- Performer: Piau; Mingardo; Alessandrini; Concerto Italiano
- Composer: Handel G.F.
- Audio CD (April 28 2009)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Nvv
- ASIN: B001M1UYBQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #34,662 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Poro, Re Delle Indie, Hwv28 : Ouverture | |||
| 2. Poro, Re Delle Indie, Hwv28 : Caro ! Dolce ! | |||
| 3. Orlando, Hwv31 : Recitativo | |||
| 4. Orlando, Hwv31 : Finche Prendi Ancora Il Sangue | |||
| 5. Radamisto, Hwv12a : Recitativo | |||
| 6. Radamisto, Hwv12a : Se Teco Vive Il Cor | |||
| 7. Flavio, Rei Dei Longobardi, Bwv16 : Recitativo | |||
| 8. Flavio, Rei Dei Longobardi, Bwv16 : Ma Chi Punir Desio | |||
| 9. Tamerlano, Hwv18 : Recitativo | |||
| 10. Tamerlano, Hwv18 : Piu Di Una Tigre Altero | |||
| 11. Tamerlano, Hwv18 : Vivo In Te | |||
| 12. Ezio, Hwv29 : Recitativo | |||
| 13. Ezio, Hwv29 : Ah ! Non Son Io Che Parlo | |||
| 14. Rinaldo, Hwv7a : Recitativo | |||
| 15. Rinaldo, Hwv7a : Scherzano Sul Tuo Volto | |||
| 16. Alessandro, Hwv21 : Ouverture | |||
| 17. Alessandro, Hwv21 : Recitativo | |||
| 18. Alessandro, Hwv21 : No, Piu Soffrir Non Voglio | |||
| 19. Alessandro, Hwv21 : Recitativo | |||
| 20. Alessandro, Hwv21 : Da Un Breve Riposo | |||
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4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Heavenly arias and duets by Sandrine Piau and Sara Mingardo, April 28 2009
By WHM - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sandrine Piau and Sara Mingard (Audio CD)
I have only utter praise for this superb recording of duets and arias by Sandrine Piau and Sara Mingardo, backed by Alessandrini's Concerto Italiano. Handel opera fans are well acquainted with soprano Sandrine Piau, based on her "disc of the year"-quality performance of Handel arias a few years ago (Sandrine Piau - Handel Opera Seria) and her captivating acting/singing in Giulio Cesare and Serse (check out YouTube). Her radiant soprano voice and seemingly effortless singing are just stunning. Sara Mingardo is one of today's rare true contraltos, whose low register is well suited to the many roles Handel wrote for castratos. Mingardo uses somewhat more vibrato than Piau, but she controls it well.The arias and duets on this CD are carefully selected gems from ten lesser known Handel operas. As conductor Alessandrini explains: "We were careful to avoid the best-known titles and to maintain contrast from one number to another. And we kept the recitatives, so as to place the characters in the dramatic context of the opera and set the dominant mood of each aria".
The result is magnificent. Six moving duets, six solo arias (the three by Piau are highlights), all preceded by short recitativos, and two vibrant orchestral ouvertures make for a extraordinary CD. It remains amazing how Handel achieves emotion by relatively simple means. The Concerto Italiano's playing is as marvelous as Piau's and Mingardo's singing. A must-have disc for Handel opera lovers.
P.S. Free listening at a website mentioned in the comments.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Move Over, Fantasy Football!, July 23 2009
By Customer Formerly Known as Giordano Bruno - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Sandrine Piau and Sara Mingard (Audio CD)
It's time to play Fantasy Baroque! And I have my team ready: at composer, Georgie Handel, il Caro Sassone; at soprano, Sandrine 'Sandy' Piau; at alto, Sara! Mingardo!; wielding the baton and holding down continuo, fresh from a stint with the Norwegian Opera, Rinaldo!; and backing them up, the all-star strings and winds of Concerto Italiano!!!Honestly, if you are au courant on Baroque performance, just the names Piau, Mingardo, and Alessandrini should be 'review' enough. My congratulations to reviewer WHM for beating me to the punch in acclaiming this divine performance of duets and arias from ten of Handel's operas. The only thing he failed to laud properly was the elegant obbligato bassoon playing on several of the most luscious arias.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Handel Opera Arias and Duets, Oct 12 2010
By Bjorn Viberg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sandrine Piau and Sara Mingard (Audio CD)
Handel Opera Arias and Duets is a recording under the direction of Alessandrini who leads the Concerto Italiano on Naive recording from 2008. The duets between Sandrine Piau (Soprano) and Sara Mingardo (Contralto) is a match made in heaven and I bet Handel himself would have picked these suberb singers. Phillipe Venturini has written a very entertaining and well-written short essay called "let's enjoy ourselves". There are also short biographies of the performers, the orchestra and the conductor. The lyrics are available in English, French and Italian. One also gets some very nice photographs of the performers from the time of the recording. Highly recommended. 5/5.
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