Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73 (Live) La Cetra Barockorchester, Vokalensemble Basel, Andrea Marcon

• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759): Parnasso in festa, HWV 73:
• 1 Pt. 1: Overture (Live) 03:40
• 2 Pt. 1: Verginelle dotte e belle (Live) 02:36
• 3 Pt. 1: Corriamo pronti ad ubbidir (Live) 00:48
• 4 Pt. 1: Germane, figlio amato (Live) 01:18
• 5 Pt. 1: Deh! Cantate un bell'amor (Live) 02:49
• 6 Pt. 1: Ma prima che s'avanzi (Live) 00:20
• 7 Pt. 1: Spira al sen celeste ardore (Live) 04:16
• 8 Pt. 1: Gran tonante (Live) 04:23
• 9 Pt. 1: Già vien da lui il nostro ben (Live) 01:32
• 10 Pt. 1: Spettacolo gradito (Live) 00:48
• 11 Pt. 1: Con un vezzo lusinghiero (Live) 01:34
• 12 Pt. 1: Rimembranza gradita (Live) 00:19
• 13 Pt. 1: Sin le grazie nel bel volto (Live) 02:48
• 14 Pt. 1: Ma di sì belle fiamme (Live) 00:36
• 15 Pt. 1: Quanto breve è il godimento sì funesta (Live) 04:14
• 16 Pt. 1: Vada in oblio memoria (Live) 00:42
• 17 Pt. 1: Cantiamo a Bacco (Live) 01:22
• 18 Pt. 1: Del nume Lieo (Live) 03:13
• 19 Pt. 1: Sciolga dunque al balla al canto (Live) 02:58
• 20 Pt. 1: S'accenda pur di festa il cor (Live) 02:41
• 21 Pt. 1: Replicati al ballo al canto (Live) 01:02
• 22 Pt. 2: Nel petto sento un certo ardor (Live) 03:03
• 23 Pt. 2: Qual tetra nube (Live) 00:12
• 24 Pt. 2: Torni pure un bel splendore (Live) 04:11
• 25 Pt. 2: Ognun mi siegua (Live) 00:10
• 26 Pt. 2: Nel spiegar sua voce al canto (Live) 08:19
• 27 Pt. 2: E non s'udiran mai (Live) 00:25
• 28 Pt. 2: Oh quanto bella gloria (1) [Live] 02:51
• 29 Pt. 2: Tra sentier di amene selve (Live) 04:40
• 30 Pt. 2: Oh quanto bella gloria (2) [Live] 01:05
• 31 Pt. 2: Che mai facesti, Orfeo? (Live) 00:27
• 32 Pt. 2: Già le furie vedo ancor (Live) 01:46
• 33 Pt. 2: Dopo d'aver perduto (Live) 00:51
• 34 Pt. 2: Ho perso il caro ben (Live) 07:23
• 35 Pt. 2: Figlio, diletto Orfeo (Live) 00:35
• 36 Pt. 2: Cangia in gioia il tuo dolor (Live) 05:15
• 37 Pt. 2: Di Nettuno seguaci (Live) 00:29
• 38 Pt. 2: Coralli e perle (Live) 01:48
• 39 Pt. 3: Sinfonia (Live) 00:40
• 40 Pt. 3: Io che degli avi eccelsi (Live) 00:27
• 41 Pt. 3: Si parli ancor di trionfar (Live) 00:27
• 42 Pt. 3: Oh! Stirpe gloriosa (Live) 00:16
• 43 Pt. 3: Da sorgente rilucente (Live) 02:51
• 44 Pt. 3: Dall'opre illustri (Live) 00:13
• 45 Pt. 3: Sempre aspira eccelso core (Live) 01:57
• 46 Pt. 3: Delle dotte germane (Live) 00:40
• 47 Pt. 3: Non tardate fauni ancora (Live) 05:56
• 48 Pt. 3: Sia degli eccelsi sposi (Live) 00:14
• 49 Pt. 3: Circondin lor vite le grazie fiorite (Live) 04:25
• 50 Pt. 3: Con un spirto divoto (Live) 00:17
• 51 Pt. 3: Han mente eroica (Live) 03:59
• 52 Pt. 3: Di virtù, di valor (Live) 00:24
• 53 Pt. 3: Lunga serie d'alti eroi (Live) 03:36
• Total Runtime 01:53:51

Info for Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73 (Live)

Andrea Marcon and La Cetra Barockorchester & Vokalensemble Basel sparkle in this new release of Handel's forgotten masterpiece Parnasso in testa, recorded shortly before their hugely successful Netherlands premiere of the opera in November 2016.

Handel’s sumptuous work from 1734 celebrates the marriage of Princess Anne and Prince William of Orange. It's packed with breathtaking arias, duets and choruses, all written with verve, drama and Handel’s sense of occasion. The renowned Baroque specialist Andrea Marcon gives it the attention it deserves with an outstanding vocal cast around his period-instrument group La Cetra. Opera News described Robin Johansen's performance in the Netherlands premiere as "[a] revelation ... superbly agile and fresh-sounding—but also expressive. The demanding role of Apollo is undertaken by rising star David Hansen, described by The New Yorker as "...a pure-voiced young Australian who is typical of a new breed of matinee-idol countertenors". And a performance at the Handel Festival in 2014 drew rave reviews "Altogether, with the virtuosic playing of the inspired Cetra orchestra under Maestro Marcon, so finely balanced with the stunning chorus and soloists, this concert performance of an infrequently performed serenata became ... one of the high points of the festival." (Opera con Brio)

David Hansen, countertenor (Apollo)
Robin Johannsen, soprano (Clio)
Kangmin Justin Kim, countertenor (Orfeo)
Jenny Högstrom, soprano (Calliope)
Silke Gäng, mezzosoprano (Cloride)
Francesca Ascioti, alt (Euterpe)
Luca Tittoto, bass (Marte)
La Cetra Barockorchester & Vokalensemble Basel
Andrea Marcon, conductor

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