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Hyperion’s Record of the Month sees the long overdue return to the studio of The King’s Consort, under the baton of the group’s newly appointed Artistic Director Matthew Halls. Here the ensemble presents the premiere recording of Handel’s Parnasso in Festa: a unique example in Handel’s enormous creative career of a fully-fledged celebratory serenata (or Festa teatrale). This form was rare in England but had developed in parallel with opera in Italy, where it was popular for commemorating special occasions of international significance. Parnasso in Festa was written for Princess Anne’s marriage to Prince William of Orange.
In Handel’s serenata three of the Muses, their leader Apollo, his son Orpheus, and Mars (god of War) gather at the feast celebrating the nuptials of Peleus and Thetis. The mythological musicians Apollo and Orfeo must have been particularly appealing for Handel here. Unlike many composers, he never composed an opera about Orpheus and Euridice. His only depiction of the mythical musician in his entire output forms the core of the serenata’s middle part. For a composer who later excelled at representing the musical ikons Timotheus and St Cecilia, and who was described by contemporaries as ‘the Orpheus of our age’, the depiction of Orfeo is fascinating. Created two years before Alexander’s Feast, and five years before A Song for St Cecilia’s Day, the emotional centre of Parnasso in Festa is devoted to a study of the power of music.
This magnificent masterpiece has long been starved of wide attention. It is presented here in a dazzling performance by an exceptional group of musicians, and graced by a stellar line-up of soloists led by Carolyn Sampson. |
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Parnasso in Festa, HWV73
CD1
1 Part 1 No 01. Overture: Un poco allegro – Più allegro – Allegro [6'21] >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
2 Part 1 No 02. Aria: Verginelle (Clio) [2'55] >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
3 Part 1 No 03. Coro: Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir [0'50] >>> Posłuchaj fragmentu <<<
King's Consort Choir
4 Part 1 No 04. Recitative: Germane, figlio amato (Apollo/Clio/Calliope/Orfeo/Clori/Euterpe/Marte) [1'00]Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Rebecca Outram (soprano), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Ruth Clegg (alto), Peter Harvey (bass)
5 Part 1 No 05. Solo e Coro: Deh! cantate un bell'amor (Apollo) [2'58]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), King's Consort Choir
6 Part 1 No 06. Recitative: Ma prima che s'avanzi (Apollo) [0'20]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
7 Part 1 No 07. Aria: Spira al sen' celeste ardore (Orfeo) [4'52]
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
8 Part 1 No 08. Aria: Gran Tonante, Giove immenso (Apollo) [4'31]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
9 Part 1 No 09. Coro: Già vien da lui il nostro ben [1'42]
King's Consort Choir
10 Part 1 No 10. Recitative: Spettacolo gradito (Clio) [0'50]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
11 Part 1 No 11. Aria: Con un vezzo lusinghiero (Clio) [1'54]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
12 Part 1 No 12. Recitative: Rimembranza gradita (Apollo) [0'17]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
13 Part 1 No 13. Duetto: Sin le grazie nel bel volto (Apollo/Clio) [3'05]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
14 Part 1 No 14. Recitative: Ma di sì belle fiamme (Clio) [0'43]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
15 Part 1 No 15. Aria: Quanto breve è il godimento (Clio) [5'39]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
16 Part 1 No 16. Recitative: Vada in oblio memoria sì funesta (Apollo) [0'38]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
17 Part 1 No 17. Coro: Cantiam a Bacco in sì lieto dì [1'25]
King's Consort Choir
18 Part 1 No 18. Aria: Del nume Lieo (Marte) [3'24]
Peter Harvey (bass)
19 Part 1 No 19. Aria: Sciolga dunque al balla al canto (Apollo) [3'12]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
20 Part 1 No 20. Coro e Soli: S'accenda pur di festa il cor (Clio/Calliope/Apollo) [3'12]
King's Consort Choir, Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Rebecca Outram (soprano), Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
21 Part 1 No 21. Coro: Replicati al ballo al canto [0'54]
King's Consort Choir
22 Part 2 No 01. Soli e Coro: Nel petto sento un certo ardor (Calliope/Euterpe/Clori/Clio) [5'57]
Rebecca Outram (soprano), Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), Ruth Clegg (alto), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), King's Consort Choir
23 Part 2 No 02. Recitative: Qual tetra nube, Orfeo (Apollo) [0'10]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
24 Part 2 No 03. Aria: Torni pure un' bel splendore (Apollo) [4'34]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
25 Part 2 No 04. Recitative: Ogn'un mi siegua, e godi (Clio) [0'12]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
26 Part 2 No 05. Aria: Nel spiegar sua voce al canto (Clio) [10'25]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
CD2 1 Part 2 No 06. Recitative: E non s'udiran mai (Clori) [0'22]
Ruth Clegg (alto)
2 Part 2 No 07. Coro: O quanto bella gloria [3'16]
King's Consort Choir
3 Part 2 No 08. Aria: Tra sentier di amene selve (Clori) [4'24]
Ruth Clegg (alto)
4 Part 2 No 09. Coro: O quanto bella gloria [1'12]
King's Consort Choir
5 Part 2 No 10. Recitative: Che mai facesti Orfeo? (Calliope) [0'22]
Rebecca Outram (soprano)
6 Part 2 No 11. Aria: Già le furie vedo ancor' (Calliope) [1'47]
Rebecca Outram (soprano)
7 Part 2 No 12. Accompagnato: Dopo d'aver perduto il caro bene (Orfeo) [0'55]
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
8 Part 2 No 13. Aria: Ho perso il caro ben' (Orfeo) [5'09]
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
9 Part 2 No 14. Coro: S'unisce al tuo martir [2'01]
King's Consort Choir
10 Part 2 No 15. Recitative: Figlio, diletto Orfeo (Apollo) [0'27]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
11 Part 2 No 16. Duetto: Cangia in gioia il tuo dolor (Apollo/Clio) [6'55]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
12 Part 2 No 17. Recitative: Di Nettuno seguaci (Apollo) [0'28]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
13 Part 2 No 18. Coro: Coralli e perle vogliamo offrir [1'38]
King's Consort Choir
14 Part 3 No 01: Sinfonia [0'35]
15 Part 3 No 02. Recitative: Io che degli avi eccelsi (Marte) [0'28]
Peter Harvey (bass)
16 Part 3 No 03. Coro e Solo: Si parli ancor di trionfar (Marte) [2'56]
King's Consort Choir, Peter Harvey (bass)
17 Part 3 No 04. Recitative: O stirpe gloriosa (Orfeo) [0'13]
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
18 Part 3 No 05. Aria: Da sorgente rilucente (Orfeo) [3'08]
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
19 Part 3 No 06. Recitative: Dall'opre illustri dei genitor (Calliope) [0'14]
Rebecca Outram (soprano)
20 Part 3 No 07. Aria: Sempre aspira eccelso core (Calliope) [2'13]
Rebecca Outram (soprano)
21 Part 3 No 08. Recitative: Delle dotte germane (Apollo) [0'33]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
22 Part 3 No 09. Aria: Non tardate Fauni ancora (Apollo) [3'53]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
23 Part 3 No 10. Coro: Accorriam senza dimora [2'13]
King's Consort Choir
24 Part 3 No 11. Recitative: Sia degli eccelsi sposi (Clio) [0'13]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
25 Part 3 No 12. Aria: Circondin lor' vite (Clio) [4'50]
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
26 Part 3 No 13. Recitative: Con un' spirito divoto (Euterpe) [0'17]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
27 Part 3 No 14. Aria: Han' mente eroica (Euterpe) [4'00]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
28 Part 3 No 15. Recitative: Di virtù, di valor, pietà, e clemenza (Apollo) [0'21]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
29 Part 3 No 16. Solo e Coro: Lunga serie d'alti eroi (Apollo) [3'55]
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), King's Consort Choir
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