Countertenor > Scarlatti, Alessandro

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Duetti / Philippe Jaroussky; Max Emanuel Cencic

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Giovanni Bononcini: Pietoso nume arcier, chamber duet for 2 voices & continuo; Chi d'amor tra le catene, chamber duet for 2 voices & continuo; Francesco Mancini: Quanto mai saria più bello, so...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Two star countertenors, Philippe Jaroussky and Max Emanuel Cencic, join William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, for a programme of chamber-scale duets and arias by...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris (01/19/2011-01/23/2011)....continue...

Scarlatti, Hasse: Salve Regina; Cantatas & Motets

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-01-11

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina, motet for soprano, strings & continuo in A major; Alessandro Scarlatti: Su le sponde del Tebro, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins, trumpet & continuo; Infirmata...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; York, Deborah
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

In the eighteenth century, the cantata was considered to be the supreme test of a composer’s artistry. On this disc, three fine examples by Alessandro...continue...
Recording information: 02/07/1996-02/09/1996....continue...

French and Italian Discoveries 1200-1700 / Alfred Deller, Deller Consort, et al

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-08-11

Works: Anonymous: Pater noster commiserans, conductus; Alleluja christus resurgens with clausula, Mors (Hallelujah for the fourth Sunday after Easter); Hoquetus; Amor potest conqueri, motet; El Mois de mai;...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Cantelo, April; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; Gabb, Harry; Leonhardt, Gustav; Leonhardt, Marie; Malcolm, George; McLoughlin, Eileen; Scheiwein, Robert; Ward, David
Conductors: ; Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien; Deller Consort; London Chamber Players

These landmark recordings of French and Italian Renaissance music led the Early Music movement into previously uncharted territory. These ground breaking recordings of Monteverdi, including...continue...

A. Scarlatti: Il Martirio di Santa Cecilia / Fasolis, Argenta, Pennicchi, Landauer, Beasley, I Barocchisti

2 CD / CPO / 2008-06-24

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Martirio di S. Cecilia, oratorio for 4 voices & orchestra
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Beasley, Marco; Landauer, Bernhard; Pennicchi, Marinella
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

Until recently all traces of Alessandro Scarlatti's oratorio 'Il martirio di Santa Cecilia' had been lost. It was not known that it had been lying...continue...

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Scarlatti: Stabat Mater [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Proprius / 2008-01-22

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, 2 violins & continuo
Performers: Bellini, Mikael; Lindal, Maria; Ryden, Susanne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Baroque Orchestra

Scarlatti: Totus Amore, etc / Angel, Les Folies Françoises

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2006-08-01

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonate da chiesa a tre, for 2 violins, violone (or archlute) & organ in D minor, Op. 1/11; Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 5/1; Alessandro Scarlatti: Totus amore langu...
Performers: Angel, Ryland; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick [Violin]; Martin, Béatrice
Conductors: Cohën-Akenine, Patrick
Ensemble: Les Folies Françoises

"British countertenor Ryland Angel has a light and agile voice, with a pleasing if gentle and almost unassertive character. He is an eloquent advocate for...continue...

Arias for Senesino / Andreas Scholl, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, HWV 16; Rodelinda; Giulio Cesare; Rinaldo; Tomaso Albinoni: Astarto, dramma per musica (opera) in 3 acts (incomplete); Engelberta, opera in 5...
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

On this release countertenor Andreas Scholl celebrates one of the 18th Centurys greatest vocal superstars, the remarkable male alto known as Senesino. Senesinos place in...continue...

Andreas Scholl - Arcadia / Dantone, Accademia Bizantina

1 CD / Decca Import / 2004-01-13

Works: Francesco Gasparini: Destati Lidia mia; Ecco, che alfin ritorno, chamber cantata; Benedetto Marcello: Quando penso agl'affanni, cantata for alto, 2 violins, viola & continuo, SF. 276; Bernardo Pasqui...
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

"The music, much of it recorded here for the first time, is sheer delight from start to finish, each of the five cantatas combining frivolity,...continue...

Scarlatti: Il Dolore di Maria Vergine / Velardi, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2003-09-30

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: I dolori di Maria sempre vergine, oratorio for soloists, strings & continuo
Performers: Cecchetti, Mario; Doro, Gianluca Belfiori; Frisani, Rosita
Conductors: Velardi, Estevan

A. Scarlatti: Oratorio per la Santissima Trinita / Velardi

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2003-07-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: La Santissima Trinità
Performers: Bossa, Silvia; Campanella, Linda; Cecchetti, Mario; Doro, Gianluca Belfiori; Lepore, Carlo
Conductors: Velardi, Esteban
Ensemble: Alessandro Stradella Consort

A. Scarlatti: Il Giardino D'Amore, etc / Velardi, et al

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2003-02-07

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Venere e Adone "Il giardino di amore"; Su le sponde del Tebro
Performers: Cassone, Gabriele; Frisani, Rosita; Perez, Amor Lillia
Conductors: Velardi, Esteban
Ensemble: Alessandro Stradella Consort

Scarlatti: Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme / Lesne, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2001-11-13

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme
Performers: Harvey, Peter Harvey; Jaroussky, Philippe; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Pochon, Virginie
Conductors: Lesne, Gérard

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

A. Scarlatti: Sedecia / Velardi, Stradella Consort, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2001-02-03

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme
Performers: Capici, Alessandra; Cecchetti, Mario; Frisani, Rosita; Perez, Amor Lillia; Vinco, Marco
Conductors: Velardi, Esteban
Ensemble: Alessandro Stradella Consort; Ars Cantica

"...Those who enjoy the oratorios of Handel will certainly appreciate this recording... The singing and playing are very fine... There are many exquisite arias here,...continue...