Handel Complete Cantatas vol. 2
Un'alma innamorata HWV 173
O lucenti o sereni occhi HWV 144
Del bell'idolo mio HWV 104
Aure soavi e liete HWV 84
Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) HWV 170
Stefanie True (Soprano)
Contrasto Armonico
Marco Vitale, harpsichord and direction
Brilliant Classics 94000 (1-CD)
EAN code: 5028421940007
Release date: December 2009
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Handel’s cantatas represent an important but until recently little-known area of his work. Even now newly discovered works are found and performed to much excitement in the media and among lovers of Handel’s music. They were written during his time in Rome from 1707/8, and were intended for private use. They range from miniatures consisting of two arias, recitative and a basso continuo, to large scale works with all the drama of his operas, complete with named characters, a plot, and large orchestral forces.
This CD contains the remarkable ‘Tra le fiamme’, written for Cardinal Pamphilj, who provided the text. The story concerns a young man who’s heart is playing for amusement and affection ‘in the flames’, but is being deceived by ‘charm and beauty’. He considers the fact that very few people escape the flames of love safely, and without being hurt. The story then turns to the example of Daedalus and his son Icarus, and how man seldom learns from history.
| Un’alma innamorata HWV 173 | Aure soavi e liete HWV 84 | ||
| 1. Recitativo: Un’alma innamorata 2. Aria: Quel povero core 3. Recitativo: E pur benché egli veda 4. Aria: Io godo, rido e spero 5. Recitativo: In quanto a me 6. Aria: Ben impari come s’ama |
0’36 7’12 0’24 5’12 0’20 1’37 |
17. Recitativo: Aure soavi e liete 18. Aria: Care luci 19. Recitativo: Pietà, Clori, pietà 20. Aria: Un’aura flebile |
1’18 2’06 0’32 1’32 |
| O lucenti, o sereni occhi HWV 144 | Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio) HWV 170 | ||
| 7. Recitativo: O lucenti, o sereni occhi 8. Aria: Per voi languisco e moro 9. Recitativo: Messaggiero verace 10. Aria: In voi, pupille ardenti Del bell’idolo mio HWV 104 |
0’34 3’52 0’32 3’08 - |
21. Aria: Tra le fiamme 22. Recitativo: Dedalo già 23. Aria: Pien di nuovo e bel diletto 24. Recitativo: Sì, sì, purtroppo è vero 25. Aria: Voli per l’aria 26. Recitativo: L’uomo che nacque per salire al cielo 27. Aria: Tra le fiamme |
5’34 1’02 5’05 0’17 2’42 0’25 2’27 |
8. O lucenti, o sereni occhi: Aria: 'Per voi languisco e moro' (3:52)
16. Del bell'idolo mio: Aria: 'Su rendetemi colei' (1:20)
23. Tra le fiamme: Aria: 'Pien di nuovo e bel diletto' (5:05)
27. Tra le fiamme: Aria: 'Tra le fiamme' (2:27)
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