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Handel - Oratorio Arias and Dramatic Scenes

Karina Gauvin (soprano)

Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann

Handel - Oratorio Arias and Dramatic Scenes
Flautist Grégoire Jeay's obbligato in 'Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly' (L'Allegro) is delectable, while Gauvin's impeccable coloratura and sharp-sweet-creamy raspberry ripple soprano...

BBC Music Magazine, July 20095 out of 5 stars

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Handel - Oratorio Arias and Dramatic Scenes

Karina Gauvin (soprano)

Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann

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Flautist Grégoire Jeay's obbligato in 'Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly' (L'Allegro) is delectable, while Gauvin's impeccable coloratura and sharp-sweet-creamy raspberry ripple soprano...

BBC Music Magazine, July 20095 out of 5 stars

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About

Karina Gauvin’s unique voice, remarkable technique, and accomplished musicianship have charmed audiences worldwide from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden to the Lincoln Center in New York. In recent years, German harpsichordist Alexander Weimann has emerged as one of the most soughtafter ensemble directors and soloists of his generation.

  • Release date: 12th Jan 2009
  • Label: Atma Classique
  • Catalogue number: ACD22589
  • Length: 80 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Handel: Samson, HWV 57, Act III: Let the bright Seraphim in burning row (Israelitish Woman)
Work length5:25
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II, Scene 4: Lascia ch'io pianga (Almirena)
Work length5:32
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1, Scene 5: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Work length4:55
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Hercules, HWV 60, Act II, Scene 1: Ah, think what ills (Iole)
Work length6:15
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Recitative: Now all this scene
Work length0:35
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act II, Scene 2: Aria: Where'er you walk (Jupiter)
Work length4:26
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Alexander Balus, HWV 65, Act III, Scene 4
Work length5:24
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Accompagnato: Shall Cleopatra ever smile again? (Cleopatra)
Track length0:59
O take me from this hateful light (Cleopatra)
Track length4:25
Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act II, Scene 2: O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)
Work length3:13
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Jephtha, HWV 70, Act III
Work length6:16
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Accompagnato: Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)
Track length2:33
Waft her, angels, through the skies (Jephtha)
Track length3:43
Handel: Athalia, HWV 52, Act II: Through the land (Josabeth)
Work length6:41
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act II, Scene 1: Hence, Iris, hence away (Juno)
Work length3:54
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6,4, HWV 322: Allegro
Work length2:29
  • Tempo Rubato
  • Alexander Weimann
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Recitative: First and chief, on golden wing
Work length0:58
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly (Il Penseroso)
Work length11:40
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act III
Work length6:21
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel
Recitative: May peace in Salem ever dwell (Queen of Sheba)
Track length0:55
Will the sun forget to streak (Queen of Sheba)
Track length5:26
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3, Scene 1: I know that my Redeemer liveth
Work length6:04
  • Tempo Rubato, Alexander Weimann, Karina Gauvin (vocalist)
  • Recorded: 2008-06-06
  • Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Awards and reviews

July 2009

Flautist Grégoire Jeay's obbligato in 'Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly' (L'Allegro) is delectable, while Gauvin's impeccable coloratura and sharp-sweet-creamy raspberry ripple soprano fit this aria like a designer glove.
5 out of 5 stars

1st February 2009

Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously rounded and sensual, is used with rare understanding for character……The highlight is the Queen of Sheba’s Will the Sun Forget to Streak, fabulously sung…….
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