B’Rock Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs – Handel: Orlando (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

B’Rock Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs - Handel: Orlando (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Making his Archiv opera debut, celebrated Handelian and Grammy award winner René Jacobs, the most exciting opera conductor of the day (Münchner Merkur), leads his dynamic, exquisitely honed B Rock Baroque Orchestra Ghent and an outstanding cast in one of the composer s most spectacular and ravishingly beautiful creations recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge in summer 2013.

In a recording career spanning four decades, Jacobs has surveyed a phenomenal amount of repertoire, operatic and instrumental: from Monteverdi to Mozart, from Bach to Pergolesi, with Händel, Gluck, Telemann and many more in-between, every new recording being hailed as an event by the press.

Following game-changing recordings of Handel s Giulio Cesare (1991), Rinaldo (2003) and Agrippina (2011), celebrated early and baroque music elder statesman René Jacobs makes an eagerly expected return to Handel on disc.

The title role, written for the legendary castrato Senesino, is sung by its finest modern exponent, Bejun Mehta, one of the most commanding, exhilarating countertenors of the modern era (New York Times).

This is a major new release under the Archiv imprint. Featuring a world-class cast of singers headed by countertenor Bejun Mehta, it ties in with a major revival of the critically acclaimed 2012 stage production by Pierre Audi in Amsterdam and a European concert tour in June. The opera is new to DG s catalogue and is the first studio recording of a complete opera for the label since 2011.

the most exciting opera conductor of the day –Münchner Merkur

The success that Jacobs has achieved could never have happened without the sheer vitality of his music making. –The New York Times

One thing is for sure: whether you like Baroque opera or not, you will never be bored by an opera conducted by René Jacobs. By shaking up convention with his subtle readings, sometimes even rewriting the composer s score, the Belgian conductor is the one of those rare few who always find an elegant way to bring the repetitive mannerisms of the Baroque to life. –Bachtrack.com

Tracklist:

1. B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Ouverture (04:49)
2. Konstantin Wolff/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 1. Acc. ‘Gieroglifici eterni’ (02:21)
3. Bejun Mehta/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 2. Cavatina ‘Stimulato della gloria’ (01:58)
4. Bejun Mehta/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Konstantin Wolff/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Purgalo ormai’ / 3. Sinfonia / Rec. ‘Mira’ (01:46)
5. Konstantin Wolff/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 4. Aria ‘Lascia Amor’ (03:54)
6. Bejun Mehta/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 5. Acc. ‘Imagini funeste’ / 6. Aria ‘Non fu già’ (06:58)
7. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Bejun Mehta/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 7. Acc. ‘Quanto diletto’ / Rec. ‘Io non so’ / 8. Acc e Rec. ‘Itene pur’ (02:53)
8. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 9. Aria ‘Ho un certo rossore’ (03:09)
9. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘M’hai vinto al fin’ / 10. Duettino ‘Ritornava al suo bel viso’ / Rec. ‘Spera, mio ben’ (03:03)
10. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 11. Aria ‘Chi possessore’ / Rec. ‘Ecco Dorinda’ (04:48)
11. Kristina Hammarström/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 12. Aria ‘Se’l cor mai ti dirà’ (03:42)
12. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Konstantin Wolff/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Povera me!’ / 13. Aria ‘O care parolette’ / Rec. ‘Noti a me sono’ (04:10)
13. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Konstantin Wolff/Bejun Mehta/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Noti a me sono’ (02:52)
14. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 14. Aria ‘Se fedel vuoi’ (04:07)
15. Bejun Mehta/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘T’ubbidiro’ / 15. Aria ‘Fammi combattere’ (04:01)
16. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Kristina Hammarström/Sunhae Im/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Angelica, deh ! lascia…’ (02:19)
17. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Kristina Hammarström/Sunhae Im/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 16. Terzetto ‘Consolati, o bella’ (04:50)
18. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Bejun Mehta/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 17. Cavatina ‘Quando spieghi’ / Rec. ‘Perchè, gentil Dorinda’ (04:43)
19. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 18. Aria ‘Se mi rivolgo al prato’ (05:44)
20. Bejun Mehta/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘È questa la mercede’ / 19. Aria ‘Cielo! se tu il consenti’ (04:57)
21. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Konstantin Wolff/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘A qual rischio vi espone’ / 20. Aria ‘Tra caligini profonde’ (05:01)
22. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Da queste amiche piante’ / 21. Aria ‘Verdi allori’ (05:49)
23. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Bejun Mehta/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Dopo tanti perigli’ / 22. Aria ‘Non potrà dirmi ingrato’ / Rec. ‘Dove guidate’ (05:37)
24. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 23. Aria ‘Verdi piante’ (07:28)
25. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Bejun Mehta/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Ah! perfida’ / 24. Acc. ‘Ah! stigie larve’ (09:38)
26. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 25. Sinfonia / Rec. ‘Di Dorinda alle mura’ (02:12)
27. Kristina Hammarström/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 26. Aria ‘Vorrei poterti amar’ (03:06)
28. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Bejun Mehta/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Più obbligata gli sono’ / 27. Aria e Rec. ‘Unisca amor in noi’ (03:55)
29. Bejun Mehta/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 28. Già lo stringo’ (02:09)
30. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Sunhae Im/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Di Dorinda all’albergo’ / 29. Aria ‘così giusta è questa speme’ (05:43)
31. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘S’è corrisposto un core’ / 30. Aria ‘Amor è qual vento’ (05:34)
32. Konstantin Wolff/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Impari ogn’un da Orlando’ / 32. Aria ‘Sorge infausta une procella’ (05:43)
33. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Bejun Mehta/Sophie Karthäuser/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Dorinda, e perchè piangi?’ (01:49)
34. Sophie Karthäuser/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Bejun Mehta/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 33. Duetto ‘Finchè predi ancora il sangue’ / Rec. ‘Vieni! Vanne precipitando’ / 34. Acc.’Già per la man d’Orlando’ (04:41)
35. Bejun Mehta/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 35. Arioso ‘Già l’ebbro mio ciglio’ (04:22)
36. Sunhae Im/B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Konstantin Wolff/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Ecco il tempo prefisso’ / 36. Acc. ‘Tu, che dal gran Tonante’ / 37. Sinfonia / Rec. ‘Ah! che fate, Signor?’ (03:05)
37. B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Sunhae Im/Konstantin Wolff/Bejun Mehta/Sophie Karthäuser/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: Rec. ‘Dormo ancora, o son desso?’ / 38. Duettino ‘Per far, mia diletta’ / Rec. ‘Che vedo, oh Dei!’ (03:48)
38. B’Rock Baroque Orchestra/Sunhae Im/Konstantin Wolff/Bejun Mehta/Sophie Karthäuser/Kristina Hammarström/Tobias Lehmann/Martin Sauer – Orlando, HWV 31: 39. Acc. ‘Vinse incanti’ / 40. Coro ‘Tronfa oggi’l mio cor’ (02:55)