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Gerard Souzay sings Handel, Rameau and Lully

Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 42

Gerard Souzay (baritone)

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, L´Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatiore de Paris, Raymond Leppard, Serge Baudo, Robert Corman

Gerard Souzay sings Handel, Rameau and Lully
Souzay comes [close] to modern notions of how to interpret Handel, Rameau, Lully, Gluck and Monteverdi, while retaining his unique individuality.

BBC Music Magazine, June 20145 out of 5 stars

Gerard Souzay sings Handel, Rameau and Lully

Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 42

Gerard Souzay (baritone)

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, L´Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatiore de Paris, Raymond Leppard, Serge Baudo, Robert Corman

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Souzay comes [close] to modern notions of how to interpret Handel, Rameau, Lully, Gluck and Monteverdi, while retaining his unique individuality.

BBC Music Magazine, June 20145 out of 5 stars

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Contents and tracklist

Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 2
Work length4:57
Scacciata dal suo nido
Track length4:57
Handel: Tolomeo, HWV 25 / Act 3
Work length7:43
Che piu si tarda...Stille amare
Track length7:43
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12 / Act 1
Work length4:42
Perfido, di a quell'empio
Track length4:42
Handel: Il Floridante, HWV 14 / Act 1
Work length4:29
Alma mia
Track length4:29
Handel: Berenice, HWV 38 / Act 2
Work length5:03
Si, tra i ceppi
Track length5:03
Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie / Act 2
Work length3:42
"Ah! qu'on daigne du moins...Puisque Pluton"
Track length3:42
Excerpt,Rameau: Castor et Pollux
Work length4:42
Nature, amour, qui partagez mon coeur
Track length4:42
Rameau: Dardanus / Act 4
Work length5:00
Voici les tristes lieux...Monstre affreux
Track length5:00
Lully: Alceste / Act 4
Work length4:11
Il faut passer tôt ou tard
Track length4:11
Lully: Cadmus et Hermione / Act 5
Work length5:22
Belle Hermione, hélas
Track length5:22
Excerpt,Lully: Persée
Work length5:34
Je ne puis dans votre malheur
Track length5:34
Monteverdi: La favola d'Orfeo / Act 2
Work length3:26
Tu sei morta mia vita
Track length3:26
Handel: Partenope / Act 2
Work length5:18
Combattono il mio core...Furibondo spira il vento
Track length5:18
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) / Act 2
Work length5:37
"Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol"
Track length5:37
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) / Act 3
Work length5:26
Cara sposa! Euricice!..Che faro senza Euridice
Track length5:26
Excerpt,Gluck: La Rencontre imprévue
Work length3:23
C'est un torrent impétueux...un ruisselet bien clair
Track length3:23

Awards and reviews

June 2014

Souzay comes [close] to modern notions of how to interpret Handel, Rameau, Lully, Gluck and Monteverdi, while retaining his unique individuality.
5 out of 5 stars
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