Rolando Villazón - Händel - Limited Edition CD & DVDCD - DDD - 59'26
DVD5 - NTSC - 16:9 - All Regions - PCM - 1.53GB rar
Performer: Rebecca Bottone, Jean Gadoullet, Christopher Suckling, Robert Howarth
Orchestra: Gabrieli Players
Conductor: Paul McCreesh
Villazón sings them all with admirable intensity, his diction is excellent, and he can float a pianissimo when necessary, as in the opening Cielo e mar . . . Recording quality is first-rate, and the accompaniment provided by the Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra under Daniele Callegari is always sympathetic. The aria from Boccanegra is one of the best things Villazón has done so far on disc. Let s hope he gets to sing the whole part soon. --Gramophone (London), July 2008
This is the deluxe limited edition package: Includes the complete audio CD as well as a DVD of aria performances, interviews and more all in an elegant hardcover booklet.
Internationally acclaimed tenor Rolando Villazón presents an all-new recording of Italian arias by Handel. Though Villazón is not generally associated with this repertoire, his muscular and virile performances are a thrilling and new way to hear Handel. Paul McCreesh (a noted Handel expert) and the exciting Gabrieli Players join Villazón giving the listener both an authentic period performance as well as a new twist on familiar Handel. To suit his voice, Villazón performs not only tenor arias, but also transposed mezzo arias a practice familiar to Handel. This is a unique and wonderfully thrilling album completely unlike Villazón s previous recordings.
01. Tamerlano HWV 17 - Performance Edition By Benjamin Bayl & Paul McCreesh/Act 1 - Aria: Ciel E Terra Armi Di Sdegno
02. Rodelinda - Performance Edition By Benjamin Bayl & Paul McCreesh/Act 3 - Accompagnato: Fatto Inferno
03. Rodelinda - Performance Edition By Benjamin Bayl & Paul McCreesh/Act 3 - Aria: Pastorello D'un Povero Armento
04. Serse - Performance Edtion By King's Music/Act 1 - Accompagnato: Frondi Tenere
05. Serse - Performance Edtion By King's Music/Act 1 - Arioso: Ombra Mai Fù
06. Serse - Performance Edtion By King's Music/Act 1 - Aria: Più Che Penso Alle Fiamme Del Core
07. Serse - Performance Edtion By King's Music/Act 3 - Aria: Crude Furie Degl' Orridi
08. Ariodante HWV 33 - Performance Edition By Matthias Spindler/Act 2 - Aria: Scherza Infida In Grembo Al Drudo
09. Ariodante HWV 33 - Performance Edition By Matthias Spindler/Act 3 - Aria: Dopo Notte, Atra E Funesta
10. Tamerlano HWV 17 - Performance Edition By Benjamin Bayl & Paul McCreesh/Act 3 - Rec.: Oh, Perme Lieto - Accompagnato E Rec.: Fremi, Minaccia
11. Tamerlano HWV 17 - Performance Edition By Benjamin Bayl & Paul McCreesh/Act 3 - Arioso: Figlia Mia
12. Tamerlano HWV 17 - Performance Edition By Benjamin Bayl & Paul McCreesh/Act 3 - Accompagnato: Tu, Spietato, Il Vedrai
13. La Resurrezione (1708)/Parte Prima - Aria: "Così La Tortorella" (S. Giovanni)
14. La Resurrezione (1708)/Parte Seconda - Aria: "Caro Figlio!" (S. Giovanni)
On DVD: Interview, Clips (Frondi tenere e belle - ombra mai fu, Ciel E Terra Armi Di Sdegno, Scherza Infida In Grembo Al Drudo), picture gallery, discography
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