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This recital by the countertenor Xavier Sabata, accompanied by Arnadí's Vespres ensemble, takes its title "L'Alessandro amante" from a lost homonymous opera by Giovanni Boretti. Why Alexander the Great? He is the most exploited historical figure in the history of opera, especially in the Baroque period, with Metastasio’s libretto Alessandro nell'Indie basing some sixty-five operas on the figure. Moreover, the historical Alexander was a complex figure, a mixture of violence, arrogance and ambition, but also a generous man, knowing how to recognize the humanity of an enemy by considering them his equal. The journey onto which his figure invites us is twofold: a biographical journey through battles, conquests and achievements first (not always historically accurate, mind...), as well as a musical journey through a hundred years, from 1660 to 1760, at a time when immense changes were occurring almost every twenty years. We therefore travel from Antonio Draghi to Nicola Porpora, via Handel, Leo, Bononcini and a few others in the same vein. The recital offers as many different "Alexanders" as it does pieces, though two major groups emerge: Alexander the warrior, reserved for higher voices, and Alexander the lover, whose melodies are entrusted to the alto register. Of course, Sabata can cover both poles. © SM/Qobuz
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini , Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini , Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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George Frideric Handel, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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George Frideric Handel, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Giovanni Battista Pescetti, Composer - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Antonio Draghi, Composer - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Antonio Draghi, Composer - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Francesco Mancini, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini , Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Leonardo Vinci, Composer - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Francesco Mancini, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Francesco Mancini, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Francesco Mancini, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Leonardo Leo, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Nicola Porpora, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Soloist, MainArtist - Dani Espasa, Conductor, MainArtist - Vespres d'Arnadí, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Album review
This recital by the countertenor Xavier Sabata, accompanied by Arnadí's Vespres ensemble, takes its title "L'Alessandro amante" from a lost homonymous opera by Giovanni Boretti. Why Alexander the Great? He is the most exploited historical figure in the history of opera, especially in the Baroque period, with Metastasio’s libretto Alessandro nell'Indie basing some sixty-five operas on the figure. Moreover, the historical Alexander was a complex figure, a mixture of violence, arrogance and ambition, but also a generous man, knowing how to recognize the humanity of an enemy by considering them his equal. The journey onto which his figure invites us is twofold: a biographical journey through battles, conquests and achievements first (not always historically accurate, mind...), as well as a musical journey through a hundred years, from 1660 to 1760, at a time when immense changes were occurring almost every twenty years. We therefore travel from Antonio Draghi to Nicola Porpora, via Handel, Leo, Bononcini and a few others in the same vein. The recital offers as many different "Alexanders" as it does pieces, though two major groups emerge: Alexander the warrior, reserved for higher voices, and Alexander the lover, whose melodies are entrusted to the alto register. Of course, Sabata can cover both poles. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:18
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Xavier Sabata Dani Espasa Vespres d'Arnadí
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Aparté
- Genre: Classical Secular Vocal Music
- Period: Baroque Music
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