Handel - Cantatas for Saint Cecilia, 2 German Arias
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Label: Australian Eloquence
Cat No: ELQ4824753
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 9th August 2019
Contents
Works
Cantata HWV87 'Carco sempre di Gloria'Cantata HWV166 'Splende l'alba in oriente'
Cantata HWV171 'Tu fedel? tu costante?'
Deutsche Arien (9) (9 German Arias), HWV202-210
Artists
Helen Watts (contralto)Robert Tear (tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Conductors
Raymond LeppardNeville Marriner
Works
Cantata HWV87 'Carco sempre di Gloria'Cantata HWV166 'Splende l'alba in oriente'
Cantata HWV171 'Tu fedel? tu costante?'
Deutsche Arien (9) (9 German Arias), HWV202-210
Artists
Helen Watts (contralto)Robert Tear (tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Conductors
Raymond LeppardNeville Marriner
About
Brockes himself was pleased to note of the German Arias that ‘the world-renowned virtuoso, Mr. Handel, set these to music in a very special manner.’ They have attracted many fine singers on record, but few with so acute a feeling for Handel’s word-painting as the tenor Robert Tear.
The three Italian cantatas composed between 1707 and 1737 and sung by the great Welsh contralto Helen Watts, display the singer’s complete command of Italian, her flair for dramatic declamation and her highly sophisticated and agile coloratura technique, surprising perhaps to those who hear in her voice the typical heavier English “oratorio” contralto sound.
The British harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, Raymond Leppard directed these performances with Helen Watts from the harpsichord (built by Thomas Goff), with his colleagues of the English Chamber Orchestra providing stylish accompaniments. Watts lent distinction to many Handel recordings of the 1960s and 70s, including Messiah directed by Sir Colin Davis as well as pioneering recordings of Jephtha and Semele (reissued on Decca Eloquence ELQ4825055).
‘Helen Watts, with her exceptionally flexible and well-focused contralto voice and excellent breath control fulfils the technical demands more than competently ... Raymond Leppard gets wonderfully spirited playing from the English Chamber Orchestra ... an immensely enjoyable record.’ – Gramophone, April 1962
Recording locations:
- Kingsway Hall, London, UK, 16–17 March 1961 (Helen Watts)
- St. John’s, Smith Square, London, UK, 27–29 November 1969 (Robert Tear)
Original LP releases:
- L’Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60046 (Helen Watts)
- Argo ZRG 661 (Robert Tear)
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