Great Handel / Bickett, Bostridge, Royal, et al

Great Handel / Bickett, Bostridge

Label: EMI Classics
Catalog No: EMI 822432
Format: CD
Release Date: 2007-07-17
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 1 hr. 6 min.
UPC Code: 094638224327

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Making his baroque debut for EMI Classics, famed tenor Ian Bostridge takes on Handel's greatest arias. The repertoire is a mixture of English- and Italian-language arias from both opera and oratorios, some of which were originally written for castrati. Bostridge happens to be writing a book on the composer, and his research comes through in his understanding of the subtleties and nuances of this music.

BBC Music Magazine
Bostridge's care over colouring and shading refreshes numerous chestnuts...No self-conscious art here; it's the music that speaks.

bbc.co.uk - Charlotte Gardner
High points of the disc include Where'er you walk, and the uplifting Comfort ye... Ev'ry valley from The Messiah. However, with Bostridge's vocal precision and smooth tone the whole disc is undoubtedly an enjoyable listen.

BBC Music Magazine
Bostridge is sharply attuned to the subtlety of Handel's work setting, colouring his sound with a rich palette of timbres and effects: sonorous and sensuous in 'Ombra mai fù', hauntingly stark in 'Total eclipse'. ... Harry Bicket's direction is sensitive and unfussy - tempos are well-judged, allowing him to shape Handel's long-breathed melodic lines with supple grace.



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>Handel, George Frideric : Semele :: Air, Where'er you walk
  • Performers: Richard Lester (Cello); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Steven Devine (Organ)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1743

>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Accompagnato. Comfort ye
  • Performers: Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Richard Lester (Cello); Steven Devine (Organ); Steven Devine (Harpsichord)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Air. Ev'ry valley
  • Performers: Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Richard Lester (Cello); Steven Devine (Organ); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY :: Accompagnato. Frondi tenere
  • Performers: Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Richard Lester (Cello); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Steven Devine (Organ); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Steven Devine (Harpsichord)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1738

>Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY :: Arioso. Ombra mai fu
  • Performers: Richard Lester (Cello); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Steven Devine (Organ); Steven Devine (Harpsichord)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1738

>Handel, George Frideric : La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47 :: Aria. Così la tortorella
  • Performers: Steven Devine (Organ); Lisa Beznosiuk (Flute); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Richard Lester (Cello); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1708

>Handel, George Frideric : As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel) :: Air. Love sounds th'alarm
  • Performers: Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Richard Lester (Cello); Anthony Robson (Oboe); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Steven Devine (Organ)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1718

>Handel, George Frideric : As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel) :: Air. Love in her eyes sits playing
  • Performers: Steven Devine (Organ); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Anthony Robson (Oboe); Richard Lester (Cello)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1718

>Handel, George Frideric : As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel) :: Duet. Happy we!
  • Performers: Richard Lester (Cello); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Anthony Robson (Oboe); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Steven Devine (Organ)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1718

>Handel, George Frideric : Ariodante :: Aria. Scherza infida
  • Performers: Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Richard Lester (Cello); Sally Jackson (Bassoon); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Steven Devine (Organ); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Andrew Watts (Bassoon)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 10 min. 22 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1734

>Handel, George Frideric : Ariodante :: Aria. Dopo notte
  • Performers: Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Richard Lester (Cello); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Steven Devine (Organ)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 32 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1734

>Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 :: Air. Total eclipse!
  • Performers: Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Steven Devine (Organ); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Richard Lester (Cello); Ian Bostridge (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato :: Duet. As steals the morn
  • Performers: Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Richard Earle (Oboe); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Sally Jackson (Bassoon); Richard Lester (Cello); Steven Devine (Organ); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Andrew Watts (Bassoon); Anthony Robson (Oboe)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Choral
  • Written: 1740

>Handel, George Frideric : Jephtha :: Accompagnato. Hide thou thy hated beams
  • Performers: Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Steven Devine (Organ); Richard Lester (Cello)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1752

>Handel, George Frideric : Jephtha :: A father, off'ring up his only child
  • Performers: Richard Lester (Cello); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Steven Devine (Organ); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1752

>Handel, George Frideric : Jephtha :: Air. Waft her, angels
  • Performers: Steven Devine (Organ); Steven Devine (Harpsichord); Sarah Cunningham (Viola da gamba); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Richard Lester (Cello)
  • Conductor: Harry Bicket
  • Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/02/2006-10/05/2006)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1752