The Mozartists & Ian Page - Arne: Artaxerxes (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

A composer inextricably linked with London’s Covent Garden, Thomas Arne’s greatest opera, Artaxerxes, was premièred at the Theatre Royal, the predecessor of the Royal Opera House, on 2 February 1762 and remained in the Covent Garden repertory until the late 1830s, where it received a documented 111 performances before 1790. The young Mozart almost certainly attended a performance when he came to London in the mid1760s and Haydn was also acquainted with the work, enthusiastically exclaiming that he “had no idea we had such an opera in the English language.”

The Mozartists, under the dynamic leadership of conductor and artistic director Ian Page, are leading exponents of the music of Mozart and his contemporaries. Originally called Classical Opera, the company was founded in 1997 and has received widespread international acclaim for its stylish and virtuosic period-instrument orchestra, its imaginative and innovative programming and its ability to nurture and develop world-class young artists.

Renowned for their fresh and insightful interpretations of well-known masterpieces as well as for their ability to bring rare and neglected works to light, they have mounted staged productions of many of Mozart’s operas. In 2015 the company launched MOZART 250, a ground-breaking 27-year project exploring the chronological trajectory of Mozart’s life, works and influences. Described by The Observer as “among the most audacious classical music scheduling ever,” this flagship project presents 250th Anniversary performances of most of Mozart’s important works, placing them in context alongside other significant works by Mozart’s contemporaries.

Tracklist:
1. The Mozartists & Ian Page – Artaxerxes, Act I: Overture (05:11)
2. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Elizabeth Watts & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Still silence reigns around” (00:29)
3. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Elizabeth Watts & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 1, Duettino: “Fair Aurora, prithee stay” (02:16)
4. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Caitlin Hulcup & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act 1: Recitative: “Alas, thou know’st that for my love to thee” (01:13)
5. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 2, Air: “Adieu, thou lovely youth” (03:21)
6. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Caitlin Hulcup & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “O cruel parting! How can I survive?” (00:57)
7. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 3, Air: “Amid a thousand racking woes” (04:38)
8. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Andrew Staples & Christopher Ainslie – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Be firm, my heart” (01:26)
9. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 4, Air: “Behold, on Lethe’s dismal strand” (03:36)
10. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Rebecca Bottone & Christopher Ainslie – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Stay, Artaxerxes, stay” (00:29)
11. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Christopher Ainslie – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 5, Air: “Fair Semira, lovely maid” (03:26)
12. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Rebecca Bottone & Daniel Norman – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “I fear some dread disaster” (01:29)
13. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Daniel Norman – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 6, Air: “When real joy we miss” (01:59)
14. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Ye Gods, protectors of the Persian Empire” (00:36)
15. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 7, Air: “How hard is the fate” (04:01)
16. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Christopher Ainslie & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Whither do I fly?” (03:23)
17. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 8, Air: “Thy father! Away, I renounce the soft claim” (01:23)
18. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Ye cruel Gods, what crime have I committed” (00:14)
19. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 9, Air: “Acquit thee of this foul offence” (01:27)
20. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Caitlin Hulcup, Christopher Ainslie, Daniel Norman & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act I: Recitative: “Appearance, I must own, is strong against me” (00:48)
21. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 10, Air: “O too lovely, too unkind” (04:24)
22. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act I: Accompanied recitative: “Dear and beloved shade” (00:48)
23. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 11, Air: “Fly, soft ideas, fly” (05:03)
24. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Christopher Ainslie & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Guards, speed ye to the tower” (00:38)
25. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Christopher Ainslie – Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 12, Air: “In infancy, our hopes and fears” (02:12)
26. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “So far my great resolve succeeds” (01:28)
27. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 13, Air: “Disdainful you fly me” (Arbaces) (02:46)
28. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Daniel Norman, Andrew Staples & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Why, my dear friend, so pensive” (02:05)
29. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Daniel Norman – Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 14, Air: “To sigh and complain” (01:51)
30. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Rebecca Bottone & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “How many links to dire misfortune’s chain” (01:12)
31. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act I: No. 15, Air: “If o’er the cruel tyrant love” (03:00)
32. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Which fatal evil shall I first oppose?” (00:30)
33. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 16, Air: “If the river’s swelling waves” (02:34)
34. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Christopher Ainslie, Elizabeth Watts, Caitlin Hulcup, Andrew Staples, Rebecca Bottone & Daniel Norman – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Ye solid pillars of the Persian Empire” (05:00)
35. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 17, Air: “By that belov’d embrace” (03:31)
36. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Elizabeth Watts & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “Ah me, at poor Arbaces’ parting” (00:46)
37. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 18, Air: “Monster, away” (02:36)
38. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Christopher Ainslie, Rebecca Bottone & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act II: Recitative: “See, lov’d Semira” (01:02)
39. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act II: Accompanied recitative: “At last my soul has room” (00:37)
40. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act II: No. 19, Air: “Thou, like the glorious sun” (05:03)
41. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 20, Air: “Why is death for ever late” (02:57)
42. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Christopher Ainslie & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “Arbaces! Gracious Heav’n” (01:13)
43. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Caitlin Hulcup – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 21, Air: “Water parted from the sea” (02:19)
44. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Christopher Ainslie – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “That face, secure in conscious innocence” (00:25)
45. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Christopher Ainslie – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 22, Air: “Though oft a cloud with envious shade” (03:38)
46. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Andrew Staples & Daniel Norman – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “My son, Arbaces… where art thou retir’d?” (01:52)
47. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Daniel Norman – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 23, Air: “O let the danger of a son” (02:15)
48. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act III: Accompanied recitative: “Ye adverse Gods!” (00:41)
49. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 24, Air: “O, much lov’d son, if death” (05:15)
50. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Elizabeth Watts & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “Perhaps the King releas’d Arbaces” (01:34)
51. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 25, Air: “Let not rage, thy bosom firing” (04:24)
52. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “What have I done? Alas, I vainly thought” (00:24)
53. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Rebecca Bottone – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 26, Air: “’Tis not true that in our grief” (04:08)
54. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Caitlin Hulcup & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “Nor here my searching eyes” (01:20)
55. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Caitlin Hulcup & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 27, Duetto: “For thee I live, my dearest” (03:37)
56. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Christopher Ainslie, Andrew Staples, Rebecca Bottone & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “To you, my people, much belov’d” (02:20)
57. Ian Page, The Mozartists & Elizabeth Watts – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 28, Air: “The soldier, tir’d of war’s alarms” (03:33)
58. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Caitlin Hulcup, Christopher Ainslie, Elizabeth Watts & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act III: Recitative: “Behold, my King, Arbaces at thy feet” (02:25)
59. Ian Page, The Mozartists, Rebecca Bottone, Elizabeth Watts, Caitlin Hulcup, Christopher Ainslie & Andrew Staples – Artaxerxes, Act III: No. 29, Finale: “Live to us, to Empire live” (03:28)


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