‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by German Handel Soloists

Overture

Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

0:15

Sinfonia

German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Martín Oro

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp

0:39

Battaglia

Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form

2:18

Recitative: Grazie all'eterno Giove (Clito, Alessandro)

Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

Andrew Finden, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

4:44

Recitative accompagnato: Fra le guerre - Chi d'agguagli (Alessandro, Tassile, Leonato, Cleone, Clito)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi

1:18

Recitative: Appretasti, oh Cleone (Alessandro, Cleone, Lisaura, Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Michael Form

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form

7:29

Recitative: Tu, che Rossane adori (Clito, Cleone, Leonato)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists

1:03

Aria: Pregi son d'un alma grande (Leonato)

Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Michael Form

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp

2:18

Sinfonia

Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi

1:47

Recitative: Figlio del Re (Tassile, Cleone, Clito, Alessandro, Lisaura)

Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

1:49

Duet: Placa l'alma, quieto il petto! (Lisaura, Rossane) - Recitative: Fra gli uomini (Alessandro)

Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form

3:16

Recitative: Eccola in preda al sonno (Alessandro, Lisaura, Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp

5:31

Recitative: Qui aspetto l'incostante (Rossane, Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form

3:24

Recitative: Finto sereno e d'Alessandro in volto (Lisaura)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro

5:52

Sinfonia

Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists

0:16

Recitative: Dopo il sublime onor (Alessandro, Clito, Tassile, Cleone)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro

3:34

Recitative: Oh Dei! che infausta nuova! (Rossane, Alessandro, Leonato)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

2:12

Aria: Il cor mio, ch'e gia per te (Alessandro)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

0:29

Aria: Dica il falso, dica il vero (Rossane)

German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Michael Form

1:51

Recitative: L'adulator s'appressa (Clito, Cleone, Leonato)

Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists

2:14

Aria: Saro qual vento, che nell incendio (Cleone)

Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

1:07

Aria: Si, m'e caro imitar quel bel core (Lisaura)

Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp

0:42

Aria: Brilla nell'alma un non inteso ancor (Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form

1:32

Aria: L'amor che per te sento (Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández

2:25

Recitative: A che badi, Alessandro (Alessandro, Tassile, Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp

0:51

Aria: L'armi implora dal tuo figlio (Rossane)

Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists

0:33

Recitative: Chi osera traditoresandro (Alessandro, Leonato, Clito, Tassile)

Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Andrew Finden

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form

4:42

Recitative accompagnato: Spegni o supremo Regnator de'Numi (Rossane, Lisaura, Alessandro, Tassile)

German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form

1:43

Recitative: Si festiggi il bel giorno (Alessandro, Rossane, Tassile, Lisaura)

Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Martín Oro, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form

0:42

Act III: Finale: Amico arrida il ciel (Tutti)

German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Raffaella Milanesi, Martín Oro, Michael Form

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Form

Conductor
Martín Oro

Countertenor
Raffaella Milanesi

Soprano
Lawrence Zazzo

Countertenor

Stefan Raebel

Producer
Michael Sawall

Executive Producer
Bernd Feuchtner

Executive Producer
Olaf Mielke

Editing Engineer
Makus Kaesler

Photography
Susanne Lowien

Booklet Editor
Joachim Berenbold

Graphic Design
Bernd Feuchtner

Liner Notes

Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

RECORD LABEL

George Frideric Handel

Michael Form

Martín Oro

Raffaella Milanesi

Lawrence Zazzo

Production

Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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