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Handel Opera Arias, Vol. 1

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George Frideric Handel (Composer), Nicholas McGegan (Conductor), Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Orchestra), Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Act 1 No. 9. Va tacito e nascosto
2 Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Act 1 No. 7. Non è si vago e bello
3 Rodelinda, regina de' Langobardi, opera, HWV 19: Act 3 No. 4. Viv, tiranno
4 Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, opera, HWV 25: Act 3 No. 6. Che più si tarda omai / Inumano fratel / Stille amare
5 Riccardo Primo, rè d'Inghilterra, opera, HWV 23: Act 2 No. 7. Nube, che il sole / Si fugge il duol
6 Riccardo Primo, rè d'Inghilterra, opera, HWV 23: Act 1 No. 6. Agitato da fiere tempeste
7 Orlando, opera, HWV 31: Act 2 No. 11. Ah! Stigie larve / Già latra Cerbero / Ma la furia / Vaghe pupille
8 Orlando, opera, HWV 31: Act 3 No. 8. Già per la man / Già l'ebro mio ciglio
9 Orlando, opera, HWV 31: Act 1 No. 9. T'ubbidirò, crudele / Fammi combattere
10 Orlando, opera, HWV 31: Act 2 No. 3. È questa la mercede / Cielo! Se tu il consenti
11 Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, opera, HWV 16: Act 3 No. 4. Amor, nel mio penar

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 5 inches; 8 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Harmonia Mundi
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 4, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Harmonia Mundi
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000056F7J
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Kathleen G.
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2006
I only know vocal Handel (outside of the Messiah) from the Music of the Baroque series in Chicago. That inspired me to find this recording. I enjoy the style,the rhythm, the beauty of the voice, and it's become one of my favorite cds of baroque music. I found it at my university's library. Note that it's a little confusing. The original title was "Handel: Arias for Senesino." However, today I was unable to find it on Amazon under that name. There's a more recent cd with that title; and this is under the title you see above, I suppose because it's a re-issue as part of a series.
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Q in PA
2.0 out of 5 stars Lifeless Handel from a Musical Man.
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2013
I must agree with "marcolorenzo", as I too find this CD lacking in blood and passion. Step right in Marilyn Horne, Ewa Podles ...ZZZZZ
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Brexit_Gegner_aus_England
5.0 out of 5 stars Natural and Accomplished
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2006
George Frideric Handel, Opera Arias Vol. 1 (re-issue of "Arias for Senesino").

Performed by: Drew Minter, countertenor; Lowell Greer, horn; the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, San Francisco (concertmaster: Michael Sand), directed from the harpsichord by Nicholas McGegan.

Recorded in November, 1986, at Lone Mountain College Chapel, San Francisco, California.

Harmonia Mundi. Originally published in 1987 as HMC 905183. Re-issued as part of the budget-priced Classical Express series as HCX 3955183. Total time: 60 minutes.

Together, Nicholas McGegan and Drew Minter have possibly done more than anybody else in recent years to re-establish the claims of Handel as an opera composer. This activity has, of course, not been limited to CD productions, and in particular it must be the yearly production of an opera at the G?ttingen H?ndelfestspiele in Germany which merits praiseworthy attention. The CD "Opera Arias Vol. 1" was one of the firstfruits of McGegan's association with Minter and with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Normally, I would shy away from such "bitty" productions with selections of arias instead of whole works, but in this case I can only say Thank God for a wonderful document full of enthusiasm for Handel as an opera composer. Senesino, for whom all the arias on this disc were specially written, was, of course, not a countertenor but a "castrato". In our more enlightened times, we no longer castrate boys in order to make them great soprano singers, and anyone who wants to re-create 18th century opera has to answer the question of how to convey something of the singing which captivated the masses in Handel's day and, in London at least, became the talk of the town. Some directors prefer a certain kind of female voice, a legitimate decision borne out by the success of Vivica Genaux with her album of Arias for Farinelli. In the Farinelli film, a digital mix was made of a male countertenor and a female voice, something I personally feel to be a little dishonest. The third alternative is to use a countetenor, well aware that this is a compromise that can only be a pointer to what the singing of Senesino (and Farinelli) must have been like.

Drew Minter is, after Andreas Scholl and David Daniels, perhaps one of the most natural and accomplished countertenors to grace the early music scene, and this particular CD bears wonderful testimony to his vigour and his ability to sing, seemingly effortlessly, in the typical Handelian style often missed by more well-known opera singers. The two absolute highlights of the disc are the opening "Va tacito e nascosto" from "Giulio Cesare" and "Ah! Stigie Larve", the famous mad scene from "Orlando". The first of these is made even more glorious by Lowell Greer's heavenly natural horn accompaniment, and I find it even more delightful than the rival version by Paul Esswood and the Concentus Musicus Wien directed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Warner). Each and every aria is succintly directed by McGegan, an opera genius, and the silvery, rapt playing of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra leaves, to my mind at any rate, nothing whatever to be desired. It is extremely unfortunate that the texts of the arias are no longer included in the booklet.
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Marcolorenzo
2.0 out of 5 stars Emotionless weak singing
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2006
Here Minter makes Handel seem lifeless and colorless. Although he is rather musical, his voice lacks a male incisiveness and is soft, with a rather limited expressive range. The overall effect is flaccid and lifeless, especially in the great dramatic arias from Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda.
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Freddy
4.0 out of 5 stars Very dirty CD case
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2021
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CD good, lovely recording at reasonable price but the case was very dirty. I cleaned it with anti bacterial cleaner but it took 2 wipe overs and left 2 very dirty brown pieces of kitchen roll. It should have been cleaned before being sent to me.
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