Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi – Handel: Silla (2017) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

No opera from Handel is as enigmatic as Silla. This fourth London opera was composed in 1713; and that’s as far as our knowledge goes! The written music scores are incomplete and we have no information about any contemporary performance. The first Handel experts tried to find an explanation and agreed upon the theory that Silla was written for a private show in the household of the Count of Burlington, who was at the time the composer’s patron. Then, in 1969, the discovery of a glossary from June 1713 established a possible date of the first performance. The inclusion of an extravagant work dedicated to the Duke d’Aumont, a recently appointed French ambassador, suggests the possibility of a show organized by or for the Duke. That could explain not only the absence of an English translation in the glossary, which is unique about Handel’s London operas, but also the relative brevity of the work.

Tracklist

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
01 Silla, HWV 10: Overture 03:42
02 Silla, HWV 10: March 01:22
03 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Silla, s’oggi risplende 01:02
04 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Alza il volo la mia fama 03:11
05 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: S’ecclissa la mia gioia! 00:40
06 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Fuggon l’aure in me di vita 04:34
07 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Cieli, numi! Che vidi? 00:35
08 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Se ben tuona il ciel irato 02:59
09 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Sin con lingua di foco 00:21
10 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Un sol raggio di speranza 05:15
11 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Sino su li occhi miei 01:25
12 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Senti, bell’idol mio!04:53
13 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Sì, t’amo, oh caro 00:17
14 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Se la speranza nudrisce il mio cor 02:50
15 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Silla, dov’e la gloria 01:24
16 Silla, HWV 10, Act I: Con tromba guerriera 04:56
17 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Flavia! 00:59
18 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Qual scoglio in mezzo all’onde 02:14
19 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: T’arresta, altera! Ma pietoso Amore 00:21
20 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Dolce nume de’ mortali 02:26
21 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Guerra, stragi e furor! 01:48
22 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Guerra, stragi e furor! 00:15
23 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Silla! Ove ti guida 01:15
24 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: È tempo, oh luci belle 03:49
25 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Mio diletto, che pensi? 00:57
26 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Sol per te, bell’idol mio 06:12
27 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Bella, lascia i sospiri! 01:08
28 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Mi brilla nel seno 02:51
29 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Mio bel nume, t’arresta! 00:40
30 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Hai due vaghe pupillette 02:33
31 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Che miro, oh Dei? Qui Silla? 01:14
32 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Tanto ardisci 00:32
33 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Ti lascio, idolo mio 01:27
34 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Anima mia! 01:22
35 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Scabro! Lepido sia 00:21
36 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: La vendetta è un cibo al cor 02:04
37 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Oh! Perfido consorte 00:30
38 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Se’l mio mal da voi dipende 01:50
39 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Sì, questi son trofei 00:24
40 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Deh! Corri al tuo signore! 00:21
41 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: T’affretta, oh Scabro 00:19
42 Silla, HWV 10, Act II: Secondate, oh giusti dei 02:10
43 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Quanto devo, oh Metella, al tuo cor generoso 00:47
44 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Dunque partir deve 00:48
45 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Io non ti chiedo più 03:17
46 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Al tua fedeltade, o caro amino 00:27
47 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Già respira in petto i core02:36
48 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: L’imperio quanto e pio vasto e più pesante 00:43
49 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Placasti, oh bella diva 01:04
50 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Sei già morto, idolo mio 03:51
51 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Rimembranze funeste 01:32
52 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Luci belle 02:44
53 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Stelle rubelle03:47
54 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Al fin, del mio rigore 01:09
55 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Ma infelice sarie vivere 00:59
56 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Spirto adorato, oh Dio! 01:00
57 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Brano strumentale 00:48
58 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Metella, oh Dio! Qual sento 01:02
59 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Propizio arrida il cielo 00:10
60 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Sinfonia – Assistete, soccorrete 01:18
61 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Marche I 01:15
62 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Pera la feritade! 00:08
63 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Marche II 00:48
64 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: De’ miei falli pentito 01:00
65 Silla, HWV 10, Act III: Chi al trova tra procelle 01:48

Personnel
Sonia Prina, contralto (Silla)
Martina Belli, mezzo-soprano (Claudio)
Sunhae Im, soprano (Metella)
Vivica Genaux, soprano (Lepido)
Roberta Invernizzi, soprano (Flavia)
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, soprano (Celia)
Luca Tittoto, bass (Il Dio)
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, violin & direction

Download:

mqs.link_EurpaGalanteFabiBindiHandelSilla20172448Qbuz.part1.rar
mqs.link_EurpaGalanteFabiBindiHandelSilla20172448Qbuz.part2.rar

Related Posts: