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
  7. Lamento

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

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

    15. Francesco Cavali: Giasone
  15. Act 1, scene 13: Lassa che far degg'io: (Isifile)
  16. Act 1, scene 14: Stanza degi incanti di Meda

    17. CD 2: England

    John Blow: Venus and Adonis
  17. Entry: a dance by Huntsman
  18. Act tune
  19. Act 3: Death of Adonis

    20. Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
  20. Overture
  21. Act 1: Shake the cloud (Belinda and Chorus)
  22. Act 1: Ah, Belinda, I am prest with torment (Dido)

    23. Henry Purcell: King Arthur
  23. Act 1, scene 2: Come if you dare
  24. Act 5, scene 2: Fairest Isle

    25. Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen
  25. Act 5: The Plaint

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

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

    30. Georg Friedrich Handel: Rodelinda
  30. Act 2, scene 3: Spietati: (Rodelinda's aria)
  31. Act 1, scene 7: Ombre, piante (Rodelinda's aria)
  32. Act 3, scene 4: Vivi, tiranno (Bertarido's aria)

    33. CD 3: France

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

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

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

    40. Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys
  40. Ouverture

    41. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Le Malade imaginaire
  41. Ouverture

    42. Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys
  42. 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)
  43. La Beauté, la plus sévère (trio)
  44. Act 4, scene 6: Venez former des noeuds charmants (choeur de Dieux de fleuves, Atys, Célénus)

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

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

    47. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
  47. Scene 6: Bannissons nos tristes alarmes (aria and choir)
  48. Scene 6: Danse du grand calumet de la paix
  49. 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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Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):
Goldberg (#-p.):

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Pierre-F. Roberge