  2. 2 Caio Marzio Coriolano: Sagri numi 08:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Caio Marzio Coriolano: Sagri numi
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    Attilio Ariosti
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  3. 3 Admeto, HWV 22, Act II: Gelosia spietata Aletto 04:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Admeto, HWV 22, Act II: Gelosia spietata Aletto
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  4. 4 Act III: Son stanco, ingiusti Numi 01:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III: Son stanco, ingiusti Numi
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  5. 5 Act III: Deggio morire, o stelle 06:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III: Deggio morire, o stelle
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  6. 6 Inumano fratel 01:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Inumano fratel
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  7. 7 Stille amare 05:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Stille amare
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  8. 8 Floridante, HWV 14, Act I: Ma pria vedro le stelle 03:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Floridante, HWV 14, Act I: Ma pria vedro le stelle
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  9. 9 Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act II: L'aura che spira 04:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act II: L'aura che spira
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  10. 10 Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Act II: Ah! tu non sai quant'il mio cor sospira 06:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Act II: Ah! tu non sai quant'il mio cor sospira
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  11. 11 Caio Marzio Coriolano: E' pur il gran piacer 03:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    Caio Marzio Coriolano: E' pur il gran piacer
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Attilio Ariosti
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  12. 12 Crispo: Strazio, scempio, furia e morte 01:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    Crispo: Strazio, scempio, furia e morte
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Giovanni Bononcini
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  13. 13 Radamisto, HWV 12, Act II: Ombra cara di mia sposa 08:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    Radamisto, HWV 12, Act II: Ombra cara di mia sposa
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort
  14. 14 Riccardo Primo, HWV 23, Act I: Agitato da fiere tempeste 04:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Riccardo Primo, HWV 23, Act I: Agitato da fiere tempeste
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik
    Ensemble
    Le Consort