Georg Friedrich Händel: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato
Susan Gritton, Neal Davies, Claron McFadden, Lorna Anderson, Paul Agnew, The King's Consort, Robert King
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- Künstler: Susan Gritton, Neal Davies, Claron McFadden, Lorna Anderson, Paul Agnew, King's Consort, Robert King
- Label: Hyperion, DDD, 1999
- Bestellnummer: 1607563
- Erscheinungstermin: 8.11.1999
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After the success of Alexander's Feast, a setting of the much admired ode by John Dryden, it was wondered: would the result be greater still if Handel could be persuaded to set the words of a poet even greater than Dryden? Such were the thoughts of an important group of Handel's friends centred around the philosopher James Harris and including Charles Jennens (later the librettist of Messiah) and the Fourth Earl of Shaftesbury. It was under their influence that Handel came to set the poetry of John Milton, first in L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, and later in the oratorio Samson.
Jennens helped to prepare the libretto for L'Allegro, the first two parts of which are adapted from Milton's two complementary poems, L'Allegro ( »The Merry Man« ) and Il Penseroso ( »The Thoughtful Man« ), respectively celebrating the different joys of two opposed personalities. The initial idea of interweaving lines from the two poems to make a text for musical setting actually came from James Harris, who also provided the first draft of the libretto. By 19 January 1740 the libretto was finished, and with Handel's enthusiasm and speed in writing the first performance took place on 27 February!
There is no definitive version of the work as Handel made many changes over time. However, the intention of this perfomance is to retain the freshness of Handel's original vision with the advantage of the best of his second thoughts.
Rezensionen
»This delightful set … must surely rank as one of the discs of the year« (The Scotsman)
»Unfailingly excellent« (BBC Music Magazine)
»Robert King's affection for the work shines out from every number« (Classic CD)
»This pure Baroque beauty is a dramatic piece rich in short, tuneful airs, each more beautiful than the last. Few Handel vocal works give me such enduring pleasure« (Classic FM Magazine)
Rezensionen
Classic FM Magazine: "Diese pure barocke Schönheit ist ein dramatisches Stück, reich an kurzen Melodien, von denen die eine schöner ist als die andere."- Tracklisting
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- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 2 (CD)
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Oratorium in 3 Teilen) (Gesamtaufnahme)
- 1 Overture: (Grave) - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro moderato
- 2 Hence, loathes Melanchola (Rezitativ Accompagnato) (1. Teil)
- 3 hence, vain deluding Joys (Rezitativ Accompagnato)
- 4 Come, thou goddess fair and free (Arie)
- 5 Come rather, goddess, sage and holy (Arie)
- 6 Hast thee, nymph, and bring with thee (Arie)
- 7 Come and trip it as you go (Arie)
- 8 Come, pensive nun, devout and pure (Rezitativ Accompagnato)
- 9 Come, but keep thy wonted state (Arie)
- 10 There, held in holy passion still (Rezitativ Accompagnato)
- 11 Hence, loathed Melancholy (Rezitativ)
- 12 Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Arie)
- 13 Fist and chief, on golden wing (Rezitativ Accompagnato)
- 14 Sweet bird, that shun's the noise of Folly (Arie)
- 15 If I give thee honour due (Rezitativ)
- 16 Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Arie)
- 17 Oft on a plat of rising ground (Arie)
- 18 Far from all resort of mirth (Arie)
- 19 If I give thee honour due (Rezitativ)
- 20 Let me wander not unseen (Arie)
- 21 Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasure (Arie)
- 22 Mountains, on whose barren breast (Rezitativ Accompagnato)
- 23 Or let the merry bells ring round (Arie)
Disk 2 von 2 (CD)
- 1 hence, vain deluding Joys (Rezitativ Accompagnato) (2. Teil)
- 2 Sometimes let gorgeous tragedy (Arie)
- 3 But O, sad virgin, that thy pow'r (Arie)
- 4 Thus, night, oft see me in thy pale career (Arie)
- 5 Polupous cities please me (Chor)
- 6 There let Hymen of appear (Arie)
- 7 Me, when the sun begins to fling (Rezitativ Accompagnato)
- 8 Hide me from day's garish eye (Arie)
- 9 I'll to the well-trod stage anon (Arie)
- 10 And ever against eating cares (Arie)
- 11 Orpheus' self may heave his head (Arie)
- 12 These delights if thou canst give (Arie)
- 13 But let my due feet never fail (Rezitativ)
- 14 There let the pealing organ blow (Chor)
- 15 May at last my weary age (Arie)
- 16 Fugue: Organo ad libitum il soggetto della fuga sequente
- 17 These pleasures, Melancholy, give (Chor mit Arie)
- 18 Hence! Boast not, ye profane (Rezitativ Accompagnato) (3. Teil)
- 19 Come, with native lustre shine (Arie)
- 20 Sweet Temp'rance in thy right hand bear (Rezitativ Accompagnato)
- 21 Come with gentle hand hand restrain (Arie)
- 22 No more short liefe thy then will spend (Rezitativ)
- 23 Each action will derive new grace (Arie)
- 24 As steals the morn upon the night (Duett)
- 25 Thy pleasures, Moderation, give (Chor)
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