Altus: From Castrato to Countertenor
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 28 November 2008
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 1Giustino, RV 717: Act 1: "Vedrò con mio diletto" (Anastasio)Antonio Vivaldi5:13
- 2Serse, HWV 40: Act 1, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Frondi tenere" - Arioso. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)George Frideric Handel3:20
- 3Stabat Mater in F minor, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater dolorosaAntonio Vivaldi3:21
- 4Es ist vollbracht (St John Passion, BWV 245)Johann Sebastian Bach5:06
- 5Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170: No. 1, Aria. "Vergnügte Ruh beliebte Seelenlust"Johann Sebastian Bach6:59
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 2, Scene 1: Aria "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men"George Frideric Handel11:49
- 7Fernando, rè di Castiglia, HWV 30: Act 3, Scene 4: Aria. "Sincero affetto dolce preghiere" (Sancio)George Frideric Handel5:21
- 8Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11: Act 2: Aria. "Minacciami, non ho timor" (Amadigi)George Frideric Handel8:40
- 9Serse, HWV 40: Act 3, Scene 4: Aria. "Amor, tiranno Amor" (Arsamene)George Frideric Handel4:30
- 10Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248: Pt. 1: No. 4, Aria. "Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben"Johann Sebastian Bach5:42
- 11Saul, HWV 53: Act 1, Scene 5: Aria. "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless" (David)George Frideric Handel3:34
- 12Conservate, raddopiate, HWV 185George Frideric Handel4:27
- 13L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308: Act 3: "Pur ti moro, pur ti godo" (Poppea, Nerone)Claudio Monteverdi3:56
- 14Greensleeves[traditional]3:15
- Digital Media 2
- 1Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosaGiovanni Battista Pergolesi4:45
- 2Salve Regina in F minor: II. Ad te clamamusGiovanni Battista Pergolesi1:07
- 3Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608: IV. Cum dederitAntonio Vivaldi3:53
- 4O qui coeli terraeque serenitas, RV 631: IV. AlleluiaAntonio Vivaldi2:17
- 5Sentimenti devoti espressi con la musica, Book 2, Op. 6: No. 4, Ave Regina coelorumGiovanni Legrenzi3:26
- 63:23
- 7Magnificat in D major, BWV 243: VI. Duet. "Et misericordia"Johann Sebastian Bach3:24
- 8Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Act 1: Recitativo. "Madre! Mia vita!" - Duetto. "Son nata a lagrimar" (Sesto, Cornelia)George Frideric Handel8:25
- 9Admeto, HWV 22: Act 2: Aria. "Chi è nato alle sventure" (Trasimede)George Frideric Handel2:37
- 10Fernando, rè di Castiglia, HWV 30: Act 3, Scene 7: Aria. "M'opporrò da generoso" (Fernando)George Frideric Handel4:24
- 11Leçon de ténèbres du Mercredi saint, H. 120: Troisième Répons - Ecce QuomodoMarc‐Antoine Charpentier4:05
- 12Venga pur (Mitridate, re di Ponto)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:02
- 13Semiramide: Act 1 Scene 5: No. 2, Recitativo e Cavatina, "Eccomi alfine in Babilonia … Ah! quel giorno ognor rammento" (Arsace)Gioachino Rossini11:10
- 145:04
- Digital Media 3
- 13:50
- 2Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 3, Duet. "Sound the Trumpet"Henry Purcell2:30
- 3Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Agnus DeiJohann Sebastian Bach5:28
- 4Malinconia, ninfa gentileVincenzo Bellini1:43
- 5Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Act 3: "Ahimè! Dove trascorsi? ... Che faro senza Euridice" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck5:06
- 64:32
- 72 Lieder, op. 43: No. 2, Nacht und Träume, D. 827Franz Schubert4:02
- 85:18
- 96:19
- 103:55
- 11Silent NightMoses Hogan3:55
- 12Duetto buffo di due gattiGioachino Rossini2:54
- 13MaladresseGérard Lesne4:00
- 14Shenandoah[traditional]4:31
- 15Plaisir d'amourJean‐Paul‐Égide Martini3:53
- 16Petite messe solennelle: CrucifixusGioachino Rossini3:00
Release credits
- assistant [9]
- executive [8, 12]
- conductor [2.9-10, 1.7]
- other vocals [16]
- countertenor vocals [14]
- countertenor vocals [4]
- conductor [6]
- piano [12]
- countertenor vocals [12]
- lute [12]
- alto vocals [3]
- countertenor vocals [2], solo [2]
- performing orchestra [14]
- performing orchestra [3.3, 1.10]
- classical guitar [1, 4, 6, 14, 14-15, 15], guitar [1]
- editor [1.3, 2.3-4], producer [1.3, 1.9, 2.3-4]
- countertenor vocals [3.1, 3.4-7, 3.9, 3.14-15, 1.3, 2.3-4, 2.8, 2.12], solo [8]
- countertenor vocals [1.13, 3.11]
- lute [14]
- assistant [9]
- balance [12]
- conductor [2.7, 1.12], harpsichord [8]
- performing orchestra [11]
- instrument [5], performing orchestra [6]
- performing orchestra [4]
- performing orchestra [1]
- performing orchestra [3.9, 2.8]
- instrument [2.3-4, 1.3], performing orchestra [3]
- conductor [1.3, 2.3-4]
- producer [5]
- balance [9]
- conductor [2]
- alto vocals [3.8, 2.11], conductor [1], countertenor vocals [1.2, 3.8, 3.12-13, 2.1]
- conductor [5]
- conductor [3.5, 2.12]
- balance [8]
- performing orchestra [2.9-10, 1.7]
- instrument [3.8, 2.11], performing orchestra [3.8, 2.1, 1.2]
- countertenor vocals [3.2, 2.9, 2.14]
- conductor [1]
- recording [5]
- conductor [3.9, 2.8]
- soprano vocals [12]
- countertenor vocals [1.9, 2.10]
- performing orchestra [1.12, 2.7]
- performing orchestra [8-9]
- performing orchestra [5]
- alto vocals [6]
- contralto vocals [5]
- piano [7]
- countertenor vocals [1.7, 2.13]
- alto vocals [10], countertenor vocals [10]
- conductor [13]
- producer [8]
- conductor [4]
- balance [3.8, 1.1, 2.6], engineer [5]
- arranger [11], piano [11]
- balance [12]
- performing orchestra [2.12, 3.2, 3.5]
- performing orchestra [13]
- alto vocals [11], solo [11]
- balance [3], producer [3]
- conductor [11]
- chorus master [10], conductor [3.3, 1.10]
- countertenor vocals [2.5-7, 1.1], vocal [6]
- countertenor vocals [5]
- conductor [14]
- tenor vocals [12]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [8], solo [8]
- conductor [13]
- soprano vocals [13]
- performing orchestra [6]
- performing orchestra [13]
- tenor vocals [7]
- balance [1.3, 2.3-4]
- soprano vocals [1]
- conductor [8-9]
- countertenor vocals [8]
- editor [8], producer [1.1, 2.5-6, 2.8, 3.12]
Issues
A3x Digital Media28 November 2008
A2008