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This recording originally appeared in 1972, when it would have shared shelf space with sopranos belting out Handel's melodies over the accompaniment of giant symphonic string sections. Adele Stolte, a Bach specialist from the former East Germany, and conductor Kurt Sanderling were thus ahead of the game when they offered this selection of Handel's Italian cantatas and respected the chamber-sized virtuosity of the works. Handel was in his early twenties when he wrote these pieces, of which about 30 survive of an originally larger group (some for voice with strings and continuo, some without the strings). They are explosive works of a young genius, and they need to have room for the explosions. The spare accompaniment by Sanderling, leading members of the Handel Festival Orchestra of Halle, is ideal, with a sharply delineated gamba-and-harpsichord continuo and a nicely balanced ensemble including a pair of flutes, oboe, and bassoon in Tra le flamme, HWV 170. Stolte's voice is a bit thin in spots, and hers is overall a reading on the quiet side. But she maintains nice control over the massive "O del Ciel Maria Regina!" (track 7), which spins out a couple of lines of text to a nearly 13-minute length, and this sacred cantata, not as often heard as the outer betrayed-woman items, makes in every way an effective intermezzo. One of the more successful items in the Berlin Classics reissue series, this is a reasonable choice at a budget price even if it has been superseded by the true athletes of the Baroque vocal revival.
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Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Adele Stolte, soprano - Thomas Sanderling, Conductor - Handel Festival Orchestra, Orchestra - Siegfried Pank, viola da gamba - Wolfgang Notzold, harpsichord
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
Albumbeschreibung
This recording originally appeared in 1972, when it would have shared shelf space with sopranos belting out Handel's melodies over the accompaniment of giant symphonic string sections. Adele Stolte, a Bach specialist from the former East Germany, and conductor Kurt Sanderling were thus ahead of the game when they offered this selection of Handel's Italian cantatas and respected the chamber-sized virtuosity of the works. Handel was in his early twenties when he wrote these pieces, of which about 30 survive of an originally larger group (some for voice with strings and continuo, some without the strings). They are explosive works of a young genius, and they need to have room for the explosions. The spare accompaniment by Sanderling, leading members of the Handel Festival Orchestra of Halle, is ideal, with a sharply delineated gamba-and-harpsichord continuo and a nicely balanced ensemble including a pair of flutes, oboe, and bassoon in Tra le flamme, HWV 170. Stolte's voice is a bit thin in spots, and hers is overall a reading on the quiet side. But she maintains nice control over the massive "O del Ciel Maria Regina!" (track 7), which spins out a couple of lines of text to a nearly 13-minute length, and this sacred cantata, not as often heard as the outer betrayed-woman items, makes in every way an effective intermezzo. One of the more successful items in the Berlin Classics reissue series, this is a reasonable choice at a budget price even if it has been superseded by the true athletes of the Baroque vocal revival.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:06
- Main artists: Adele Stolte Händelfestspielorchester Halle Siegfried Pank Thomas Sanderling
- Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
- Label: Eterna
- Genre: Klassiek Religieuze vocale muziek Religieuze cantates
1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH 1971 Eterna/Edel Germany GmbH
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