Masters of the Opera 1642-1926

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Tracklist

1▼CD: 1642-1771
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1Ascanio in Alba: Overture
engineer:
Bernd Runge
orchestra:
Dresden Staatskapelle (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
balance engineer:
Claus Strüben (german sound engineer)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Ascanio in Alba, K. 111: Ouvertura
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Parini
part of:
Ascanio in Alba, K. 111
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:30
2Xerxes: Act 1. Recitative "Frondi tenere" - Larghetto "Ombra mai fù"
countertenor vocals:
Alain Zaepffel (from 1982 until 1984)
orchestra:
New Bach Collegium Musicum (from 1982 until 1984)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor) (from 1982 until 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delta Music GmbH (not for release label use! 1970–2007, succeeded in 2008 by Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1982 until 1984)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) (from 1982 until 1984)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:14
3Cleofide: Duet "Se mai più sarò geloso" (Cleofide, Poro)
alto vocals:
Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
orchestra:
Cappella Coloniensis
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Cleofide: Atto I
composer:
Johann Adolf Hasse (composer)
librettist:
Michelangelo Boccardi and Pietro Metastasio
part of:
Cleofide
Johann Adolf Hasse5:35
4Orpheus and Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck37:27
5Julius Caesar: Act 1. Aria "Va tacito e nascosto" (Caesar)
countertenor vocals:
Jochen Kowalski (countertenor)
orchestra:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hartmut Haenchen (conductor)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena IX, 14. Aria “Va tacito e nascosto” (Cesare)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
part of:
Giulio Cesare: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel5:55
6Paride ed Elena: Act 1. Chorus - Aria "Non sdegnare, o bella Venere" (Paris)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano) and Kerstin Ganninger
orchestra:
La Stagione Orchestra (German Baroque / classical music ensemble)
conductor:
Michael Schneider (German flautist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Paride ed Elena, Wq. 39
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Catalogue thématique des œuvres de Chr. W. v. Gluck (number: Wq. 39)
Christoph Willibald Gluck6:16
7Rinaldo: Act 3. Aria "Or la tromba in suon festante" (Rinaldo)
countertenor vocals:
Jochen Kowalski (countertenor)
orchestra:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hartmut Haenchen (conductor)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto III, Scene IX, no. 37. Aria "Or la tromba in suon festante" (Rinaldo)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto III
Georg Friedrich Händel4:03
8L'Incoronazione di Poppea: "Solitudine amata" (Seneca, Mercurio)
bass vocals:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass)
tenor vocals:
Nikola Stanchev (tenor)
orchestra:
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ettore Gracis (conductor)
partial recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
librettist:
Giovanni Francesco Busenello
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 308)
Claudio Monteverdi14:08
9Mitridate, Ré di Ponto: Act 1. Aria "Venga pur, minacci e frema" (Farnace)
countertenor vocals:
Jochen Kowalski (countertenor)
orchestra:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hartmut Haenchen (conductor)
recording of:
Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 74a/87: Act I, Scene IX. No. 6 Aria "Venga pur, minacci" (Farnace)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi
part of:
Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 74a/87: Act I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:03
10Dardanus: Act 4. Aria "Voici les tristes lieux que le monstre ravage" (Anténor)
bass vocals [Anténor]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass)
orchestra:
Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ettore Gracis (conductor)
recording of:
Dardanus, RCT 35 : Acte IV, Scène 4. "Voici les tristes lieux" (Anténor)
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
Dardanus, RCT 35 : Acte IV
Jean‐Philippe Rameau4:53
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