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Altus: From Castrato To Countertenor Music

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Label	Virgin Classics
Orig Year	2/24/2009
All Time Sales Rank	32312
CD Universe Part number	7812250
Catalog number	35476
Discs	3
Release Date	Feb 24, 2009
Recording Time	3 25

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1. Giustino, opera in 3 acts, RV717: Vedro con mio diletto (5:13)
Common Name	Giustino Opera In 3 Acts Rv717
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor	Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Performer	Philippe Jaroussky
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 (3:20)
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 (3:21)
Common Name	Stabat Mater Dolorosa, Stabat Mater Hymn For Voice Strings & Continuo
Catalog No.	RV 621
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor	Fabio 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 (5:06)
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) (6:59)
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 (11:49)
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 (5:21)
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor	Alan Curtis
Performer	Max Emanuel Cencic
Genre	Baroque Period
Ensemble	Il Complesso Barocco
Period	Baroque
8. Amadigi di Gaula, opera, HWV 11: Minacciami, non ho timor (8:40)
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 (4:30)
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 (5:42)
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 (3:34)
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 (4:27)
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 (3:56)
Common Name	L' Incoronazione Di Poppea Opera In 3 Acts Sv 308
Composer	Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
Conductor	Stephen Stubbs
Performer	Derek Lee Ragin Suzie LeBlanc
Genre	Baroque Period / Opera
Date Written	1642
Period	Baroque
Country	Italy
14. Greensleeves, folk song (3:15)
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 (4:45)
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 (1:07)
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 (3:53)
Catalog No.	RV 608
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor	Fabio 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 (2:17)
Catalog No.	RV 62
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Conductor	Fabio 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) (3:26)
Composer	Giovanni Legrenzi (1626 - 1690)
Performer	Philippe Jaroussky
Genre	Baroque Period
Date Written	1660
Ensemble	Ensemble Artaserse
Period	Baroque
20. Pianti, sospiri e demandar mercede, cantata for voice & continuo, RV 676: Cor ingrato dispietato (3:23)
Catalog No.	RV 676
Composer	Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Performer	Philippe Jaroussky
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 (3:24)
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
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 (8:25)
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 (2:37)
Common Name	Admeto Re Di Tessaglia Opera
Catalog No.	HWV 22
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor	Alan Curtis
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 (4:24)
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor	Alan Curtis
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 & (4:05)
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 (7:02)
Common Name	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 (11:10)
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 (5:04)
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 (3:50) Windows Media Real Audio
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: (2:30) Windows Media Real Audio
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
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 (5:28) Windows Media Real Audio
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) (1:43) Windows Media Real Audio
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 (5:06) Windows Media Real Audio
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) (4:32) Windows Media Real Audio
Common Name	Ave Maria Ellens, Ellens Gesang Iii For Voice & Piano
Catalog No.	D 839
Composer	Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
Performer	David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Craig Ogden (Guitar)
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) (4:02) Windows Media Real Audio
Catalog No.	D 827
Composer	Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
Performer	Martin Katz (Piano) David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal]
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 (5:18) Windows Media Real Audio
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 (6:19) Windows Media Real Audio
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 (3:55) Windows Media Real Audio
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) (3:55) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Franz Xaver Gruber (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 (2:54) Windows Media Real Audio
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 (4:00) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Gerard Lesne (1956 - )
Performer	Gerard Lesne
42. Shenandoah, folk song (4:31) Windows Media Real Audio
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) (3:53) Windows Media Real Audio
Composer	Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf)
Performer	David Daniels [Countertenor Vocal] Craig Ogden (Guitar)
Genre	Classical Period / Song
Date Written	1775
Period	Classical
Country	France
44. Petite messe solennelle, for soloists, 2 pianos, harmonium & choir: Crucifixus [Bonus Track] (3:00) Windows Media Real Audio
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

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