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The discovery of Artaxerxes by Thomas Arne was a nice surprise for Joseph Haydn, who was unaware that such operas existed in England. Performed practically without interruption in London from 1762 to 1830, it was probably also seen by the young Mozart. At any rate, this is a likelihood suggested by the conductor Ian Page, a great connoisseur of British musical life in the eighteenth century, who has released this album with his ensemble The Mozartists.

Adapted into English from the libretto of Metastasio's Artaserse, which was probably written by the composer himself, this 'opera seria' premiered at Covent Garden in 1762 to great acclaim before falling into obscurity until it was revived two hundred years later at the St Pancras Festival. The work is bursting with virtuoso arias, some of which have remained in circulation among singers.

This recording was made in 2009 following a series of performances to mark the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Arne, at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden where Artaxerxes was created. It was selected as record of the year by Audiophile Audition and BBC Radio 3's CD review, and was named record of the month by the UK magazine Opera. Thomas Arne wrote around 30 operas, and is seen as a representative of the "gallant style" that extended throughout Europe. His fame was somewhat overshadowed by the ubiquitous output of the "bulldozer" Handel, whose genius reigned over English opera for more than fifty years. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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1
Artaxerxes, Act I: Overture
00:05:11

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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2
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Still silence reigns around”
00:00:29

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

3
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 1, Duettino: “Fair Aurora, prithee stay”
00:02:16

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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4
Artaxerxes, Act 1: Recitative: “Alas, thou know’st that for my love to thee”
00:01:13

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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5
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 2, Air: “Adieu, thou lovely youth”
00:03:21

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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6
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “O cruel parting! How can I survive?”
00:00:57

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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7
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 3, Air: “Amid a thousand racking woes”
00:04:38

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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8
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Be firm, my heart”
00:01:26

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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9
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 4, Air: “Behold, on Lethe’s dismal strand”
00:03:36

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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10
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Stay, Artaxerxes, stay”
00:00:29

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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11
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 5, Air: “Fair Semira, lovely maid”
00:03:26

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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12
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “I fear some dread disaster”
00:01:29

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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13
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 6, Air: “When real joy we miss”
00:01:59

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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14
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Ye Gods, protectors of the Persian Empire”
00:00:36

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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15
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 7, Air: “How hard is the fate”
00:04:01

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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16
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Whither do I fly?”
00:03:23

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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17
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 8, Air: “Thy father! Away, I renounce the soft claim”
00:01:23

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

18
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Ye cruel Gods, what crime have I committed”
00:00:14

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

19
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 9, Air: “Acquit thee of this foul offence”
00:01:27

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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20
Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Appearance, I must own, is strong against me”
00:00:48

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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21
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 10, Air: “O too lovely, too unkind”
00:04:24

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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22
Artaxerxes, Act I: Accompanied recitative: “Dear and beloved shade”
00:00:48

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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23
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 11, Air: “Fly, soft ideas, fly”
00:05:03

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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24
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Guards, speed ye to the tower”
00:00:38

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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25
Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 12, Air: “In infancy, our hopes and fears”
00:02:12

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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26
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “So far my great resolve succeeds”
00:01:28

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

27
Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 13, Air: “Disdainful you fly me” (Arbaces)
00:02:46

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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28
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Why, my dear friend, so pensive”
00:02:05

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

29
Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 14, Air: “To sigh and complain”
00:01:51

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

30
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “How many links to dire misfortune’s chain”
00:01:12

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

31
Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 15, Air: “If o’er the cruel tyrant love”
00:03:00

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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32
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Which fatal evil shall I first oppose?”
00:00:30

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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33
Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 16, Air: “If the river’s swelling waves”
00:02:34

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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34
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Ye solid pillars of the Persian Empire”
00:05:00

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

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35
Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 17, Air: “By that belov’d embrace”
00:03:31

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

36
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Ah me, at poor Arbaces’ parting”
00:00:46

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

37
Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 18, Air: “Monster, away”
00:02:36

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

38
Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “See, lov’d Semira”
00:01:02

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

39
Artaxerxes, Act II: Accompanied recitative: “At last my soul has room”
00:00:37

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

40
Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 19, Air: “Thou, like the glorious sun”
00:05:03

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

41
Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 20, Air: “Why is death for ever late”
00:02:57

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

42
Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “Arbaces! Gracious Heav’n”
00:01:13

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

43
Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 21, Air: “Water parted from the sea”
00:02:19

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Caitlin Hulcup, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

44
Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “That face, secure in conscious innocence”
00:00:25

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

45
Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 22, Air: “Though oft a cloud with envious shade”
00:03:38

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Christopher Ainslie, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

46
Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “My son, Arbaces... where art thou retir’d?”
00:01:52

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

47
Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 23, Air: “O let the danger of a son”
00:02:15

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Daniel Norman, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

48
Artaxerxes, Act III: Accompanied recitative: “Ye adverse Gods!”
00:00:41

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

49
Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 24, Air: “O, much lov’d son, if death”
00:05:15

Andrew Staples, MainArtist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

50
Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “Perhaps the King releas’d Arbaces”
00:01:34

PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Thomas Arne, Composer - Rebecca Bottone, MainArtist - Elizabeth Watts, MainArtist - Ian Page, Conductor, MainArtist - The Mozartists, Orchestra, MainArtist

(C) 2020 Signum Classics (P) 2020 Signum Records

Album review

The discovery of Artaxerxes by Thomas Arne was a nice surprise for Joseph Haydn, who was unaware that such operas existed in England. Performed practically without interruption in London from 1762 to 1830, it was probably also seen by the young Mozart. At any rate, this is a likelihood suggested by the conductor Ian Page, a great connoisseur of British musical life in the eighteenth century, who has released this album with his ensemble The Mozartists.

Adapted into English from the libretto of Metastasio's Artaserse, which was probably written by the composer himself, this 'opera seria' premiered at Covent Garden in 1762 to great acclaim before falling into obscurity until it was revived two hundred years later at the St Pancras Festival. The work is bursting with virtuoso arias, some of which have remained in circulation among singers.

This recording was made in 2009 following a series of performances to mark the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Arne, at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden where Artaxerxes was created. It was selected as record of the year by Audiophile Audition and BBC Radio 3's CD review, and was named record of the month by the UK magazine Opera. Thomas Arne wrote around 30 operas, and is seen as a representative of the "gallant style" that extended throughout Europe. His fame was somewhat overshadowed by the ubiquitous output of the "bulldozer" Handel, whose genius reigned over English opera for more than fifty years. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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