Handel - Alcina / Auger, Jones, Kuhlmann, Tomlinson, City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Hickox

Handel - Alcina / Auger, Jones, Kuhlmann, Tomlinson, City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Hickox

Handel - Alcina / Auger, Jones, Kuhlmann, Tomlinson, City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Hickox
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Composer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Orchestra: City of London Baroque Sinfonia
Performer: Arleen Auger
Performer: Eiddwen Harrhy
Performer: Della Jones
Performer: Kathleen Kuhlmann
Performer: Patrizia Kwella
Performer: Maldwyn Davies
Performer: John Tomlinson
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-29
Music Label: EMI Classics
Product features:
  • HICKOX RICHARD / CITY OF LONDON BAROQUE HANDEL: ALCINA
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Overture
  2. Ballet: Musette
  3. Menuet
  4. Recitative: Oh Dei! Quivi Non Scorgo Alcun Sentiero!
  5. Aria: O S'apre Al Riso
  6. Chorus: Questo E Il Cielo De' Contenti
  7. Ballet: Gavotte I
  8. Sarabande
  9. Gavotte I
  10. Menuet
  11. Gavotte II
  12. Recitative: Ecco L'infido
  13. Aria: Di', Cor Mio, Quanto T'amai
  14. Recitative: Generosi Guerrier, Deh!
  15. Aria: Chi M'insegna Il Caro Padre?
  16. Recitative: Mi Ravvisi, Ruggier, Dimmi?
  17. Aria: Di Te Mi Rido, Semplice Stolto
  18. Recitative: Qua Dunque Ne Veniste...Lo Sono Tua Difesa
  19. Aria: E Gelosia
  20. Recitative: Io Dunque
  21. Recitative: La Cerco In Vano
  22. Aria: Semplicetto! A Donna Credi?
  23. Recitative: Ah, Infedele, Infedel...Ruggiero, Alcina
  24. Aria: Si: Son Quella!
  25. Recitative: Se Nemico Mi Fossi...Bradamante Favella?
  26. Aria: La Bocca Vaga, Quell'occhio Nero
  27. Recitative: A Quai Strani Perigli...Fuggi, Cor Mio, Ti Affretta!...E Forse Il Mio?
  28. Aria: Tornami A Vagheggiar
  29. Aria: Col Celarvi A Chi V'ama Un Momento
  30. Recitative: Taci, Taci, Codardo
  31. Aria: Qual Portento Mi Richiama
  32. Recitative: Atlante, Dove Sei?
  33. Aria: Pensa A Chi Geme
Music CD 2
  1. Recitative: Qual Odio Ingiusto Contro Me?
  2. Aria: Vorrei Vendicarmi
  3. Recitative: Chi Scopre Al Mio Pensiero
  4. Aria: Mi Lusinga Il Dolce Affetto
  5. Recitative: S'acquieti Il Rio Sospetto...E La Tua Pace
  6. Aria: Ama, Sospira
  7. Recitative: Non Scorgo Nel Tuo Viso
  8. Aria: Mio Bel Tesoro
  9. Recitative: Reina: Io Cerco In Vano
  10. Aria: Tra Speme E Timore
  11. Recitative: Reina, Sei Tradita
  12. Aria: Ah! Mio Cor! Schernito Sei!
  13. Recitative: Or, Che Dici, Morgana?...All'offesa, Il Disprezzo Giunge L'ingrata?
  14. Aria: E Un Folle, E Un Vile Affetto
  15. Recitative: Ed E Ver Che Mi Narri?...Eccomi A' Piedi Tuoi
  16. Aria: Verdi Prati, Selve Amene
  17. Recitative: Ah! Ruggiero Crude
  18. Aria: Ombre Pallide, Lo So, Mi Udite
  19. Ballet: Entree Des Songes Agreables
  20. Entree Des Songes Funestes
  21. Entree Des Songes Agreables Effrayes
  22. Le combat Des Songes Funestes Et Agreables
Music CD 3
  1. Sinfonia
  2. Recitative: Voglio Amar E Disamar
  3. Aria: Credete Al Mio Dolore
  4. Recitative: M'inganna, Me N'avveggo
  5. Aria: Un Momento Di Contento
  6. Recitative: Molestissimo Incontro!
  7. Aria: Ma Quando Tornerai
  8. Recitative: Tutta D'armate Squadre
  9. Aria: Sta Nell'lrcana Pietrosa Tana
  10. Recitative: Vanne Tu Seco Ancora
  11. Aria: All'alma Fedel
  12. Recitative: Niuna Forza Lo Arresta
  13. Aria: Mi Restano Le Lagrime
  14. Chorus: Sin Per Le Vie Del Sole
  15. Recitative: Gia Vicino E Il Momento
  16. Aria: Barbara! Lo Ben Lo So
  17. Recitative: Le Lusinghe, Gl'inganni, Non Udir Piu
  18. Trio: Non E Amor, Ne Gelosia
  19. Recitative: Prendi, E Vivi...Ah Mio Ruggier, Che Tenti?...Misera, Ah, No!..A Che Tardi?
  20. Chorus: Dall'orror Di Notte Cieca
  21. Ballet: Entree
  22. Tamburino
  23. Chorus: Doppo Tante Amare Pene
  24. Recitative: Vo Cercando La Bella Cagion
  25. Aria: Bramo Di Trionfar
  26. Chorus: Questo E Il Cielo De' Contenti

Music reviews of Handel - Alcina / Auger, Jones, Kuhlmann, Tomlinson, City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Hickox

Music Review: An Essential Recording - The Alcina to Own
Rating: 5 Stars

I have owned this recording since it's original release on EMI CDS 749771-2. It is the version of Alcina to own for two reasons: the superlative Alcina of the late Arleen Auger and the complete text employed in the recording. I give the set further marks over the competing Christie (Erato) which I also own in the excellence of the conducting and the quality of the vocal ornamentation. The latter avoids the unstylish extravagance Christie allows his star singers.

Arleen Auger's Alcina is one of the finest Handel interpretations on disc. The singing is technically assured and her use of tone colors gives us a very nuanced portrait of Handel's vulnerable sorceress. Her competitors, Fleming and Sutherland, don't come close. The supporting case is excellent. Arguments can be made that Natalie Dessay and Susan Graham on Erato score points over Eidwenn Harrhy and Della Jones as vocalists, but Patrizia Kwella and Maldwyn Davies best their counterparts. Kathleen Kuhlmann competes against herself as the Bradamante of both sets. On balance, I prefer the EMI singers to those on Erato by a considerable margin.

Richard Hickox conducting does not offer the last word, but only Alan Curtis would likely give us a better conducted version of this, one of Handel's greatest scores. Hickox gives us Handel's complete 1735 text, including the ballet music. Deleted arias and alternate chorus versions are included as an appendix. I understand the reissue does not include the libretto (which can be downloaded from the EMI website) or the extensive essay annotations of the full priced issue.

I also have to mention Decca's circa 1960 Alcina. Despite cuts, re-assignments, and so-so conducting, it preserves the efforts of the likes of Teresa Berganza, Monica Sinclair, and the young Mirella Freni - not to mention the spectacular singing of Joan Sutherland. She may not be the most dramatic Alcina on record, but her singing of "Tornami a vagheggiar" (appropriated from her sister Morgana) is not to be missed.

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