Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée - George Frideric Handel: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 615 Mb | Total time: 72:20+73:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virqin Classics | # 3 63428 2 | Recorded: 2006
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 615 Mb | Total time: 72:20+73:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virqin Classics | # 3 63428 2 | Recorded: 2006
Handel wrote the secular oratorio Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (The triumph of Time and of Enlightenment) to the text of one of his patrons, Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili, in Rome in 1707. The libretto, which doesn't stand up to close logical scrutiny, centers on Beauty, who must choose between self-indulgent Pleasure and the austerity of allegiance to Time and Enlightenment. Needless to say, any patron entering the theater for the performance, having noted the title on the playbill, would have no doubt about the outcome of the struggle, so dramatic suspense cannot have been one of the inducements for an eighteenth century audience. The rewards, however, are real, most notably Handel's remarkably fertile inventiveness and musical ingenuity, which justified sitting through a two-and-a-half-hour performance that was guaranteed to be a dramatic non-starter. Handel keeps recitatives to a minimum, and the oratorio is rich in musical substance and variety. With this CD there's the added attraction of stellar vocal and instrumental performances. Emmanuelle Haïm leads le Concert d'Astrée in a light and sparkling reading, and the energy never lags. Soprano Natalie Dessay as Bellezza is vulnerably delicate, but also has reserves of temperamental strength, and she brings real warmth to the personification. As Piacere, mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg is beguilingly tempting, displaying more than a little naughtiness, and she sings with absolute security and ravishing tonal beauty. Alto Sonia Prina, as Disingenno, is a genuine coloratura alto, with dazzling agility as well as a full, pure tone. Pavol Brslik, as Tempo, has a light but focused and pleasing tenor, and he nails the composer's virtuosic demands. Virgin's sound is immaculate, with depth and ideal resonance.–Stephen Eddins
Performer:
Bellezza - Natalie Dessay
Piacere - Ann Hallenberg
Disinganno - Sonia Prina
Tempo - Pavol Breslik
Le Concert d'Astrée
Conductor - Emmanuelle Haïm
Tracklist:
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a
CD1:
01. Sonata: Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
02. Parte Prima. Aria: Fido specchio, in te vagheggio (Bellezza)
03. Recitativo: Io, che sono il Piacere (Piacere, Bellezza)
04. Aria: Fosco genio, e nero duolo (Piacere)
05. Recitativo: Ed io, che 'l Tempo sono (Tempo, Disinganno)
06. Aria: Se la bellezza perde vaghezza (Disinganno)
07. Recitativo: Dunque si prendan l'armi (Piacere, Bellezza, Tempo, Disinganno)
08. Aria: Una schiera di piaceri (Bellezza)
09. Recitativo: I colossi del sole (Tempo)
10. Aria: Urne voi, che racchiudete (Tempo)
11. Recitativo: Sono troppo crudeli i tuoi consigli (Piacere)
12. Duetto: Il voler nel fior degl'anni (Bellezza, Piacere)
13. Recitativo: Della vita mortale (Disinganno, Bellezza)
14. Aria: Un pensiero nemico di pace (Bellezza)
15. Recitativo: Folle, tu nieghi il Tempo (Disinganno, Piacere, Bellezza)
16. Aria: Nasce l'uomo (Tempo)
17. Aria: L'uomo sempre se stesso distrugge (Disinganno)
18. Recitativo: Questa è la reggia mia (Piacere)
19. Sonata: Taci: qual suono ascolto? (Bellezza)
20. Aria: Un leggiadro giovinetto (Piacere)
21. Recitativo: Ha nella destra l'ali (Bellezza)
22. Aria: Venga il Tempo (Bellezza)
23. Aria: Crede l'uom ch'egli riposi (Disinganno)
24. Recitativo: Tu credi che sia lungi (Tempo, Bellezza)
25. Aria: Folle, dunque tu sola presumi (Disinganno, Tempo)
26. Recitativo: La reggia del Piacere vedesti (Disinganno, Tempo)
27. Quartetto: Se non sei più ministro di pene (Bellezza, Piacere, Disinganno, Tempo)
CD2:
01. Parte Seconda. Recitativo: Se del falso piacere (Tempo)
02. Aria: Chiudi, chiudi i vaghi rai (Piacere)
03. Recitativo: In tre parti divise (Tempo)
04. Aria: Io sperai trovar nel vero (Bellezza)
05. Recitativo: Tu vivi invan dolente (Piacere)
06. Aria: Tu giurasti di mai non lasciarmi (Piacere)
07. Recitativo: Sguardo, ch infermo ai rai del sol si volge (Tempo)
08. Aria: Io vorrei due cori in seno (Bellezza, Disinganno)
09. Recitativo: Io giurerei, che tu chiudesti i lumi (Disinganno, Bellezza)
10. Aria: Più non cura (Disinganno)
11. Recitativo: È un ostinato errore (Tempo)
12. Aria: È ben folle quel nocchier (Tempo)
13. Recitativo: Dicesti il vero, e benché tardi intesi (Bellezza)
14. Quartetto: Voglio Tempo per risolvere (Bellezza, Tempo, Disinganno, Piacere)
15. Recitativo: Presso la reggia ove il Piacer risiede (Bellezza, Disinganno)
16. Aria: Lascia la spina (Piacere)
17. Recitativo: Con troppo chiare note (Bellezza, Disinganno)
18. Aria: Voglio cangiar desio (Bellezza)
19. Recitativo: Or che tiene la destra (Bellezza, Piacere, Disinganno)
20. Aria: Chi già fu del biondo crine (Disinganno)
21. Recitativo: Ma che veggio, che miro? (Bellezza)
22. Aria: Ricco pino nel cammino (Bellezza)
23. Recitativo: Sì, bella Penitenza (Bellezza)
24. Duetto: Il bel pianto dell'aurora (Disinganno, Tempo)
25. Recitativo: Piacer, che meco già vivesti (Bellezza)
26. Aria: Come nembo que fugge col vento (Piacere)
27. Recitativo: Pure del Cielo intelligenze eterne (Bellezza)
28. Aria: Tu del Ciel ministro eletto (Bellezza)
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