Handel Cantate 01
Georg Friedrich Händel

Handel Cantate 01

Roberta Mameli / Contrasto Armonico

AYHC 001 - 5902768283006

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Handel’s cantatas represent an important musical repertoire that until recently has been little known.  Consisting of about 100 separate works, most were written over a period of a few years for private performance in Italy.

They range from musical miniatures containing only two arias connected by recitative and accompanied by continuo (a bass line typically realized by cello and harpsichord) to larger works with named characters, a dramatic story, and rich instrumental forces.  Telling more often than not about the pangs of love, these are intimate works, with texts frequently written by (and sometimes about) members of the privileged audience for which they were composed.  A number of Handel’s cantatas have texts by one of his important Italian patrons, Cardinal Benedetto Pamphilj.

The project of Marco Vitale to record all of Handel’s cantatas is thrilling. The continuo cantatas have never been recorded in full and many have never been recorded at all.  Thus, this project will bring to life largely unknown music by one of the world’s greatest composers.  Further, performance all the cantatas will place the larger, instrumental works in the musical context of their creation.

This project is the continuation of the ‘Handel Complete Cantatas’ series appeared recently on the market with four volumes issued. This is the first volume presented by the ayros recording label, as continuation of the series . This CD features the great soprano Roberta Mameli, an acclaimed specialist of the Handel repertoire and it includes the wonderful cantatas “Notte placida e cheta” and “Armida abbandonata”.

“Contrasto Armonico” neemt Händels complete, Italiaanse cantates op, magnifieke composities met instrumentale begeleiding door een ensemble, of enkel met basso continuo. Een ambitieus project van ayros.

Contrasto Armonico / Stretto
Tracklisting
  • 1
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    I. Recitativo: Notte Placida E Cheta
    01:00
  • 2
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    II. Aria: Zeffiretti, Deh Venite
    07:14
  • 3
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    III. Recitativo: Momento Fortunato
    00:38
  • 4
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    IV. Aria: Per Un Istante
    02:17
  • 5
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    V. Accompagnato: Ma Gia? Sento Che Spande
    01:15
  • 6
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    VI. Aria: Luci Belle, Vaghe Stelle
    03:25
  • 7
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    VII. Accompagnato: Oh Delizie d'Amor
    00:41
  • 8
    Notte placida e cheta HWV 142
    VIII. Aria: Che Non Si Da? Qua Giu?
    01:59
  • 9
    Qualor l’egre pupille HWV 152
    I. Recitativo: Qualor l'egre Pupille
    01:10
  • 10
    Qualor l’egre pupille HWV 152
    II. Aria: E' Il Pensier Nella Mia Mente
    03:51
  • 11
    Qualor l’egre pupille HWV 152
    III. Recitativo: Lungi Del Caro Oggetto
    00:37
  • 12
    Qualor l’egre pupille HWV 152
    IV. Aria: S'Altri Gode Pensando Al Suo Bene
    02:33
  • 13
    Qualor l’egre pupille HWV 152
    V. Recitativo: Chi Chiama Amor Tiranno
    00:43
  • 14
    Ne’ tuoi lumi, o bella Clori HWV 133
    I. Aria: Ne' Tuoi Lumi, O Bella Clori
    07:01
  • 15
    Ne’ tuoi lumi, o bella Clori HWV 133
    II. Recitativo: Credi Che Quanto Dolci
    01:06
  • 16
    Ne’ tuoi lumi, o bella Clori HWV 133
    III. Aria: Superbetti Occhi Amorosi
    04:42
  • 17
    Ne’ tuoi lumi, o bella Clori HWV 133
    IV. Recitativo: Sul Pallido Mio Volto
    00:51
  • 18
    Ne’ tuoi lumi, o bella Clori HWV 133
    V. Aria: La Mia Piaga, Se v'appaga
    02:59
  • 19
    Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV 105
    I. Accompagnato: Dietro L_Orme Fugaci
    01:17
  • 20
    Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV 105
    II. Aria: Ah! Crudele
    05:45
  • 21
    Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV 105
    III. Recitativo: Per Te Mi Struggo, Infido
    00:30
  • 22
    Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV 105
    IV. Accompagnato: O Voi, Dell'incostante
    00:59
  • 23
    Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV 105
    V. Aria: Venti, Fermate, Si
    02:46
  • 24
    Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV 105
    VI. Recitativo: Ma Che Parlo, Che Dico
    01:12
  • 25
    Dietro l’orme fugaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV 105
    VII. Aria: In Tanti Affanni Miei
    04:37
27-06-2019

Contrasto Armonico / Stretto

01-09-2013

New beginning for Vitale’s cantata series on his own label

01-07-2013

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