Handel Arias

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'I feel', sings Terfel with assurance in his voice matching the solemnly, expectantly, ceremonious opening bars; and then, the second time, 'I feel', but now with the awed conviction of one who... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 13th Oct 1997
Catalogue No: E4534802
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Length: 73 minutes

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 / Part 1

Work length4:30

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

I feel the Deity within...Arm, arm ye brave

Track length1:05

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Arm, arm ye brave

Track length3:25

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Handel: Te Deum in D Major, "Dettingen", HWV 283

Work length2:17

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Vouchsafe, O Lord

Track length2:17

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Handel: Samson HWV 57 / Act II

Work length5:51

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Honour and arms scorn such a foe

Track length5:51

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Excerpt, Handel: Berenice, regina d'Egitto, HWV 38

Work length4:17

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Si, tra i ceppi

Track length4:17

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Handel: Alcina / Act II

Work length3:49

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Verdi prati, selve amene

Track length3:49

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Handel: Orlando, HWV 31 / Act III

Work length5:53

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

O voi, del mio poter

Track length1:14

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Sorge infausta una procella

Track length4:39

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Handel: Acis and Galatea / Act II

Work length1:27

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

"I rage, I melt, I burn!"

Track length1:27

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Handel: Acis And Galatea, HWV 49 / Act II

Work length3:01

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

"O ruddier than the cherry"

Track length3:01

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Handel: Semele HWV 58 / Act II

Work length4:37

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Where'er you walk

Track length4:37

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Handel: Alexander's Feast / Part 2

Work length7:19

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

"Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries" - "Behold, a ghastly band"

Track length7:19

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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Act I

Work length6:16

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Va tacito e nascosto

Track length6:16

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Handel: Serse / Act I

Work length0:46

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Rec. "Frondi tenere e belle"

Track length0:46

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Handel: Serse / Act I HWV40

Work length3:03

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

"Ombra mai fu"

Track length3:03

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Excerpt, Handel: Messiah

Work length20:11

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Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: 1997-07
Recording Venue: Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Thus saith the Lord

Track length1:30

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But who may abide the day of His coming

Track length4:20

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Why do the nations

Track length4:54

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Behold I tell you

Track length0:36

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The trumpet shall sound

Track length8:51

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2010

'I feel', sings Terfel with assurance in his voice matching the solemnly, expectantly, ceremonious opening bars; and then, the second time, 'I feel', but now with the awed conviction of one who has experienced 'the Deity within'. The adjustment, the change of expression, is small, and no doubt when described sounds obvious enough; but it's typical of the imaginative intelligence Terfel brings. And what of his singing, his voice production, his care for legato? As to the latter, conflict always lurks as expressive emphasis, shading and verbal naturalism assert their rights in the face of pure beauty and the evenness of the singing line. Terfel is one in whom the rival claims work their way to a compromise, though if one side has to win it will generally be the expressive element. A good example of the compromise is the second track, the 'Vouchsafe, O Lord', quietly and simply sung, preserving the movement's unity and yet with a power of feeling that, at 'let thy mercy lighten upon us', is as overtly emotional as an operatic aria.
The adapted arias, 'Where'er you walk', 'Verdi prati' and 'Ombra mai fù', justify their inclusion readily enough, and it's good to hear Terfel in the solos from Messiah. The singing here incorporates a good deal of embellishment, some of it of Mackerras's devising. He's excellent, sharing with Terfel an appreciation of the zest in Handel.
The recording is vivid and clean

Handel Arias

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