Il caro Sassone: Handel in Italy Lucy Crowe

• George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Armida abbandonata, HWV 105
• 1Accompagnato Dietro l'orme fugaci (Armida)01:03
• 2Aria Ah! crudele, e pur ten vai (Armida)05:29
• 3Recit. Per te mi struggo, infido (Armida)01:03
• 4Accompagnato O voi, dell'inconstante (Armida)00:50
• 5Aria Venti, fermate, si (Armida)02:53
• 6Recit. Ma che parlo, che dico? (Armida)00:57
• 7Aria In tanti affanni miei (Armida)04:51
• Delirio Amoroso, HWV 99
• 8Sonata04:59
• Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a
• 9Part I, Aria Lascia la spina (Piacere)05:20
• Salve Regina, HWV 241
• 10Salve Regina, mater misericordiae03:10
• 11Ad te clamamus03:22
• 12Eia ergo, avvocata nostra03:51
• 13O clemens, o pia, o dulcis01:47
• La Resurrezione, HWV 47
• 14Part I, Scene 1, Aria Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno (Angelo)05:25
• Tu fedel? tu costante?, HWV 171
• 15Sonata02:29
• Alpestre monte, HWV 81
• 16Accompagnato Alpestre monte e solitaria selva00:55
• 17Aria Io so ben ch'il vostro orrore05:29
• 18Recit. Quindi men vengo a voi00:56
• 19Aria Almen dopo il fato mio04:39
• Sonata a 5, HWV 288
• 20Andante03:36
• Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, HWV 96
• 21Part II, Recit. Tirsi, mio caro (Clori)00:58
• 22Part II, Aria Barbaro, tu non credi (Clori)08:26
• Aminta e Fillide, HWV 83
• 23Aria Se vago rio (Aminta)02:42
• Total Runtime01:15:10

Info for Il caro Sassone: Handel in Italy

Soprano Lucy Crowe joins The English Concert led by Harry Bicket in this dazzling programme of Handel arias and cantatas dating from his 1706-10 sojourn in Italy, where he was affectionately dubbed ‘the dear Saxon’. 2nd in the 2005 Kathleen Ferrier and a Wigmore Young Artist, Lucy Crowe made her debuts with Scottish Opera as Sophie in 'Der Rosenkavalier' and ENO as Poppea in 'Agrippina', both to great critical acclaim.

“With her vernal light lyric soprano, grace of line and vivid response to mood, Lucy Crowe proves well-nigh ideal in this conspectus of music from Handel's Italian years...Crowe's delectable singing is complemented by fresh, rhythmically buoyant and, where needed, virtuoso playing from the English Concert, who on their own give sparkling performances of three instrumental numbers from [Handel's] astonishingly fertile Italian sojourn.” (Gramophone)

“With this recital, Crowe cements her star status in the Baroque world. Her technique is dazzling (hearing her diminuendo and crescendo on a high A in a trumpet-and-drums aria from La Resurrezione is a joy in itself), her voice is pure and fresh, and she's a natural communicator...this is a fascinating and beautifully performed portrait of a genius composer flexing his wings.” (Classic FM)

Lucy Crowe, soprano
The English Concert
Harry Bicket, conductor

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