Iestyn Davies, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen - Arias for Guadagni: The First Modern Castrato (2012) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Handel: Saul, HWV 53, Act I: No. 32, Aria. O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless (David)
02. Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 9, Aria. The Raptur'd Soul (Didymus)
03. Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: No. 15, Air. Yet, Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay (Hercules)
04. Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III: Aria. Destructive War, Thy Limits Know (Cyrus)
05. Hasse: Didone abbandonata, Act I: No. 19a, Accompagnato. Ah che dissi! (Enea)
06. Hasse: Didone abbandonata, Act I: No. 19b, Aria. Se resto sul lido (Enea)
07. Hasse: Didone abbandonata, Act III: No. 8a, Fanfare & Recit. Odi colà la frigia tromba? (Enea)
08. Hasse: Didone abbandonata, Act III: No. 8b, Aria. A trionfar mi chiama (Enea)
09. Smith: The Fairies: Air. Say, Lovely Dream!
10. Arne: Alfred, Act II: Aria. Vengeance, O Come Inspire Me!
11. C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in D Major, H. 663: I. Allegro di molto
12. C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in D Major, H. 663: II. Largo
13. C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia in D Major, H. 663: III. Presto
14. Gluck: Telemaco, Wq. 34, Act II: Aria. Ah! non turbi il mio riposo (Telemaco)
15. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: Ballo. Dance of the Blessed Spirits
16. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: Arioso. Che puro ciel! (Orfeo)
17. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: Recit. Ahimè! Dove trascorsi? (Orfeo)
18. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: Aria. Che farò senza Euridice? (Orfeo)
19. Guadagni: Aria. Pensa a serbarmi, o cara

British countertenor Iestyn Davies is one of the fastest rising stars on the concert and opera circuit. Following his highly acclaimed recording of Porpora cantatas, he returns for a second solo album with Hyperion, a selection of arias written for Gaetano Guadagni. Italian-born Guadagni was the first ‘modern’ castrato, famed all over Europe for the lyric purity of his voice and his powerful, naturalistic acting style. Not only did he enjoy a close artistic relationship with Handel, who nurtured Guadagni’s voice to fit the alto roles in his English oratorios, but he effectively created the role of Orpheus in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, an opera he thoroughly made his own. Here, Iestyn Davies is joined again by the renowned period-instrument band Arcangelo, directed by Jonathan Cohen.

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