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Alan Curtis|Haendel : Ariodante (Intégrale)

Haendel : Ariodante (Intégrale)

Joyce DiDonato, Karina Gauvin, Marie-Nicole Lemieux / Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis

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The scope and grandeur of Handel's operatic output -- the musical variety and inventiveness, the depth of psychological insight, as well as the sheer volume of works -- continue to astonish as new operas are brought to light and more familiar works are given productions and recordings that do justice to the material. Ariodante, written in 1735, is nowhere nearly as frequently performed as the more famous operas like Giulio Cesare, but neither is it entirely obscure, and there have been several very fine modern recordings. This version with Alan Curtis leading Il Complesso Barocco can be recommended without reservation to anyone coming to the opera for the first time or for anyone who's already a fan. It's sonically impeccable, with full, spacious sound that's at the same time intimate and finely detailed. Curtis has a sure grip on the opera's depths of passion and its dramatic trajectory -- the libretto, by Antonio Salvi, based on an episode from Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso," is one of the most direct and emotionally potent that the composer set -- and he brings the urgency of the story vividly to life. The superb cast is fully invested in the characters and performs with unguarded intensity. In the title role mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings with sumptuous tone, acrobatic agility, and penetrating dramatic honesty; this is a performance that even further cements her standing as one of the outstanding singing actresses of her time. The rest of the cast is very much in the same league; sopranos Karina Gauvin and Sabina Puértolas, bass Matthew Brook, and tenors Topi Lehtipuu and Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani have gorgeous voice and sure dramatic instincts, and contralto Marie Nicole Lemieux, with a voice and temperament that call Marilyn Horne to mind, practically steals the show as the villainous Duke of Alba. Il Complesso Barocco contributes as much as the singers, not only to the richly textured musical fabric but to the surging dramatic momentum. Highly recommended for fans of Baroque opera and of dazzling bel canto singing.

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Haendel : Ariodante (Intégrale)

Alan Curtis

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1
Ariodante, HWV 33: Overture. Adagio - Allegro
Il Complesso Barocco
00:03:25

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

2
Ariodante, HWV 33: Overture. Alla gavotta
Il Complesso Barocco
00:01:44

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

3
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Arioso. "Vezzi, lusinghe" (Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:02:44

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

4
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Ami dunque, oh Signora?" (Dalinda, Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:51

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin/Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

5
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Orrida a gl'occhi miei" (Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:02:22

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

6
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Orgogliosa beltade!" (Polinesso, Dalinda)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:26

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

7
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Apri le luci, e mira" (Dalinda)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:03:27

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

8
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Mie speranze, che fate?" (Polinesso)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:24

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

9
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Coperta la frode di lana servile" (Polinesso)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:04:12

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

10
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Arioso. "Qui d'amor nel suo linguaggio" (Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:02:22

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

11
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "T'amerò dunque sempre" (Ariodante, Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:41

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

12
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Duetto. "Prendi da questa mano" (Ginevra, Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:02:13

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Non vi turbate" (Il Re, Ginevra, Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:01:14

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

14
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Volate, amori, di due bei cori" (Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:04:06

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook/Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

15
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Vanne pronto, Odoardo" (Il Re, Oroardo)
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani
00:00:38

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

16
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Voli colla sua tromba" (Il Re)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:04:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

17
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Oh, felice mio core!" (Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:14

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

18
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Con l'ali di costanza" (Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:07:10

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

19
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Conosco il merto tuo" (Polinesso, Dalinda)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:01:16

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu/Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

20
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Spero per voi" (Polinesso)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:04:49

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu/Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

21
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Dalinda, in occidente" (Lurcanio, Dalinda)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

22
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Del mio sol vezzosi rai" (Lurcanio)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:05:49

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

23
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Ah! che quest'alma amante" (Dalinda)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:18

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

24
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Aria. "Il primo ardor" (Dalinda)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:03:46

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

25
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Recitativo. "Pare, ovunque mi aggiri" (Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:49

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

26
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Sinfonia
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:41

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

27
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Duetto. "Se rinasce nel mio cor" - Coro. "Si godete al vostro amor" (Ginevra, Ariodante, Chorus)
Sabina Puértolas
00:02:21

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

28
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Ballo di Ninfe, Pastori e Pastorelle
Il Complesso Barocco
00:01:05

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

29
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Musette I. Lentement
Il Complesso Barocco
00:01:46

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

30
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Musette II. Andante
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:54

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

31
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Allegro
Il Complesso Barocco
00:01:39

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

32
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 1: Soli e coro. "Si godete al vostro amor" (Ginevra, Ariodante, Chorus)
Sabina Puértolas
00:01:09

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

DISC 2

1
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Sinfonia
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:55

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

2
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "Di Dalinda l'amore" (Polinesso, Ariodante, Lurcanio)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:01:34

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

3
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Tu preparati a morire" (Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:04:07

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

4
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "Ginevra? O mio Signore!" (Polinesso, Dalinda, Lurcanio, Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:24

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Joyce DiDonato/Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

5
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Tu vivi e punito rimanfa l'eccesso" (Lurcanio)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:03:43

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

6
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "E vivo ancora?" (Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:19

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

7
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Scherza infida!" (Ariodante)
Sabina Puértolas
00:09:57

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

8
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "Lo stral feri nel segno" (Polinesso, Dalinda)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:36

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

9
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Se tanto piace al cor il volto tuo Signor" (Ariodante)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:03:19

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

10
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "Felice fu il mio inganno" (Polinesso)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:00:10

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

11
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Se l'inganno sortisce felice" (Polinesso)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:04:09

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

12
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "Andiam, fidi, al consiglio" (Il Re, Odoardo)
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani
00:01:16

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook/Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Invida sorte avara, misero in questo di!" (Il Re)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:05:33

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

14
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Mi palpita il core nè intendo perche" (Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:02:50

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

15
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "Sta lieta, oh Principessa" (Dalinda, Il Re, Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:02:44

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

16
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Il tuo sangue" (Lurcanio)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:04:27

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Topi Lehtipuu/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

17
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Recitativo. "Quante sventure un giorno sol ne porta!" - Accompagnato. "A me impudica?" (Odoardo, Il Re, Ginevra, Dalinda)
Sabina Puértolas
00:02:29

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Matthew Brook, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alan Curtis, Conductor - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Sabina Puertolas, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Brook/Karina Gauvin/Sabina Puertolas/Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani/Alan Curtis/Il Complesso Barocco, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

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Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 2: Aria. "Il mio crudel martoro" (Ginevra)
Il Complesso Barocco
00:08:15

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocco, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited

Album review

The scope and grandeur of Handel's operatic output -- the musical variety and inventiveness, the depth of psychological insight, as well as the sheer volume of works -- continue to astonish as new operas are brought to light and more familiar works are given productions and recordings that do justice to the material. Ariodante, written in 1735, is nowhere nearly as frequently performed as the more famous operas like Giulio Cesare, but neither is it entirely obscure, and there have been several very fine modern recordings. This version with Alan Curtis leading Il Complesso Barocco can be recommended without reservation to anyone coming to the opera for the first time or for anyone who's already a fan. It's sonically impeccable, with full, spacious sound that's at the same time intimate and finely detailed. Curtis has a sure grip on the opera's depths of passion and its dramatic trajectory -- the libretto, by Antonio Salvi, based on an episode from Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso," is one of the most direct and emotionally potent that the composer set -- and he brings the urgency of the story vividly to life. The superb cast is fully invested in the characters and performs with unguarded intensity. In the title role mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings with sumptuous tone, acrobatic agility, and penetrating dramatic honesty; this is a performance that even further cements her standing as one of the outstanding singing actresses of her time. The rest of the cast is very much in the same league; sopranos Karina Gauvin and Sabina Puértolas, bass Matthew Brook, and tenors Topi Lehtipuu and Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani have gorgeous voice and sure dramatic instincts, and contralto Marie Nicole Lemieux, with a voice and temperament that call Marilyn Horne to mind, practically steals the show as the villainous Duke of Alba. Il Complesso Barocco contributes as much as the singers, not only to the richly textured musical fabric but to the surging dramatic momentum. Highly recommended for fans of Baroque opera and of dazzling bel canto singing.

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