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The Handel arias and orchestral pieces on this disc span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively unfamiliar to the practically unknown. Nine of the twelve arias are recorded here for the first time, as is the D major March, HWV 416. The arias are mostly arie aggiunte, composed for insertion in later performances of existing operas to accommodate a different cast of singers. Some of these arias have come to light only recently or have previously been inadequately identified. The interspersed instrumental works were produced for purposes still uncertain. Yet, despite the sometimes shadowy origins of this music, it is all vintage Handel, and arias such as ‘La crudele lontananza’, ‘Sa perché pena il cor’ and ‘Farò così più bella’ rank among the composer’s most eloquent dramatic utterances.
The Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg has become established as one of Europe’s leading mezzo-sopranos. Her operatic repertoire includes a large number of roles by Rossini, Mozart, Gluck, Massenet, Handel, Vivaldi and Monteverdi. Equally at home on the concert platform, she frequently appears in concert halls and festivals throughout Europe and North America.
She has recorded more than 30 CDs and DVDs, most recently, with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Biondi, a CD of 'Arias for Marietta Marcolini' for Naïve [V5309].
"Having won plaudits in Handel and Vivaldi, Ann Hallenberg proves no less persuasive in bel canto...her even, gleaming tone, eloquence of prase and fluent, never mechanical coloratura give virtually unalloyed pleasure...few could equal her style, zest and coloratura brilliance." Richard Wigmore, Gramophone, Jan 2013
George Frideric Handel: Pirro e Demetrio
Pirro e Demetrio, Act I: Sento prima le procelle
George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7 (1714-15 version)
Rinaldo, HWV 7 (1714-15 version): Act II: La crudele lontananza
Pirro e Demetrio
Pirro e Demetrio, Act I: No, non cosi severe
George Frideric Handel: Aria (Hornpipe) in C minor, HWV 355
Aria (Hornpipe) in C minor, HWV 355
Pirro e Demetrio
Pirro e Demetrio, Act III: Vieni, o cara, e lieta in petto
George Frideric Handel: Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15
Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Act I: Vinto e l'amor
George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7 (1717 version)
Rinaldo, HWV 7 (1717 version): Act II: Vieni, o caro, che senza il tuo core
George Frideric Handel: Aria in F major, HWV 410
Aria in F major, HWV 410
George Frideric Handel: Muzio Scevola, HWV 13
Act III: Accompanied Recitative: Io d'altro regno, che del cor di Muzio saro regina?
Act III: Aria da capo: Dimmi, crudele Amore
George Frideric Handel: March in G major, HWV 418
March in G major, HWV 418
George Frideric Handel: Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act I: Lusinga questo cor
George Frideric Handel: Teseo, HWV 9, Act IV: Sa perche pena il cor
Teseo, HWV 9, Act IV: Sa perche pena il cor
George Frideric Handel: Admeto, HWV 22
Act I: Recitative: Non lagrimate o miei seguaci
Act I: Aria: Faro cosi piu bella
George Frideric Handel: March in D major, HWV 416
March in D major, HWV 416
George Frideric Handel: Berenice, HWV 38 (original version)
Berenice, HWV 38, Act II: Le vicende della sorte (original version)
George Frideric Handel: March in F major, HWV 346
March in F major, HWV 346
George Frideric Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21
Alessandro, HWV 21, Act II: Solitudini amate
10th May 2013
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“The majority of these performances are world premieres, Hallenberg deftly negotiating the vagaries of love and war and the whims of gods and sorcerers that furnish the narratives”
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Pirro e Demetrio, Act I: Sento prima le procelle
