Opéra Baroque: les moments forts

Opéra Baroque: les moments forts
Italia, England, France / Monteverdi, Cesti, Cavalli, Blow... [et al.]
Various Ensembles
Harmonia mundi HMX 290 605 / 607 [CDx3]

Contents:

    CD 1: Italia

    Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea
  1. Sinfonia avanti il prologo
  2. Act 1, scene 4: Poppea, Arnalta
  3. Act 2, scene 3: Seneca e i suoi Famigliari
  4. Act 2, scene 6: Nerone, Lucano
  5. Act 3, scene 7: Ottavia
  6. Act 3, scene 8: Duo finale (Poppea-Nerone)

  7. Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna
  8. Lamento

  9. Pietro-Antonio Cesti: Orontea
  10. Sinfonia avanti il prologo
  11. Act 2, scene 1: Adorisi sempre (Orontea's aria)
  12. Act 3, scene 6: Il Mondo cosi và (Alidoro's aria)
  13. Act 3, scene 10: Nel Regno d'Amore (Aristea's aria)

  14. Francesco Cavali: Xerse
  15. Act 1, scene 1: Ombra mai fù(Xerse's aria)
  16. Act 2, scene 8: La Bellezza (Eumene's aria)
  17. Act 2, scene 11: Me infelice! (Elviro's aria)

  18. Francesco Cavali: Giasone
  19. Act 1, scene 13: Lassa che far degg'io: (Isifile)
  20. Act 1, scene 14: Stanza degi incanti di Meda
  21. CD 2: England

    John Blow: Venus and Adonis
  22. Entry: a dance by Huntsman
  23. Act tune
  24. Act 3: Death of Adonis

  25. Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
  26. Overture
  27. Act 1: Shake the cloud (Belinda and Chorus)
  28. Act 1: Ah, Belinda, I am prest with torment (Dido)

  29. Henry Purcell: King Arthur
  30. Act 1, scene 2: Come if you dare
  31. Act 5, scene 2: Fairest Isle

  32. Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen
  33. Act 5: The Plaint

  34. Georg Friedrich Handel: Flavio
  35. Ouverture
  36. Act 1, scene 1: Ricordati mio ben' (duo Teodata-Vigite)

  37. Georg Friedrich Handel: Tolomeo
  38. Act 2, scene 7: Piangi pur (Araspe's aria)
  39. Act 3, scene 6: Stille amare (Tolomeo's aria)

  40. Georg Friedrich Handel: Rodelinda
  41. Act 2, scene 3: Spietati: (Rodelinda's aria)
  42. Act 1, scene 7: Ombre, piante (Rodelinda's aria)
  43. Act 3, scene 4: Vivi, tiranno (Bertarido's aria)
  44. CD 3: France

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Le Malade imaginaire
  45. Eglogue en musique et en danse: (combat, air de violons, Tircis et Dorilas)
  46. Zerbinetti: premier intermède

  47. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: David et Jonathas
  48. Act 1, scene 3: Ciel quel triste combat (David)
  49. Act 4, scene 3: A-t-on jamais souffert ? (Jonathas)

  50. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Médée
  51. Ouverture
  52. Act 1, scene 6: Courez au Champs de Mars (Oronte, choirs of Corinthians and Argians
  53. Act 3, scene 3: Quel prix de mon amour (Médée)

  54. Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys
  55. Ouverture

  56. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Le Malade imaginaire
  57. Ouverture

  58. Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys
  59. Act 4, scene 5: O vous qui prenez part (le Dieu du fleuve Sangar, choeur de Dieux de fleuves de ruisseaux et de Divinités de fontaines)
  60. La Beauté, la plus sévère (trio)
  61. Act 4, scene 6: Venez former des noeuds charmants (choeur de Dieux de fleuves, Atys, Célénus)

  62. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Médée
  63. Act 3, scene 3: Quel prix de mon amour (Médée)

  64. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacréon
  65. Act 3: Anacréon, l'Amour

  66. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
  67. Scene 6: Bannissons nos tristes alarmes (aria and choir)
  68. Scene 6: Danse du grand calumet de la paix
  69. Scene 6: Forêts paisibles (Duo and choir)

Playing time: ??' ??"

Recording site and date:
See links below;
Rel.: 1991

Excerpts from (original release):
[1]-[6] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1330 / 32 [CDx3] Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea
[7] Harmonia mundi HM 1129 [LP] Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna
[8]-[11] Harmonia mundi HM 1100 / 02 [LPx3] Pietro- Antonio Cesti: Orontea
[12]-[14] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1175 / 78 [CDx4] Francesco Cavalli: Xerse
[15]-[16] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1282 / 84 [CDx3] Francesco Cavalli: Giasone
[17]-[19] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1276 [CD] John Blow: Venus and Adonis
[20]-[22] Harmonia mundi HMC 5173 [LP] Henry Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
[23]-[24] Harmonia mundi HM 252 / 253 [LPx2] Henry Purcell: King Arthur
[25] Harmonia Mundi HMD 231 (HM 231, HM 232, HM 233) [LPx3] Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen
[26]-[27] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1312/13 [CDx2] George Georg Friedrich Haendel: Flavio
[28] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7016 [CD] Georg Friedrich Haendel: Arias for Montagnana
[29], [32] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 5183 [CD] Georg Friedrich Haendel: Arias for Senesino
[30]-[31] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7036 [CD] Georg Friedrich Haendel: Arias for Guzzoni
[33]-[34], [41] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1336 / 90 5124 [CD] Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Le Malade imaginaire
[35]-[36] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1289 / 90 [CDx2] Marc-Antoine Charpentier: David et Jonathas
[37]-[39], [45] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1139 [CD] Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Médée
[40], [42]-[44] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1257/59 [CDx3] Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys
[46] Harmonia mundi HM 1090 [LP] Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacréon
[47]-[49] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1367/69 [CDx3] Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes Galantes

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Pierre-F. Roberge