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These are all arie aggiunte...and tell us as much about the singers of Handel's era as they do about the characters they played. For Hallenberg, there is an extra challenge as she adapts her... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013 More…

Release Date: 11th Mar 2013
Catalogue No: V5326
Label: Naive
Length: 71 minutes

Opera

September 2013

Recording of the Month

Excerpt, Handel: Pirro e Demetrio

Work length6:15

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Pirro e Demetrio, Act I: Sento prima le procelle

Track length6:15

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Excerpt, Handel: Rinaldo

Work length4:59

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Rinaldo, HWV 7 (1714-15 version): Act II: La crudele lontananza

Track length4:59

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Excerpt, Handel: Pirro e Demetrio

Work length3:08

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Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Pirro e Demetrio, Act I: No, non cosi severe

Track length3:08

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Handel: Aria (Hornpipe) in C minor, HWV 355

Work length2:04

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Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Excerpt, Handel: Pirro e Demetrio

Work length3:52

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Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Pirro e Demetrio, Act III: Vieni, o cara, e lieta in petto

Track length3:52

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Excerpt, Handel: Ottone, Re di Germania

Work length3:30

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Act I: Vinto e l'amor

Track length3:30

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Excerpt, Handel: Rinaldo

Work length6:31

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Rinaldo, HWV 7 (1717 version): Act II: Vieni, o caro, che senza il tuo core

Track length6:31

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Handel: Aria in F major, HWV 410

Work length5:07

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Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Excerpt, Handel: Muzio Scevola

Work length5:49

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Act III: Accompanied Recitative: Io d'altro regno, che del cor di Muzio saro regina?

Track length0:59

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Act III: Aria da capo: Dimmi, crudele Amore

Track length4:50

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Handel: March in G major, HWV418

Work length1:18

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Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Excerpt, Handel: Amadigi di Gaula

Work length5:02

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act I: Lusinga questo cor

Track length5:02

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Handel: Teseo, HWV 9, Act IV: Sa perche pena il cor

Work length5:50

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Excerpt, Handel: Admeto, Re di Tessaglia HWV22

Work length5:58

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Act I: Recitative: Non lagrimate o miei seguaci

Track length0:31

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Act I: Aria: Faro cosi piu bella

Track length5:27

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Handel: March in D major, HWV416

Work length0:48

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Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

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

Work length4:24

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Berenice, HWV 38, Act II: Le vicende della sorte (original version)

Track length4:24

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Handel: March in F major, HWV346

Work length1:18

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Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Excerpt, Handel: Alessandro, HWV21

Work length5:42

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Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il
Alan Curtis
Recorded: June, July 2010
Recording Venue: Lonigo, Italy

Alessandro, HWV 21, Act II: Solitudini amate

Track length5:42

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The Handel arias and orchestral pieces on this disc span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively unfamiliar to the practically unknown. Nine of the twelve arias are recorded here for the first time, as is the D major March, HWV 416. The arias are mostly arie aggiunte, composed for insertion in later performances of existing operas to accommodate a different cast of singers. Some of these arias have come to light only recently or have previously been inadequately identified. The interspersed instrumental works were produced for purposes still uncertain. Yet, despite the sometimes shadowy origins of this music, it is all vintage Handel, and arias such as ‘La crudele lontananza’, ‘Sa perché pena il cor’ and ‘Farò così più bella’ rank among the composer’s most eloquent dramatic utterances.

The Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg has become established as one of Europe’s leading mezzo-sopranos. Her operatic repertoire includes a large number of roles by Rossini, Mozart, Gluck, Massenet, Handel, Vivaldi and Monteverdi. Equally at home on the concert platform, she frequently appears in concert halls and festivals throughout Europe and North America.

She has recorded more than 30 CDs and DVDs, most recently, with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Biondi, a CD of 'Arias for Marietta Marcolini' for Naïve [V5309].

"Having won plaudits in Handel and Vivaldi, Ann Hallenberg proves no less persuasive in bel canto...her even, gleaming tone, eloquence of prase and fluent, never mechanical coloratura give virtually unalloyed pleasure...few could equal her style, zest and coloratura brilliance." Richard Wigmore, Gramophone, Jan 2013

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July 2013

These are all arie aggiunte...and tell us as much about the singers of Handel's era as they do about the characters they played. For Hallenberg, there is an extra challenge as she adapts her sound to repertoire tailored to distinct and varied types of voice.

June 2013

No lovers of Handel or great Baroque singing should deny themselves the pleasure of this beautiful music sung by a great Handelian at the peak of her powers.

September 2013

Musicologically this is a fascinating collection, but more importantly its also a cracking good listen. Hallenburg’s is such a malleable instrument

10th May 2013

The majority of these performances are world premieres, Hallenberg deftly negotiating the vagaries of love and war and the whims of gods and sorcerers that furnish the narratives

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