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Altus: From Castrato To Countertenor Music
List Price $20.98 (You save $0.89) Label Virgin Classics Orig Year 1/12/2009 All Time Product Rank 366,508 CD Universe Part number 7812250 Catalog number 35476 Discs 3 Release Date Feb 24, 2009 Recording Time 3 25 Track Listing DISC 1: DISC 2: DISC 3:
Altus: From Castrato To Countertenor Classical Review
Altus: From Castrato To Countertenor Songs
1. Giustino, opera in 3 acts, RV717: Vedro con mio diletto Common Name Vedro Mio Diletto , Giustino Opera In 3 Acts Rv717 Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi Performer Philippe Jaroussky [Countertenor Vocals] Genre Baroque Period / Opera Date Written 1724 Ensemble Matheus Ensemble Period Baroque Country Italy 2. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Frondi tenere...Ombra mai fu Common Name Frondi Tenere Ombra Mai Fu , Serse Xerxes Catalog No. HWV 40 Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Performer Gerard Lesne Genre Baroque Period / Comic Opera / Opera Date Written 1738 Ensemble Il Seminario Musicale Period Baroque 3. Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Stabat Mater dolorosa Common Name Stabat Mater Dolorosa , Stabat Mater Hymn For Voice Strings & Continuo Catalog No. RV 621 Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Conductor Fabio [Violin] Biondi Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period / Hymn Date Written by 1742 Ensemble Europa Galante Period Baroque Country Italy 4. St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2): Es ist vollbracht Common Name Es Ist Vollbracht , St John Passion Johannespassion Catalog No. BWV 245 Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Conductor Michel Corboz Performer Andreas Scholl Genre Baroque Period / Passion Date Written 04/07/1724 Ensemble Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne Period Baroque Country Germany 5. Cantata No. 170, "Vergnugte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust," BWV 170 (BC A106) Common Name Vergnugte Ruh, Beliebte Seelenlust, Cantata , Cantata 170 Catalog No. BWV 170 Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Conductor Hans-Martin Linde Performer Rene Jacobs Genre Baroque Period / Cantata Date Written 07/28/1726 Ensemble Linde Consort Period Baroque 6. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: He was despised Common Name He Was Despised , Messiah Oratorio Catalog No. HWV 56 Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor Andrew Parrott Performer James Bowman [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period / Oratorio Date Written 1741 Ensemble Taverner Consort & Players Period Baroque Country England 7. Work(s): Fernando: Sincero affetto Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor Alan Curtis [Conductor] Performer Max Emanuel Cencic Genre Baroque Period Ensemble Il Complesso Barocco Period Baroque 8. Amadigi di Gaula, opera, HWV 11: Minacciami, non ho timor Common Name Amadigi Di Gaula Opera Catalog No. HWV 11 Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor William Christie Performer Xavier Sabata Genre Baroque Period / Opera / Opera Seria Date Written 1715 Ensemble Les Arts Florissants Period Baroque Notes Composition written: 1715.
Composition revised: Italy. 9. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ("Ombra mai fu" from the opera Serse): Amor, tiranno Amor Common Name Ombra Mai Fu Largo , Largo Instrumental Arrangement Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor William Christie Performer Lawrence Zazzo [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period Ensemble Les Arts Florissants Period Baroque 10. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Bereite dich, Zion, mit zar Common Name Weihnachtsoratorium Christmas Oratorio Catalog No. BWV 248 Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Conductor Philippe Herreweghe Performer Michael Chance Genre Baroque Period / Oratorio Date Written 1734 Period Baroque Country Germany 11. Saul, oratorio, HWV 53: O Lord, whose mercies numberless Common Name O Lord Whose Mercies Numberless , Saul Oratorio Catalog No. HWV 53 Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Performer Paul Esswood Genre Baroque Period / Oratorio Date Written 1738 Period Baroque Notes Composition written: 1738.
Composition revised: Germany. 12. Conservate, raddopiate, duet for soprano, alto & continuo, HWV 185 Catalog No. HWV 185 Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor Emmanuelle Haim Performer Juanita Lascarro Brian Asawa Genre Baroque Period Date Written circa 1711 Period Baroque 13. L' incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308: Pur ti miro, pur ti godo Common Name L' Incoronazione Di Poppea Opera In 3 Acts Sv 308 Composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) Conductor Stephen [Lute] Stubbs Performer Derek Lee Ragin Suzie LeBlanc [Soprano Vocals] Genre Baroque Period / Opera Date Written 1642 Period Baroque Country Italy 14. Greensleeves, folk song Composer English Traditional Performer Alfred Deller Desmond Dupre (Lute) Genre Renaissance Period / Song Date Written 1600 Period Renaissance Notes Composition written: 1600.
Composition revised: United Kingdom. 15. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Stabat Mater dolorosa Common Name Stabat Mater Dolorosa , Stabat Mater For Soprano Alto Strings & Organ Composer Giovanni Pergolesi (1710 - 1736) Performer Veronique Gens Gerard Lesne Genre Baroque Period Date Written 1736-1736 Ensemble Il Seminario Musicale Period Baroque Country Italy 16. Salve regina, for (mezzo-)soprano, strings & organ in C minor: Ad te clamamus Common Name Ad Te Clamamus Composer Giovanni Pergolesi (1710 - 1736) Performer Gerard Lesne Genre Baroque Period Date Written 1736-1736 Ensemble Il Seminario Musicale Period Baroque 17. Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Cum deder Catalog No. RV 608 Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Conductor Fabio [Violin] Biondi Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period / Psalm / Sacred Music Date Written by 1742 Ensemble Europa Galante Period Baroque Country Italy 18. Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, introduzione to Gloria for voice, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 62 Catalog No. RV 62 Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Conductor Fabio [Violin] Biondi Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period / Motet: Introduzione / Sacred Music Date Written by 1739 Ensemble Europa Galante Period Baroque Country Italy 19. Ave Regina coelorum, for 2 voices & continuo (from Sentimenti devoti, libro secondo, Op. 6) Composer Giovanni Legrenzi (1626 - 1690) Performer Philippe Jaroussky [Countertenor Vocals] Genre Baroque Period / Motet Date Written 1660 Ensemble Ensemble Artaserse Period Baroque 20. Pianti, sospiri e demandar mercede, cantata for voice & continuo, RV 676: Cor ingrato dispietato Catalog No. RV 676 Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Performer Philippe Jaroussky [Countertenor Vocals] Genre Baroque Period / Cantata Date Written by 1742 Ensemble Ensemble Artaserse Period Baroque 21. Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14): Et miser Common Name Magnificat For 5 Voices 5 Part Chorus Orchestra & Continuo Catalog No. BWV 243 Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Conductor Emmanuelle Haim Performer Toby Spence Philippe Jaroussky [Countertenor Vocals] Genre Baroque Period / Magnificat Date Written 06/1733 Ensemble Le Concert d'Astree Period Baroque 22. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Madre...Son nata a lagrimar Common Name Madre Son Nata A Lagrimar , Giulio Cesare In Egitto Opera Catalog No. HWV 17 Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor John Nelson, [Conductor] Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period / Opera / Opera Seria Date Written 1724 Ensemble Ensemble Orchestral de Paris Period Baroque 23. Admeto, Re di Tessaglia, opera, HWV 22: Chi e nato alla sventure Common Name Admeto Re Di Tessaglia Opera Catalog No. HWV 22 Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor Alan Curtis [Conductor] Performer James Bowman [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period / Opera Date Written 1727 Ensemble Il Complesso Barocco Period Baroque Notes Composition written: 1727.
Composition revised: Germany. 24. Work(s): Fernando: M'opporro da generoso Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759) Conductor Alan Curtis [Conductor] Performer Lawrence Zazzo [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Baroque Period Ensemble Il Complesso Barocco Period Baroque 25. Ecce quomodo moritur justus, 3e repons apres la 3e lecon du 2 nocturne du vendredi, motet for alto & Composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704) Performer Gerard Lesne Genre Baroque Period Date Written ?1691 Ensemble Il Seminario Musicale Period Baroque 26. Mitridate, re di Ponto, opera, K. 87 (K. 74a): Venga pur, minacci e frema Common Name Venga Pur Minacci E Frema , Mitridate Re Di Ponto Opera Catalog No. K 74A / K 87 Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Conductor Harry Bicket Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Classical Period / Opera Date Written 1770 Period Classical Notes Composition written: 1770.
Composition revised: Italy. 27. Semiramide, opera: Eccomi alfine in Babilonia...Ah, quel giorno Common Name Semiramide Opera Composer Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Conductor Michael Hofstetter Performer Max Emanuel Cencic Genre Opera / Romantic Period Date Written 1823 Period Romantic Notes Composition written: 1823.
Composition revised: Middle East. 28. A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Welcome, wanderer... I know a bank where the wild thyme bl Common Name A Midsummer Night's Dream Opera Composer Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Conductor Richard Hickox Performer James Bowman [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Opera Date Written 1960 Period Modern Country United Kingdom 29. Music for a While (from "Oedipus"), song, Z. 583/2 Catalog No. Z 583 Composer Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Craig Ogden (Guitar) Genre Art Song / Baroque Period / Song Date Written circa 1692 Period Baroque Country England 30. Come ye sons of art away (Birthday ode for Queen Mary), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 323: Common Name Come Ye Sons Of Art Away Birthday Ode For Queen Mary For Chorus & Instruments Catalog No. Z 323 Composer Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) Conductor Gustav Leonhardt Performer James Bowman [Countertenor Vocal] Christopher Robson [Counter Tenor Vocals] Genre Baroque Period / Occasional Music / Ode Date Written 1694 Period Baroque Country England 31. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Agnus Dei Common Name Agnus Dei , Mass For For Chorus & Orchestra Catalog No. BWV 232 Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Conductor Philippe Herreweghe Performer Charles Brett Genre Baroque Period / Mass Date Written 1748-1749 Period Baroque 32. Malinconia, ninfa gentile for voice & piano (6 ariette da camera) Composer Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835) Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Craig Ogden (Guitar) Genre Art Song / Romantic Period Date Written 1829 Period Romantic Country Italy 33. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Ahimè! Dove trascorsi?...Che faro senz Common Name Orfeo Ed Euridice Italian Version Catalog No. WQ 30 Composer Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787) Conductor Harry Bicket Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Classical Period / Opera Period Classical 34. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) Common Name Ave Maria Ellens , Ellens Gesang Iii For Voice & Piano Catalog No. D 839 Composer Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828) Performer Craig Ogden (Guitar) David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song Date Written 1825 Period Romantic 35. Nacht und Träume (Heil'ge Nacht, du sinkest nieder!"), song for voice & piano, D. 827 (Op. 43/2) Catalog No. D 827 Composer Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828) Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Martin Katz (Piano) Genre Art Song / Romantic Period / Song Date Written ?1825 Period Romantic Notes Composition written: ?1825.
Composition revised: Germany. 36. Plainte sur la mort de Monsieur Lambert Composer Du Buisson (1655 - 1710) Performer Gerard Lesne Genre Baroque Period Ensemble Il Seminario Musicale Period Baroque 37. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): Sur les lagunes Common Name Les Nuits D'ete Song Cycle For Voice & Piano Or Orchestra Catalog No. H 81 Composer Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Conductor John Nelson, [Conductor] Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Romantic Period / Song Cycle Date Written 09/1841 Ensemble Ensemble Orchestral de Paris Period Romantic 38. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: Olim lacus colueram Common Name Carmina Burana Scenic Cantata For Soloists Choruses & Orchestra Composer Carl Orff (1895 - 1982) Conductor David Hill [Conductor] Performer James Bowman [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Cantata Date Written 1935-1936 Period Modern 39. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night) Composer Franz Gruber (Composer) (1787 - 1863) Conductor Moses Hogan Performer Derek Lee Ragin Genre Hymn / Romantic Period Date Written 1818 Period Romantic Country Austria 40. Duetto buffo di due gatti (Cat Duet), for 2 voices & piano (spurious), QR iv/1 Composer Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Performer Rockwell Blake Gerard Lesne Antonio Pappano (Piano) Genre Duet / Romantic Period Date Written 1816 Period Romantic Country Italy 41. Maladresse, song Composer Gerard Lesne (1956 - ) Performer Gerard Lesne 42. Shenandoah, folk song Composer American Traditional Performer David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Craig Ogden (Guitar) Genre Romantic Period Date Written 18th Century Period Romantic Country United States of America 43. Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra) Composer Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf) Performer Craig Ogden (Guitar) David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Genre Classical Period / Song Date Written 1775 Period Classical Country France 44. Petite messe solennelle, for soloists, 2 pianos, harmonium & choir: Crucifixus [Bonus Track] Common Name Petite Messe Solennelle For Soloists 2 Pianos Harmonium & Choir Composer Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Performer Alessandro Moreschi Genre Mass / Romantic Period Date Written 1863 Period Romantic Recording Date 1902
Composers : American Traditional Johann Sebastian Bach Vincenzo Bellini Hector Berlioz Benjamin Britten Marc-Antoine Charpentier Du Buisson English Traditional Christoph W. Gluck Franz X. Gruber George Frideric Handel Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini Giovanni Legrenzi Gerard Lesne Claudio Monteverdi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Carl Orff Giovanni Pergolesi Henry Purcell Gioachino Rossini Franz Schubert Antonio Vivaldi
Conductors : Alan Curtis [Conductor] Harry Bicket William Christie Michel Corboz David Hill [Conductor] Fabio Biondi (Violin) Emmanuelle Haim Philippe Herreweghe Richard Hickox Michael Hofstetter Moses Hogan John Nelson [Conductor] Sir Philip Ledger Gustav Leonhardt Hans Martin Linde Andrew Parrott Jean-Christophe Spinosi Stephen Stubbs [Lute]
Ensembles : Ensemble Artaserse Ensemble Instrumental De Lausanne Ensemble Orchestral De Paris Europa Galante Il Complesso Barocco Il Seminario Musicale Le Concert d'Astree Les Arts Florissants Linde Consort Matheus Ensemble Taverner Consort & Players
Genres : Art Song Baroque Period Cantata Classical Period Comic Opera Duet Hymn Magnificat Mass Motet Motet: Introduzione Occasional Music Ode Opera Opera Seria Oratorio Passion Psalm Renaissance Period Romantic Period Sacred Music Song Song Cycle
Performers : Brian Asawa Rockwell Blake James Bowman [Countertenor Vocal] Charles Brett Max Emanuel Cencic Michael Chance David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Alfred Deller Desmond Dupre Paul Esswood Veronique Gens Rene Jacobs Martin Katz Juanita Lascarro Lawrence Zazzo [Countertenor Vocal] Gerard Lesne Alessandro Moreschi Craig Ogden Antonio Pappano Philippe Jaroussky [Countertenor Vocals] Derek Lee Ragin Christopher Robson [Counter Tenor Vocals] Xavier Sabata Andreas Scholl Toby Spence Suzie LeBlanc (Soprano Vocals)
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