Mozart: Ascanio in Alba / Chance, Feldman, Windsor, Rannion, Milner; Grimbert

Mozart: Ascanio in Alba / Chance, Feldman, Windsor, Rannion, Milner; Grimbert

Mozart: Ascanio in Alba / Chance, Feldman, Windsor, Rannion, Milner; Grimbert
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Performer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Concerto Armonico
Performer: Jacques Grimbert
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1995-09-19
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Overture
  2. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 1. Andante grazioso, che ballano le Grazie
  3. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 1. Coro di geni e grazie. Di te più amabile
  4. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 1. Recitativo. Geni, grazie ed amori
  5. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 1. Aria. L'ombre de'rami tuoi
  6. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 1. Recitativo. Ma la ninfa gentil
  7. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 1. Coro di geni e grazie. Di te pi�¹ amabile
  8. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 2. Recitativo. Perch�¨ tacer degg'io?
  9. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 2. Aria. Cara, lontano ancora
  10. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 3. Coro di pastori. Venga, de'sommi eroi
  11. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 3. Recitativo. Ma qual canto risona?
  12. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 3. Coro di pastori. Venga, de'sommi eroi
  13. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 3. Recitativo. Ma tu, chi sei
  14. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 3. Aria. Se il labbro più non dice
  15. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 3. Recitativo. Quanto soavi al core
  16. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Coro di pastori e pastorelle o ninfo, e ballo. Hai di Diana il core
  17. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Recitativo. Oh generosa Diva
  18. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Coro di pastori. Venga, de'sommi eroi
  19. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Recitativo. Di propria man la Dea
  20. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Coro di pastori. Venga, de'sommi eroi
  21. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Recitativo. Oh mia gloria
  22. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Aria. Per la gioia in questo seno
  23. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Recitativo. Misera! che farò?
  24. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Cavatina. Si, ma d'un altro amore
  25. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Recitativo. Ah no, Silvia t'inganni
  26. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Aria. Come è felice stato
  27. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Recitativo. Silvia, mira, che il sole
  28. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 4. Coro di pastori. Venga, venga, de'sommi eroi
  29. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 5. Recitativo. Cielo! che vidi mai?
  30. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 5. Aria. Ah di sì nobil alma
  31. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 5. Recitativo. Un'altra prova
Music CD 2
  1. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 5. Aria. Al chiaror di que'bei rai
  2. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 1. Scene 5. Coro di geni e grazie. Di te più amabile
  3. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 1. Recitativo. Star lontana non so
  4. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 1. Aria. Spiega il desio, le piume
  5. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 1. Coro di pastorelle. Già l'ore sen volano
  6. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 2. Recitativo. Cerco di loco in loco / Scene 3. Recitativo. Silvia, ove sei?
  7. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 3. Aria. Dal tuo gentil sembiante
  8. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 4. Recitativo. Ahimè! Che veggio mai?
  9. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 4. Aria. Al mio ben mi veggio avanti
  10. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 4. Recitativo. Ferma, aspetta
  11. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 4. Aria. Infelici affetti miei
  12. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 4. Recitativo. Anima grande
  13. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 4. Coro di pastorelle. Che strano evento
  14. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 5. Recitativo. Ahi la crudel come scoccato dardo
  15. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 5. Aria. Torna mio bene, ascolta
  16. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Coro di pastori. Venga, venga, de'sommi eroi
  17. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Che strana meraviglia
  18. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Si, padre
  19. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Coro di pastori, e ninfe o pastorelle. Scendi celeste Venere
  20. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Ma s'allontani almen
  21. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Coro di pastori e pastorelle. No, non possiamo vivere
  22. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Ecco, ingombran l'altare
  23. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Coro di pastori, e ninfe o pastorelle. Scendi celeste Venere
  24. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Invoca, o figlia
  25. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Terzetto. Ah caro sposo, oh dio!
  26. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Eccovi al fin
  27. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Recitativo. Ah chi nodi pi�¹ forti
  28. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Act 2. Scene 6. Coro ultimo di geni, grazie, pastori e ninfe. Alma Dea, tutto il mondo governa.

Music reviews of Mozart: Ascanio in Alba / Chance, Feldman, Windsor, Rannion, Milner; Grimbert

Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 5 Stars

A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD MOZART KEEPS US INTERESTED THROUGHOUT THIS RATHER LIGHT-HEARTED TALE!

In October of 1771 the Archduke Ferdinand commissioned Johann Hasse to write an opera and the young l4 year old Mozart to write a Serenata (mini-opera) for his coming marriage. Upon hearing his Serenata, Hasse supposedly said:"That lad will get us all forgotten". History tells us that Mozart wrote this in three weeks with all kinds of noises going on at the inn where he was housed . What a genius!!

The plot of this opera is no more than a ponderous allegory of the state wedding for which it was written. Ascanio(countertenor) is the son of Venus and is lined up to marry Princess Silvia (soprano),a direct descendant of Hercules. Cupid is lined up as a go-between and the plot unfolds in an easy to follow simplistic manner.

It's definitely the music of Mozart that enchants and not the story. If ever a piece of music sang as spontaneously as the birds and the angels, this occasional Serenata dashed off in three weeks is that piece of music. The work's rich inventiveness and the enthusiasm with which the composer contrives to maintain our interest throughout the most tedious of plots truly displays the genius of Mozart. This opera is a delightful piece of musical "fluff" and I love it!!!

The orchestral accompaniment is well-done as is the choral singing. Rosa Mannion is outstanding in her role as Fauno. All the singers do their roles in a grand style. But you haven't musically lived until you hear Ascanio (Chance) singing "Ah di si nobil alma". One negative comment: why didn't Naxos give us an English translation of the Libretto?

Some quotations concerning this recording: GRAMOPHONE (CRITICS CHOICE): "...the recording under the direction of Jacques Grimbert is distinguished by some of the most beautiful countertenor singing I have ever heard, from Michael Chance in the title role..."

PENGUIN GUIDE: :"The countertenor, Michael Chance, sings flawlessly in the castrato role of Ascanio....Lorna Windsor...bright and clear as Venus....an outstanding bargain in every way, a rare Mozart that for most will be a delightful discovery."

GRAMOPHONE: "The singing of Michael Chance is truly in a class of its own...Jill Feldman....is secure and always musicianly...Rosa Manion is very impressive... the tenor role of Alceste is sung with good, full-blooded tone and gracefully phrased by Howard Milner."
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