Best Handel 50 / EMI

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Album Summary

Performers

• Jane Gilchrist (Mezzo Soprano)
• Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
• Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
• Max Cencic (Countertenor)
• Vivica Genaux (Mezzo-Soprano)
• David Daniels (Countertenor)
• Eiddwen Harrhy (Soprano)
• Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Joseph Cornwell (Tenor)
• Toby Spence (Tenor)
• Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
• Karine Deshayes (Mezzo Soprano)
• Juanita Lascarro (Soprano)
• Brian Asawa (Countertenor)
• Arleen Augér (Soprano)
• Gérard Lesne (Countertenor)

Conductors

• Briger, Alexander
• Curtis, Alan
• Fasolis, Diego
• Haim, Emmanuelle
• Hickox, Richard
• Ledger, Philip, Sir
• Linde, Hans-Martin
• McGegan, Nicholas
• Nelson, John
• Norrington, Roger
• Parrott, Andrew
• Rousset, Christophe
• Trevor, Kirk

Ensembles

• 
• I Barocchisti
• Il Complesso Barocco
• Il Seminario Musicale

Composer

• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)

Notes & Reviews:

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs, and operas. This next release in the series is dedicated solely to the 50 best works of Handel, with individual CD's dedicated to his great opera arias, treasured orchestral and instrumental masterpieces, as well as his vocal masterpieces.

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Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Lascia ch'io pianga

• Performer: Jane Gilchrist (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Kirk Trevor
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1711

Handel, George Frideric : Ariodante :: Scherza infida

• Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Notes: Composition written: 1734.
• Running Time: 9 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1734

Handel, George Frideric : Arianna in Creta :: Qui ti sfido, o mostro infame!

• Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Notes: Composition written: 1733.
• Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1733

Handel, George Frideric : Radamisto :: Ombra cara di mia sposa

• Performer: Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Alan Curtis
• Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco
• Notes: Composition written: 1720.
• Running Time: 7 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1720

Handel, George Frideric : Orlando :: Verdi allori

• Performer: Max Cencic (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Diego Fasolis
• Ensemble: I Barocchisti
• Running Time: 5 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1732

Handel, George Frideric : Armino :: Duri lacci, voi non sieste

• Performer: Vivica Genaux (Mezzo-Soprano)
• Conductor: Alan Curtis
• Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1736

Handel, George Frideric : Serse :: Ombra mai fú

• Performer: Gérard Lesne (Countertenor)
• Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738

Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare :: Cara speme

• Performer: David Daniels (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Roger Norrington
• Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1724

Handel, George Frideric : Teseo :: Dolce riposo

• Performer: Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Christophe Rousset
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1712

Handel, George Frideric : Alcina :: Tornami a vagheggiar

• Performer: Eiddwen Harrhy (Soprano)
• Conductor: Richard Hickox
• Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1735

Handel, George Frideric : Alcina :: Ombre pallide

• Performer: Arleen Augér (Soprano)
• Conductor: Richard Hickox
• Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1735

Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare :: Son nata a lagrimar

• Performer: David Daniels (Countertenor)
• Conductor: John Nelson
• Running Time: 7 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1724

Handel, George Frideric : Sarabande

• Conductor: Alexander Briger
• Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1745

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F :: Overture

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F :: Adagio e staccato

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F :: (Allegro)

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F :: Air

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F :: Bourrée

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F :: Hornpipe

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F :: (Allegro moderato)

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 2 in D :: Alla Hornpipe

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 2 in D :: Minuet

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 3 in G :: Rigaudon

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 3 in G :: Menuet

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 1 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Music for the Royal Fireworks :: Bourrée

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1749

Handel, George Frideric : Music for the Royal Fireworks :: La Paix

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1749

Handel, George Frideric : Music for the Royal Fireworks :: La Réjouissance

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1749

Handel, George Frideric : Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3 no 2

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: circa 1715-1718

Handel, George Frideric : Concerto Grosso, Op. 3/4 :: Andante

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1716

Handel, George Frideric : Concerto Grosso, Op. 3/4 :: Allegro

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1716

Handel, George Frideric : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6

• Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1739

Handel, George Frideric : Trio Sonata, Op. 5/4 :: A tempo ordinario - Allegro non presto

• Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1737-1738

Handel, George Frideric : Solomon :: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1748

Handel, George Frideric : Suite for Keyboard no 5 :: Aria con variazioni

• Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1710-1720

Handel, George Frideric : Coronation Anthem

• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1727

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah :: Comfort ye my people

• Performer: Joseph Cornwell (Tenor)
• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah :: He was despised

• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Running Time: 11 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah :: Hallelujah!

• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Israel in Egypt :: The sons of Israel do mourn

• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Notes: Composition written: 1738.
• Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1738

Handel, George Frideric : La Resurrezione :: Così la tortorella

• Performer: Toby Spence (Tenor)
• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1708

Handel, George Frideric : Dixit Dominus :: Domino meo

• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Notes: Composition written: 1707.
• Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1707

Handel, George Frideric : Dixit Dominus :: De torrente in via bibet

• Performers: Natalie Dessay (Soprano); Karine Deshayes (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Notes: Composition written: 1707.
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1707

Handel, George Frideric : Conservate, raddoppiate

• Performers: Juanita Lascarro (Soprano); Brian Asawa (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1711

Handel, George Frideric : Conservate, raddoppiate :: Nodi voi, che gli stringeste

• Performers: Juanita Lascarro (Soprano); Brian Asawa (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1711

Handel, George Frideric : Delirio Amoroso :: Per te lasciai la luce

• Performer: Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
• Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
• Running Time: 9 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1707