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50 Best Handel

Jane Gilchrist (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Max Emanuel Cenčić (counter-tenor), Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano), Gérard Lesne (counter-tenor), David Daniels (counter-tenor, vocals), Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano), Arleen Auger (soprano), Martin Isepp (harpsichord),...

  • Release Date: 4th Apr 2011
  • Catalogue No: 0708222
  • Label: Erato
  • Series: 50 Best
  • Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

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Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo)

Work length4:23
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jane Gilchrist (soprano)
  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Kirk Trevor
  • Recorded: 2004-07-08
  • Recording Venue: 5-7 June (Concert Studio, Slovak Radio, Bratislava) and 5-8 July (Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk) 2004

Handel: Scherza, infida (from Ariodante)

Work length9:49
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2006-01-19
  • Recording Venue: Paris, IRCAM, 13-19 Jan 2006

Handel: Arianna in Creta, HWV 32: "Ove son... Qui ti sfido" (Teseo)

Work length3:58
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2006-01-19
  • Recording Venue: Paris, IRCAM, 13-19 Jan 2006

Handel: Radamisto, Atto 2, Scena 1 - 2: Aria: Ombra caro di mia sposa (Radamisto)

Work length7:18
$1.30
$1.70
  • Joyce DiDonato (soprano)
  • Il Complesso Barocco
  • Alan Curtis
  • Recorded: 2003-09-26
  • Recording Venue: 14-26 September 2003. Palazzo Doria Pamphill, San Martino al Cimino (Viterbo), Italy.

Handel: Orlando HWV 31 (1733) : Verdi allori

Work length5:56
$1.30
$1.70
  • Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor)
  • I Barocchisti
  • Diego Fasolis
  • Recorded: 2009-07-14
  • Recording Venue: 14-21 July 2009. Palazzo die Congressi, Lugano

Handel: Arminio, ACT II: Duri lacci! voi non siete

Work length3:09
$1.30
$1.70
  • Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano)
  • Il Complesso Barocco
  • Alan Curtis
  • Recorded: 2000-08-02
  • Recording Venue: 28 July - 2 August 2000 / Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena

Handel: Ombra mai fu (from Serse)

Work length2:38
$1.30
$1.70
  • Gérard Lesne (countertenor)
  • Il seminario Musicale
  • Recorded: 1995-05-31
  • Recording Venue: May 1995 / Paris

Handel: Giulio Cesare: Aria: Cara speme, questo core

Work length4:50
$1.30
$1.70
  • David Daniels (countertenor)
  • Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Sir Roger Norrington
  • Recorded: 1998-02-15
  • Recording Venue: 11, 13 & 15 February 1998 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Teseo (1713): Act II, scene 1 - Dolce Riposo

Work length3:14
$1.30
$1.70
  • Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
  • Les Talens Lyriques
  • Christophe Rousset
  • Recorded: 2008-04-22
  • Recording Venue: 18, 19 & 22 April, 2008. Bruxelles, Theatre de la Monnaie

Excerpt, Handel: Alcina

Work length4:40
$1.30
$1.70
  • Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano)
  • City of London Baroque Sinfonia
  • Richard Hickox
  • Recorded: 1985-07-31
  • Recording Venue: 19-23 & 29-31 July 1985, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Excerpt, Handel: Alcina

Work length6:36
$1.30
$1.70
  • Arleen Auger (soprano)
  • City of London Baroque Sinfonia
  • Richard Hickox
  • Recorded: 1985-07-31
  • Recording Venue: 19-23 & 29-31 July 1985, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Duetto: Son nata a lagrimar

Work length7:51
$1.30
$1.70
  • Stephanie Blythe/David Daniels/Emmanuelle Haïm/Martin Isepp/John Nelson/Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, David Daniels (countertenor), Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord), Stephanie Blythe (contralto)
  • Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
  • John Nelson
  • Recorded: 2000-12-05
  • Recording Venue: 1-5 December 2000 / Vicariat Patriarcal Maronite, Paris

Handel: Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV437

Work length3:27
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Alexander Briger
  • Recorded: 2002-03-25
  • Recording Venue: 25 March 2002, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV348

Work length18:29
$9.10
$11.90
  • Linde Consort
  • Hans-Martin Linde
  • Recorded: 1983-10-15
  • Recording Venue: 12-15 October 1983 / Reformierte Kirche, Arlesheim

I. Overture:Largo-Allegro

Track length3:23
$1.30
$1.70

II. Adagio e staccato

Track length2:08
$1.30
$1.70

III. [Allegro]

Track length2:31
$1.30
$1.70

VI. Air

Track length2:31
$1.30
$1.70

VIII. Bourée

Track length2:11
$1.30
$1.70

IX. Hornpipe

Track length2:37
$1.30
$1.70

X. [Allegro moderato]

Track length3:08
$1.30
$1.70

Excerpt, Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV349

Work length5:11
$2.60
$3.40
  • Linde Consort
  • Hans-Martin Linde
  • Recorded: 1983-10-15
  • Recording Venue: 12-15 October 1983 / Reformierte Kirche, Arlesheim

XII. Alla Hornpipe

Track length4:02
$1.30
$1.70

XIII. Minuet

Track length1:09
$1.30
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Excerpt, Handel: Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV350

Work length2:33
$2.60
$3.40
  • Linde Consort
  • Hans-Martin Linde
  • Recorded: 1983-10-15
  • Recording Venue: 12-15 October 1983 / Reformierte Kirche, Arlesheim

XVII - Rigaudon

Track length1:21
$1.30
$1.70

XIX - Menuet

Track length1:12
$1.30
$1.70

Excerpt, Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351

Work length7:58
$3.90
$5.10
  • Cappella Coloniensis
  • Hans-Martin Linde
  • Recorded: 1983-06-10
  • Recording Venue: 6-10 June 1983 / Oetkerhalle, Bielefeld

II. Bourrée

Track length2:20
$1.30
$1.70

III. Largo alla siciliana

Track length2:49
$1.30
$1.70

IV. La Réjouissance

Track length2:49
$1.30
$1.70

Excerpt, Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 2 in B flat major, HWV313

Work length6:56
$3.90
$5.10
  • Linde Consort
  • Hans-Martin Linde
  • Recorded: 1984-10-13
  • Recording Venue: 5-13 October 1984, Evangelische Kirche, Arlesheim

I. Vivace

Track length2:02
$1.30
$1.70

II. Largo

Track length2:32
$1.30
$1.70

III. Allegro

Track length2:22
$1.30
$1.70

Excerpt, Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 4a in F Major, HWV315

Work length4:13
$2.60
$3.40
  • Linde Consort
  • Hans-Martin Linde
  • Recorded: 1984-10-13
  • Recording Venue: 5-13 October 1984 / Evangelische Kirche, Arlesheim

II. Andante

Track length2:36
$1.30
$1.70

III. Allegro

Track length1:37
$1.30
$1.70

Handel: Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 4 in A minor, HWV322

Work length10:21
$5.20
$6.80
  • Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Nicholas McGegan
  • Recorded: 1997-02-28
  • Recording Venue: 25-28 February 1997 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

I. Larghetto affetuoso

Track length2:43
$1.30
$1.70

II. Allegro

Track length2:37
$1.30
$1.70

III. Largo e piano

Track length2:24
$1.30
$1.70

IV. Allegro

Track length2:37
$1.30
$1.70

Handel: Trio Sonata in G major Op. 5 No. 4: II. A tempo ordinario - Allegro non presto

Work length3:57
$1.30
$1.70
  • Il seminario Musicale
  • Gérard Lesne
  • Recorded: 1990-10-31
  • Recording Venue: October 1990 / Chapelle de la Légion d'Honneur, Saint-Denis

Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)

Work length2:47
$1.30
$1.70
  • Taverner Players
  • Andrew Parrott
  • Recorded: 1987-06-30
  • Recording Venue: April & June 1987 / No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith': Air & Variations

Work length4:23
$1.30
$1.70
  • Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
  • Recorded: 1979-07-08
  • Recording Venue: 30 June & 1/7/8 July 1979: recorded live at the Tours Festival, Château de Marcilly-sur-Maulne

Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest'

Work length6:07
$1.30
$1.70
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra
  • Philip Ledger
  • Recorded: 1982-07-23
  • Recording Venue: 21 - 23 July 1982, Chapel of Kings College, Cambridge

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Part One: "Comfort ye my people" (Tenor)

Work length3:20
$1.30
$1.70
  • Joseph Cornwell (tenor)
  • Taverner Players
  • Andrew Parrott
  • Recorded: 1988-04-30
  • Recording Venue: April 1988, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Messiah, Part Two: He was despised (alto)

Work length11:46
Album only
Album only
  • Margaret Cable (contralto)
  • Taverner Players
  • Andrew Parrott
  • Recorded: 1988-04-30
  • Recording Venue: April 1988, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

Work length3:59
$1.30
$1.70
  • Taverner Choir, Taverner Players
  • Andrew Parrott
  • Recorded: 1989-05-31
  • Recording Venue: April 1988 & May 1989 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Israel in Eygpt, Part 1: Lamentation of the Israelites: The sons of Israel do mourn

Work length6:26
$1.30
$1.70
  • Emily Van Evera/Timothy Wilson/Anthony Rolfe Johnson/David Thomas/Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott
  • Taverner Choir, Taverner Players
  • Andrew Parrott
  • Recorded: 1989-09-11
  • Recording Venue: 31 Aug and 1-5 & 9-11 Sept 1989, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47, Prima parte: Aria: Così la tortorella (S. Giovanni)

Work length4:15
$1.30
$1.70
  • Toby Spence (tenor)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2009-04-18
  • Recording Venue: Recorded live at the Opéra de Lille, 15, 17 & 18 April 2009

Excerpt, Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232

Work length8:37
$2.60
$3.40
  • Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Le Concert d'Astrée (vocal ensemble), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
  • Le Chœur d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2006-10-29
  • Recording Venue: Paris, Paroisse Notre Dame du Liban, 26-29 October 2006

"Dixit Dominus Domino meo" (Chorus)

Track length5:17
$1.30
$1.70

"De torrente in via bibet" (Sopranos I & II, chorus)

Track length3:20
$1.30
$1.70

Handel: Conservate, raddioppiate, HWV185

Work length4:27
$2.60
$3.40
  • Juanita Lascarro/Brian Asawa/Le Concert d`Astrée/Emmanuelle Haïm, Brian Asawa (countertenor), Brian Feehan (lute), Juanita Lascarro (soprano), Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2002-03-14
  • Recording Venue: 28 May, 30 July - 3 August 2002 & 14 March 2002 / Eglise évangélique luthérienne de Bon-Secours, Paris

Conservate, raddoppiate

Track length1:50
$1.30
$1.70

"Nodi voi, che gli stringeste"

Track length2:37
$1.30
$1.70

Handel: Il Delirio Amoroso, HWV 99: "Per te lasciai la luce"

Work length9:38
$1.30
$1.70
  • Natalie Dessay (soprano)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2005-08-30
  • Recording Venue: Couvent des Dominicains de Haute-Alsace, Guebwiller (France), 17, 19, 20 & 30 VI, 3 VII 2005 - Paris (XI°), église du Bon Secours, 29 & 30 VIII 2005

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