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Rudolph Palmer – Handel: Alexander Balus (1998)

Posted By: tirexiss
Rudolph Palmer – Handel: Alexander Balus (1998)

Rudolph Palmer – Handel: Alexander Balus (1998)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:26:00 | 713 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Newport Classic | Catalog: NPD85625-2

"Alexander Balus" has a poor reputation that is at least partly undeserved. Although the plot is adapted from Macabees, the title suggests its basis in history. This makes it an anomaly among Handel’s dramatic oratorios, whose sources are usually Greek myth or the Bible. The title also makes it easy to confuse it with one of the operas. What sticks most in memory is that it’s not supposed to be very good, and for that reason I ignored it for a long time while building my Handel collection. When I finally decided to check it out I was pleasantly surprised. "Balus" is reputed to be one of the weaker oratorios; Dean writes of the librettist’s “fumbling treatment” and affirms that “Act I is perhaps the dullest single act in any of the oratorios.” But I have discovered of late that I’m capable of drawing considerable enjoyment from second-tier Handel. It’s true that nothing much happens in that first act, and that the arias are far too generalized. But the choral movements are stirring, and the showpiece aria “Hark, hark!” by the work’s accidental heroine Cleopatra—one of many earlier Ptolemies to bear the name before the one we recognize–is delightfully embellished with unexpected instrumental ornaments. The second act slowly nudges the plot into motion, and amid the time-marking arias comes one of Handel’s great choruses “O calumny.” The experienced Handel fan will understand when I say that this is the third in a trilogy of moving reflections on human vice, joining the “Envy” chorus from "Saul" and the one on “Jealousy” in "Hercules." And the Third Act, where the plot finally gets going, is packed with some of Handel’s best dramatic inspirations, including an abduction scene that prefigures the one in "Rigoletto," and a series of heart-wrenching airs by Cleopatra after she realizes that she has lost both husband and father. This recording rises to the occasion along with the composer, and makes the final act a powerful emotional experience.

Rudolph Palmer – Handel: Alexander Balus (1998)

Track List:

CD1
1. Act One, Scene I: Ov - Brewer CO/Rudolph Palmer
2. Scene I. Chor: 'Flush'd With Conquest, Fir'd By Mithra, (Fountain Of Eternal Rays, ) Sing W - The Palmer Singers/Rudolph Palmer
3. Scene I. Recitative: 'Thus Far, Ye Glorious Partners Of The War, The Pow'r On High Hath…' - Jennifer Lane/Frederick Urrey
4. Scene I. Air: 'Great Author Of His Harmony, Who Rul'st in Heav'n Above, Obind This…' - Frederick Urrey
5. Scene I. Fanfare/Recitative: 'And Thus Let Happy Egypt's King Speak His Affection…' - Peter Castaldi
6. Scene I. Air: 'Thrice Happy The Monarch, Whom Nations Contend, With Counsels To…' - Peter Castaldi
7. Scene I. Recitative/Air: 'Congratulations To Our Father's Friend, Amidst This General… - Julianne Baird
8. Scene I. Recitative/Air: 'Be It My Chief Ambition There To Rise, Where For These…' - Jennifer Lane
9. Scene I. Chor: 'Ye Happy Nations Round, Loudy Triumph, Your Voices Raise!' - The Palmer Singers/Rudolph Palmer
10. Scene II. Recitative/Air: 'My Jonathan, Didst Thou Mark Well Her Graces?' - Jennifer Baird
11. Scene III. Air: 'Subtle Love, With Fancy Viewing, Rapt'rous Joys On Joys Ensuing, Plays…' - Julianne Baird
12. Scene III. Recitative/Air: 'Aspasia, I Know Not What To Call This Interview.' - Julianne Baird
13. Scene III. Recitative/Air: 'Check Not The Pleasing Accents Of Thy Tongue,…' - D'Anna Fortunato
14. Scene III. Recitative/Duet: 'How Blissful State!' - Julianne Baird/D'Anna Fortunato
15. Scene IV. Recitative: 'Why Hangs This Heavy Gloom Upon The Brow Of Syria's Monarch…' - Frederick Urrey/Jennifer Lane
16. Scene IV. Air: 'Heroes May Boast Their Mighty Deeds, And Talk Of Conquest In High…' - Jennifer Lane
17. Scene IV. Recitative/Air/Chor: 'Ye Sons Of Judah, With High Festival Proclaim This…' - Frederick Urrey/The Palmer Singers/Rudolph Palmer
18. Act Two, Scene I: Air. 'Kind Hope, Thou Universal Friend, Sweet Balm In All Distress, Still…' - D'Anna Fortunato
19. Scene I. Recitative: 'Long, Long And Happy Live The King!' - Frederick Urrey/Jennifer Lane
20. Scene I. Air: 'O Mithra, With Thy Brightest Beams Shine Out Serene And Gay.' - Frederick Urrey

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Julianne Baird, Jennifer Lane, D'Anna Fortunato, Lorie Gratis, Frederick Urrey, Peter Castaldi; Rudolph Palmer / Handel - Alexander Balus (Disc 1)

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1. Act Two, Scene I. Recitative: 'Stay, My Dread Sovereign, And Let Just Revenge Secure They Throne.' - Peter Castaldi/Jennifer Lane/Frederick Urrey
2. Scene I. Air: 'Hateful Man! Thy Sland'rous Tongue Throws in Vain The Poison'd Dart.' - Frederick Urrey
3. Scene I. Chor: 'O Calumny, On Virtue Waiting, Shadow-Like, Yet Virtue Hating;…' - The Palmer Singers/Rudooph Palmer
4. Scene II. Recitative/Air: 'Ah, Whence These Dire Forebodings Of The Mind?' - Julianne Baird
5. Scene II. Recitative/Air: 'Give To The Winds, Fair Princess, These Vain Doubts And…' - D'Anna Fortunato
6. Scene III. Recitative/Air: 'Thus Far My Wishes Thrive. With Eager Joy Fond Alexander…' - Peter Castaldi
7. Scene IV. Accompanied Recitative: 'Ye Happy People, With Loud Accents Speak Your…' - Frederick Urrey/Jennifer Lane/Julianne Baird
8. Scene IV. Chor: 'Hymn, Fair Urania's Son, Show 'r Thy Choicest Blessings Down On The…' - The Palmer Singers/Rudolph Palmer
9. Act Three, Scene I: Sin - Brewer Chamber Orch/Edward Brewer/Rudolph Palmer
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11. Scene II. Recitative: 'Ah! Was It Not My Cleopatra's Voice?' - Jennifer Lane/Frederick Urrey/D'Anna Fortunato
12. Scene II. Air: 'Fury, With Red Sparkling Eyes, Rise, In All Thy Terrors Rise;…' - Jennifer Lane
13. Scene II. Recitative & Air: 'Gods! Can There Be A More Afflicting Sight, Than Such…' - D'Anna Fortunato
14. Scene II. Recitative & Air/Chor: 'May He Return With Laurel'd Victory On His Glad Brow.' - Frederick Urrey
15. Scene III. Accompanied Recitative: 'Yes, He Was False, My Daughter, False To You.' - Peter Castaldi/Julianne Baird
16. Scene III. Air: 'O Sword, And Thou, All-Daring Hand, Thy Aid Alone I Crave.' - Peter Castaldi
17. Scene IV. Accompanied Recitative: 'Shall Cleopatra Ever Smile Again?' - Julianne Baird/Lorie Gratis
18. Scene IV. Air: 'O Take Me From This Hateful Light:…' - Julianne Baird
19. Scene IV. Recitative: 'Forgive, O Queen, The Messenger Of Ill!' - Lorie Gratis/Julianne Baird
20. Scene IV. Accompanied Recitsative/Air: 'Calm Thou, My Soul, Kind Isis, With A Noble Sc - Julianne Baird
21. Scene V. Recitative/Air/Chor: 'Mysterious Are Thy Ways, O Providence!' - Frederick Urrey/The Palmer Singers/Rudolph Palmer

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Julianne Baird, Jennifer Lane, D'Anna Fortunato, Lorie Gratis, Frederick Urrey, Peter Castaldi; Rudolph Palmer / Handel - Alexander Balus (Disc 2)

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Performers:
Jennifer Lane (Alexander Balus, king of Syria -mezzosoprano-)
Peter Castaldi (Ptolomee, king of Egypt/Sycophant courtier/Messenger/Second Messenger -baritone-)
Frederick Urrey (Jonathan, chief of the Jews -tenor-)
Julianne Baird (Cleopatra, daughter to Ptolomee -soprano-)
D’Anna Fortunato (Aspasia, her confident -mezzosoprano-)
Lorie Gratis (Egyptian Messenger -mezzosoprano-)
Palmer Singers
artistic director: Rudolph Palmer
Brewer Chamber Orchestra
Rudolph Palmer (conductor)
Edward Brewer (harpsichord)

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