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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | JS Bach: Cantatas BWV161, 170 & 177
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| |  | Singer & Teacher: René Jacobs
One of a series edited by François Manceaux & Olivier Bernager in partnership with Arte & France Musique, uncovering great musicians of our time. Approx 1 hour running time. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The World of Castrati: The Voices of Angels
Bach, J C: | Ebben si vada...lo ti lascio: Ebben si vada Adriano in Siria: Cara, la dolce fiamma | Broschi, R: | Qual guerriero in campo armato (from Idaspe) | Caldara: | Giacché mi tremi in seno (from La Passione di Gesù Cristo Signor Nostro) | Gluck: | Se mai senti spirarti sul volto (from La clemenza di Tito) | Handel: | Crude furie degli orridi abissi (from Serse) Scherza, infida (from Ariodante) Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Mi lusinga il dolce affetto (from Alcina) Dall'ondoso periglio (from Giulio Cesare) Dolci chiodi, amate spine (from La Resurrezione) Ho un non so che nel cor (from La resurrezione) Se l'arco avessi (from Admeto) Quivi, tra questi soltari orr In mille dolci modi (from Sosarme) Ritorna pur, ritorna...Voglio che sia l'indegno (from Faramondo) Lunga serie d'alti eroi (from Parnasso in festa) | Hasse, J A: | Spesso tra vaghe rose (from Il Siroe Re di Persia) | Monteverdi: | Hor mentre i canti alterno (from L'Orfeo) | Mozart: | Deh, per questo istante solo (from La Clemenza di Tito) Venga pur, minacci e frema (from Mitridate, rè di Ponto) | Rossini: | Dolci silvestri... Perché mai le luci apprimo Arsace (from Aureliano in Palmira) | Vivaldi: | Sposa son disprezzata (from Bajazet) Il Bajazet (Il Tamerlano) : Anch'il mar par che sommerga Destin nemico...Destin avaro (from La fida ninfa) |
Natalie Dessay, Véronique Gens, Kate Royal, Patrizia Ciofi (sopranos), Vivica Genaux, Elina Garanca, Joyce DiDonato, Della Jones, Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzos), Sonia Prina, Stephanie Blythe (contraltos), Philippe Jaroussky, James Bowman, René Jacobs, Max Emanuel Cencic, Gérard Lesne, David Daniels (countertenors) In this double album, the greatest vocal artists of the present day offer their own vision of the singing of their legendary predecessors. The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of music. During this golden age of the castrato, these male singers endowed with high voices that combined incredible refinement, amazing power and superhuman virtuosity took the musical world by storm. The whole of Europe was overcome by infatuation for these vocal prodigies. In the absence of the castrati themselves, the singers of today face the formidable challenge of reviving their repertoire. Both male and female singers now undertake the task of bringing back to life the wondrous voices of their androgynous forebears, in music that is by turns unsettling, deeply moving and of a dizzying virtuosity. A 2CD-Compilation for the Price of 1 + 1 Bonus DVD - Digipack Format | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Philippe Huttenlocher (Saül), René Jacobs (Une Pythonisse), Pali Marinov (L’Ombre de Samüel), Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Jonathas), Paul Esswood (David), Antoine David (Joabel / Un du peuple), Roger Soyer (Achis), Agnès de Crousaz, Monique Pouradier-Duteil (Bergers / Captifs), François Le Roux (Un Guerrier) & Jean-François Gardeil (Un de la suite de Jonathas) English Bach Festival Baroque Orchestra, Enfants de La Cigale de Lyon et du Lycée musical, Maîtrise de l’Opéra de Lyon & Ensemble de Solistes, Michel Corboz | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Handel: Arias & Duets (The Anniversary Edition 1759-2009)
Handel: | Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) David Daniels (countertenor) Orchestra of the Age Enlightenment, Roger Norrington Dove sei, amato bene? (from Rodelinda) David Daniels (countertenor) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington Pompe vane di morte! (from Rodelinda) David Daniels (countertenor) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington Armida abbandonata: Ma che parlo, che dico Véronique Gens (soprano) Les Basses Réunies Armida abbandonata: In tanti affanni miei Véronique Gens (soprano) Les Basses Réunies Scherzano sul tuo volto (from Rinaldo) Patrizia Ciofi (soprano) & Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis E vivo ancore?...Scherza, infida (from Ariodante) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm Fra l’ombre e gl’orrori (from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo) Laurent Naouri baritone (Polifemo), Sandrine Piau soprano (Aci) & Sara Mingardo alto (Galatea) Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm Duetto: Sorge il di Aci/Galatea from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo Laurent Naouri baritone (Polifemo), Sandrine Piau soprano (Aci) & Sara Mingardo alto (Galatea) Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm Amor, qual nuova fiamma mi risvegli nel core (from Admeto) René Jacobs alto (Admeto) & Rachel Yakar soprano (Antigona) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis La tigre arde di sdegno (from Admeto) René Jacobs alto (Admeto) & Rachel Yakar soprano (Antigona) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Per me si strugge (from Admeto) René Jacobs alto (Admeto) & Rachel Yakar soprano (Antigona) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis E per monti, e per piani, et per selve Antigona (from Admeto, re di Tessaglia) René Jacobs alto (Admeto) & Rachel Yakar soprano (Antigona) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Hercules: Where shall I fly? Stephanie Blythe (contralto) Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson Splenda l’alba in oriente, cantata, HWV 166 Gérard Lesne (alto) Il Seminario Musicale As steals the morn (from L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato) Ian Bostridge (tenor) & Lynne Dawson (soprano) Bach Choir & Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson Un pensiero nemico di pace (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) Natalie Dessay (soprano) Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm Fatto scorta al sentier della Gloria (from Arminio) Vivica Genaux mezzo-soprano (Arminio) & Riccardo Ristori bass (Segeste) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Fiaccherò quel fiero orgoglio (from Arminio) Vivica Genaux mezzo-soprano (Arminio) & Riccardo Ristori bass (Segeste) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Verdi prati (from Alcina) Della Jones mezzo-soprano (Ruggiero) & Arleen Auger soprano (Alcina) City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Ombre pallide (from Alcina) Della Jones mezzo-soprano (Ruggiero) & Arleen Auger soprano (Alcina) City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Duetto: Prendi l’alma e prendi il core Rodrigo/Esilena from Rodrigo Gloria Banditelli mezzo-soprano (Rodrigo) & Sandrine Piau soprano (Esilena) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Nasconde l’usignol (from Deidamia) Suzie LeBlanc (soprano) & Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Teatro Lirico, Stephen Stubbs Nel riposo e nel contento (from Deidamia) Suzie LeBlanc (soprano) & Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Teatro Lirico, Stephen Stubbs Della guerra la caccia ha sembianza (from Deidamia) Simone Kermes soprano (Deidamia), Antonio Abete baritone (Licomede) & Anna Bonitatibus mezzo-soprano (Ulisse) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi, HWV 197 Suzie LeBlanc (soprano) & Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Teatro Lirico, Stephen Stubbs Se'il mio duol (Rodelinda) Sophie Daneman (soprano) The Raglan Baroque Players, Nicholas Kraemer Caro autor di mia doglia, arcadian duet HWV 182a Patricia Petibon (soprano) & Paul Agnew (tenor) Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm Cara speme (from Giulio Cesare) David Daniels (countertenor) Orchestra of the Age Enlightenment, Roger Norrington Va tacito e nascosto (from Giulio Cesare) David Daniels (countertenor) Orchestra of the Age Enlightenment, Roger Norrington |
This ravishing selection of arias and duets is drawn from some of Handel’s finest vocal works, among them the operas Xerxes (source of the famous ‘Largo’), Ariodante, with its gripping ‘Scherza, infida’, and, perhaps his most popular works for the stage, Giulio Cesare and Alcina. The generously-filled discs (two CDs for the price of one) also include the complete cantata Splenda l’alba in oriente and excerpts the dramatic cantata Armida abbandonata, the English ode L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, and the exquisite Neapolitan serenata Aci, Galatea e Polifemo. An international cast of outstanding Handelians includes Philippe Jaroussky, Natalie Dessay, David Daniels, Véronique Gens, Ian Bostridge, Joyce DiDonato, Stephanie Blythe, Janet Baker, Vivica Genaux, Gérard Lesne, James Bowman.. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Johann Sebastian Bach -The Essentials
extracts from Brandenburg Concertos, Christmas Oratorio, Magnificat, Cantatas,Well-tempered clavier, Cello Suites, Easter Oratorio, Goldberg Variations, Mass in B min & Motets
Akademie für alte Musik Berlin, Ian Bostridge, Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel, La chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent, Sarah Connolly, Richard Egarr, Bernarda Fink, Freiburger Barockorchester, Fretwork, Celine Frisch, Kenneth Gilbert, Dietrich Henschel, Philippe Herreweghe, René Jacobs,Vasilijka Jezovsek, Peter Kooy, Andrew Manze, Petra Müllejans, Paul O'Dette, Mark Padmore, Jean Guihen Queyras, Juan Manuel Quintana, RIAS Kammerchor, Lionel Rogg, Sibylla Rubens, Barbara Schlick, Andreas Staier & Alexandre Tharaud Already an office favourite, all the best bits that sum up the great JSB, in one judiciously priced, double cd-set of carefully-chosen highlights, by a roll call of harmonia mundi's greatest artists.Whets the appetite for more. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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