Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo) La Lira di Orfeo

• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):
• 1 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Ouverture 04:05
• 2 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Mi palpita il cor 02:25
• 3 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Affano tiranno 04:53
• 4 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Sorge il dì 04:03
• 5 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Vanti, o cara 00:48
• 6 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Lontan da te 03:33
• 7 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Se di perle un tesoro 00:30
• 8 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Sforzano a piangere 06:28
• 9 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Ma qual orrido suono 02:21
• 10 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Ferito son d'amore 03:21
• 11 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Deh lascia, o Polifemo 00:55
• 12 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Benché tuoni 02:25
• 13 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Cadrai depressa e vinta 00:44
• 14 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Non sempre, no, crudele 04:46
• 15 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Folle, quanto mi rido 00:32
• 16 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Dell'aquila l'artigli 03:31
• 17 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Meglio spiega i tuoi sensi 00:27
• 18 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Proverà lo sdegno mio 01:50
• 19 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Ingrata, se mi nieghi 00:36
• 20 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Fra l'ombre e gli orrori 05:47
• 21 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Ah, crude stelle 00:31
• 22 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Qui l'augel da pianta in pianta 08:40
• 23 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Giunsi alfin mio tesoro 00:31
• 24 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Se m'ami, o caro 04:26
• 25 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Qui sull'alto del monte 00:13
• 26 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Cara, sino i tormenti 00:29
• 27 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Delfin vivrà sul monte 02:05
• 28 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Oh Dei 00:06
• 29 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Verso già l'alma 04:42
• 30 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Misera, e dove sono? 00:58
• 31 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Del mar fra l'onde 02:14
• 32 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Ferma, ma già nel mare 03:00
• 33 Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo): Chi ben ama ha per oggetti 01:13
• Total Runtime 01:23:08

Info for Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo)

Handel’s dramatic cantata Aci, Galatea e Polifemo is a serenata first performed in Naples in 1708 with a libretto by Niccola Giuvo after Book 13 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Handel adapted this score several times: The one-act masque Acis and Galatea (HWV 49), with an English text by John Gay, was first performed at Cannons in 1718. This was followed by, among others, a version as a three-act serenata for the Italian opera company in London in 1732 and an adaptation of the original English work into a two-act work in 1739. The so-called ‘Senesino version’ presented on this recording is based on a manuscript from the British library in London. In this version probably written for the famous castrato Senesino, Aci is an alto and Galatea is a soprano, all arias of the two characters are transposed. Polifemo’ part is almost completely re-written, with long accompanied recitatives and new arias. The instrumentation is slightly different from the Neapolitan version: No trumpets are present but a more extended use of woodwinds and recorders.

Raffaele Pe, countertenor
Giuseppina Bridelli, mezzo-soprano
Andrea Mastroni, baritone
La Lira di Orfeo
Luca Guglielmi, direction

Raffaele Pe
Described as "A baroque star" by Hugh Canning in The Times, Raffaele Pe is today's most sought-after countertenor, contended by conductors, orchestras and ensembles, not only in the baroque field. His repertoire ranges from the masterpieces of Recitar Cantando to eighteenth-century opera, and even further up to the twentieth century of Britten and Pärt.

He collaborates with renowned musicians such as Jordi Savall, William Christie, John Eliot Gardiner to name just a few who acknowledged the exceptional talent and potential of this artist, constantly inviting him in taking part in important music projects internationally.

But Raffaele is - to all intents and purposes - much more than a refined performer: in order to escape the frenzies of the showbiz market, Raffaele Pe founded his own ensemble, La Lira di Orfeo, a collective of musicians, artists and researchers brought together by the common ethos of studying a repertoire in continuous rediscovery.

At the head of La Lira di Orfeo (LdO), Raffaele is introducing a real revolution in the world of baroque music by proposing innovative programmes and new theatre productions curated in a modern aesthetic key of great charm alongside artists of the highest profile.

From the care of new editions of unpublished repertoire, to the design of the performances, Raffaele and the collective move with ease between the arts to create immersive, unique and involving performances that look back to the past with a new sensibility.

The ability to narrate the repertoire, the charismatic personality and the public figure that emerges from Raffaele's numerous presences in the media, have helped him to bring this extraordinary music to the attention of the general public with a diversification of record products of great cultural importance and original initiatives in the publishing and audiovisual field (TV & Cinema).

Following the brilliant debut for Deutschland Radio Kultur at the Philharmonie in Berlin and the invitation at the Wigmore Hall, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Theater an der Wien, the Halle Festival, among many others, La Lira di Orfeo is now acknowledged as an authoritative young Italian voice in the domain of the interpretation of vocal music between the XVII and XVIII centuries.

Since December 2015 Raffaele Pe and La Lira di Orfeo have been ensemble in residence at the Music Room of the Maria Cosway Foundation in Lodi, with the aim of enhancing and passing on the cultural and musical heritage of Maria Hadfield Cosway in a broad and international perspective.

A very active discographic activity includes “The Medici Castrato” (Glossa), “Alessandro Scarlatti. Concerti Sacri” (Amadeus) and “Giulio Cesare. A baroque Hero” (Glossa) which has been enthusiastically received by all the main specialized magazines internationally, as well as being awarded the prestigious “Abbiati Prize”. In September 2021 a new album is released by Glossa of Handel’s “Aci, Galatea e Polifemo”, the new critic edition La Lira d’Orfeo made of the version for Senesino.

Booklet for Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (Reconstr. R. Pe & F. Longo)