- George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Alcina, HWV 34, Act I:
- 1 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Ouverture 03:01
- 2 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Ouverture, Musette 00:58
- 3 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Ouverture, Menuet 00:41
- 4 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Oh Dei! 00:56
- 5 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: O s'apre al riso 04:30
- 6 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Questo è il cielo di contenti 02:19
- 7 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Ballet, Gavotte 00:44
- 8 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Sarabande 01:48
- 9 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Menuet 00:49
- 10 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Gavotte 00:42
- 11 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Ecco l'infido 00:57
- 12 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Di, cor mio, quanto t'amai 06:19
- 13 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Generosi guerrier 00:42
- 14 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Chi m'insegna il caro padre 02:52
- 15 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Mi ravvisi, Ruggier, dimmi? 00:40
- 16 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Di te mi rido 03:51
- 17 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Qua dunque ne veniste 00:16
- 18 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Io sono tua difesa 00:20
- 19 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: È gelosia 03:34
- 20 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Io dunque 00:41
- 21 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: La cerco invano 01:01
- 22 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Semplicetto! A donna credi? 04:50
- 23 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Ah! Infidele 00:33
- 24 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Regina, il tuo soggiorno 00:59
- 25 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Sì, son quella 06:40
- 26 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Se nemico mi fossi 00:33
- 27 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Bradamante favella? 00:19
- 28 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: La bocca vaga 04:07
- 29 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: A quai strani perigli 00:09
- 30 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Fuggi, cor mio 00:52
- 31 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Tornami a vagheggiar 04:38
- Alcina, HWV 34, Act II:
- 32 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Col celarvi a chi v'ama un momento 01:28
- 33 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Taci, taci, codardo 01:09
- 34 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Qual portento 02:10
- 35 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Atlante, dove sei? 00:52
- 36 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Pensa a chi geme d'amor piagata 05:36
- 37 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Qual odio ingiusto contro me? 01:22
- 38 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Vorrei vendicarmi del perfido cor 03:50
- 39 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Chi scuopre al mio pensiero 00:18
- 40 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Mi lusinga il dolce affetto 06:33
- 41 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: S'acquieti il rio sospetto 00:35
- 42 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: E la tua pace 00:33
- 43 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ama, sospira 07:24
- 44 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Non scorgo nel tuo viso 00:55
- 45 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Mio bel tesoro 05:37
- 46 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Regina, io cerco invano 00:51
- 47 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Tra speme e timore 02:51
- 48 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Regina, sei tradita 00:32
- 49 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ah, mio cor! 11:36
- 50 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Or che dici, Morgana? 00:27
- 51 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Alla offesa il disprezzo 00:19
- 52 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: È un folle 03:46
- 53 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ed è ver che mi narri? 00:26
- 54 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Eccomi a' piedi tuoi 00:49
- 55 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Verdi prati 04:06
- 56 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ah! Ruggiero crudel 02:14
- 57 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ombre pallide 06:08
- 58 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Entrée des Songes agréables 01:31
- 59 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Entrée des Songes funestes 01:38
- 60 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Entrée des Songes agréables effrayés 02:12
- Alcina, HWV 34, Act III:
- 61 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Sinfonia 00:44
- 62 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Voglio amar e disamar 00:58
- 63 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Credete al mio dolore 09:10
- 64 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: M'inganna, me ne avveggo 00:20
- 65 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Un momento di contento 03:42
- 66 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Molestissimo incontro 01:14
- 67 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Ma quando tornerai 04:04
- 68 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Tutta d'armate square 00:24
- 69 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Sta nell'ircana pietrosa 05:35
- 70 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Vanne tu seco ancora 00:18
- 71 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: All'alma fedel 03:30
- 72 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Niuna forza l'arresta 00:35
- 73 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Mi restano le lagrime 06:41
- 74 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Sin per le vie del sole 00:35
- 75 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Già vicino è'l momento 01:22
- 76 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Barbara! Io ben lo so 02:51
- 77 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Le lusinghe, gl'inganni non udir più 00:37
- 78 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Non è amor 04:22
- 79 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Prendi, e vivi 00:18
- 80 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Ah, mio Ruggier, che tenti? 00:14
- 81 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Misera, ah, no! 00:06
- 82 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Ah, che tardi? 00:21
- 83 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Dall'orror di notte cieca 01:50
- 84 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Entrée 01:27
- 85 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Tamburino 00:34
- 86 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Dopo tante amare 00:35
Info for Handel: Alcina
Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre return to Handel with a complete recording of his opera Alcina. The title role is interpreted by Magdalena Kožená, who reunites with Les Musiciens and maestro Minkowski after a series of acclaimed baroque recordings. She is joined by an excellent cast of soloists, consisting of Erin Morley (Morgana), Anna Bonitatibus (Ruggiero), Elizabeth DeShong (Bradamante), Alois Mühlbacher (Oberto), Valerio Contaldo (Oronte) and Alex Rosen (Melisso). This studio recording transports the listener to Alcina’s enchanted island, and shows Handel at the peak of his power: the score is dramatic, lush and colourful as well as introspective and profound where the story requires it. Since its foundation in 1982, and under the baton of its founder and musical director Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre have developed into one of the world’s best period-instrument ensembles, with a vast discography. The ensemble returns to Pentatone after having presented Mozart’s Mass in C Minor in 2020. Alcina is star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená’s fifth album as part of her exclusive collaboration with Pentatone, after having presented the baroque cantatas recital album Il giardino dei sospiri and the songs in chamber-musical setting project Soirée in 2019, as well as Nostalgia together with Yefim Bronfman (2021) and Folk Songs with the Czech Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle (2023). The other soloists all make their Pentatone debut.
Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano
Erin Morley, soprano
Alois Mühlbacher, countertenor
Anna Bonitatibus, mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano
Valerio Contaldo, tenor
Alex Rosen, bass
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski, conductor
No biography found.
Booklet for Handel: Alcina