Duel: Porpora and Handel in London

Handel and Porpora were considered exceptionally original in their aesthetic choices, each admiring the other's music. Their rivalry in Britain produced some memorable scores within a few years, including Handel's Ariodante and Porpora's Polifemo, operas that were performed simultaneously in the city's theatres. The tussle between the two companies gave composers the opportunity to meet and discover each other, to take an interest in public taste and to experiment with new ideas. This CD attempts to capture the essence of a complex intellectual relationship, offering eloquent examples of the composers' styles and highlighting the boundaries of the mutual esteem held by these two giants of music history... On her first solo album, the talented young mezzo-soprano Giuseppina Bridelli bravely interprets the difficult pages written for some of the most famous singers of the eighteenth century.

16.00€

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
1. Sta nell’ircana pietrosa tana - Alcina HWV 34 (London, 1735)

Nicola Porpora (1686-1768)
2. Nume che reggi ’l mare - Arianna in Naxo (London, 1733 )
3. Dolce è su queste alte mie logge a sera - David e Bersabea (London, 1734)
4. Fu del braccio onnipotente - David e Bersabea (London, 1734)
5-7. Ouverture - Polifemo (London, 1735)
8. A questa man verrà - Calcante e Achille (London, 1735)

George Frideric Handel
9. Scherza infida - Ariodante HWV 33 (London, 1735)

Nicola Porpora
10. Il gioir qualor s’aspetta - Polifemo (London, 1735)

George Frideric Handel
11-14. Suite de ballet - Ariodante HWV 33

Nicola Porpora
15. Alza al soglio i guardi - Mitridate (London, 1736)

George Frideric Handel
16. Inumano fratel, barbara madre - Tolomeo HWV 25 (London, 1728)
17. Stille amare, già vi sento - Tolomeo HWV 25 (London, 1728)
18. Quando piomba improvvisa saetta - Catone in Utica HWV A7 (London, 1732)

Giuseppina Bridelli, mezzo soprano
Franck-Emmanuel Comte, harpsichord and musical direction

Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu
Reynier Guerrero, solo violin
Gabriel Ferry, violin 1
Paul Monteiro, violin 1
Sayaka Shinoda, violin 2
André Costa, violin 2
Minori Deguchi, violin 2
Myriam Cambreling, viola
Aurélie Métivier, viola
Aude Walker-Viry, cello
Nicolas Janot, doublebass
Nicolas Muzy, theorbo
Elisabeth Passot, oboe
Jon Olaberria, oboe
Pierre Bats, bassoon
Florian Gazagne, bassoon
Serge Desautels, cor
Eric Villevière, cor

Stefano Aresi, artistic advisor

Label: Arcana / Outhere
Recording: Temple Lanterne in Lyon, from 27 to 30 june 2018
Sound recording : Fabio Framba
Mastering : Fabio Framba
Visual: photo by Giovanni Rizzoti, digipack by Emilio Lonnardo

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