Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo

Looking ahead to Handel year 2009 this CD offers a rare opportunity to listen to Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo.This seldomly heard ‘serenata’ (musical entertainment) was written by the famous composer when still very young - he was 23 - in Italy.

Composer: Georg Frideric Handel
Artists: Aci Stefanie True soprano
Galatea Luciana Mancini mezzo soprano
Polifemo Mitchell Sandler bass
Contrasto Armonico
Marco Vitale conductor

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True to the original setting of such a piece – often outdoors and without acting – the cast consists of just three characters. They are all mentioned in the title. In this serenata Handel ccasionally has been very specific about instruments to be used in performances. Thus a ‘violone grosso’ shows up in the aria 'Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori'.

This is an intimate and brand new recording led by Marco Vitale. He plays the harpsichord together with his Contrasto Armonico specializing in early music. The singers are Stefanie True (soprano), Luciana Mancini (mezzo soprano) and bass-baritone Mitchell Sandler.

Tracklist:
Georg Frideric Handel:
00:00:00 Duetto: Aci, Galatea - Sorge il dì
00:03:13 Recitativo: Aci, Galatea - Vanti, o cara, il ruscello
00:04:26 Aria: Galatea - Sforzano a piangere con più dolor
00:09:39 Recitativo: Aci, Galatea - E qual nuova sventura
00:10:46 Aria: Aci - Che non può la gelosia
00:14:40 Accompagnato: Galatea, Aci - Ma qual orrido suono
00:15:11 Recitativo: Galatea, Aci - Ahi, che dall’ombre eterne
00:16:18 Aria: Polifemo - Sibilar l’angui d’Aletto
00:20:40 Recitativo: Galatea, Polifemo - Deh lascia, o Polifemo
00:21:59 Aria: Galatea - Benché tuoni e l'etra avvampi
00:24:46 Recitativo: Polifemo, Galatea - Cadrai depressa e vinta
00:25:32 Aria: Polifemo - Non sempre, no, crudele
00:27:55 Recitativo: Galatea, Polifemo, Aci - Folle, quanto mi rido
00:29:02 Aria: Aci - Dell’aquila l’artigli
00:32:18 Recitativo: Polifemo, Aci - Meglio spiega i tuoi sensi
00:33:03 Aria: Polifemo - Precipitoso nel mar che freme
00:36:00 Recitativo: Galatea - Sì, t’intendo, inumano
00:36:50 Aria: Galatea - S’agita in mezzo all’onde
00:40:21 Recitativo: Polifemo, Aci - So che le cinosure
00:41:58 Terzetto Aci, Galatea, Polifemo - Proverà lo sdegno mio
00:43:59 Recitativo: Polifemo, Galatea, Aci - Ingrata, se mi nieghi
00:45:48 Aria: Polifemo - Fra l’ombre e gl’orrori
00:50:38 Recitativo: Polifemo, Aci - Ma che? non andrà inulta
00:52:02 Aria: Aci - Qui l’augel da pianta in pianta
00:59:04 Recitativo: Galatea, Aci - Giunsi al fin, mio tesoro
01:00:10 Aria: Galatea - Se m’ami, o caro
01:03:57 Recitativo: Polifemo, Aci, Galatea - Qui sull’alto del monte
01:05:32 Terzetto: Aci, Galatea, Polifemo - Dolce amico amplesso
01:08:03 Recitativo: Polifemo, Aci - Or poiché sordi sono
01:09:28 Aria: Aci - Verso già l’alma col sangue
01:13:17 Recitativo: Galatea - Misera, e dove sono?
01:14:53 Aria: Polifemo - Impara, ingrata, impara
01:17:09 Recitativo: Galatea, Polifemo - Ah, tiranno inumano!
01:18:43 Aria: Galatea - Del mar fra l’onde
01:20:32 Recitativo: Polifemo - Ferma, ma già nel mare
01:21:10 Accompagnato: Polifemo - “Vissi fedel, mia vita”
01:23:01 Recitativo: Polifemo - Ed io, che tanto ascolto
01:23:26 Terzetto: Aci, Galatea, Polifemo - Chi ben ama ha per oggetti


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