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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frederick Handel, Johann Adolf Hasse
Masters of the Opera, Vol. 1, 1642-1771
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111: Overture
2. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Frondi Tenere...Ombra mai f?
3. Cleofide, opera in 3 acts: Se mai pi? sar? geloso
4. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
5. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Va tacito e nascosto
6. Paride ed Elena, opera in 5 acts, Wq. 39: Non sdegnare, o bella Venere
7. Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Or la tromba in suon festante
8. L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308: Solitudine amata
9. Mitridate, r? di Ponto, opera, K. 87 (K. 74a): Venga pur, minacci e frema
10. Dardanus, trag?die en musique: Voici les tristes lieux que le monstre ravage

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All Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frederick Handel, Johann Adolf Hasse, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claudio Monteverdi, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Hans Vonk, Max Pommer, William Christie, Andras Korodi, Hartmut Haenchen, Michael Schneider, Ettore Gracis, Alain Zaepffel, Jochen Kowalski, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Cappella Coloniensis, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
Title: Masters of the Opera, Vol. 1, 1642-1771
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Delta
Release Date: 7/20/1993
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 018111407120

CD Reviews

Too eclectic to make sense

03/26/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The three-star rating is derived as follows: five stars go to the excerpt from Cleofide, directed by Christie, and to the excerpts from Paride ed Elena and Xerxes. Three stars go to the remaining excerpts with the less than remarkable (but not hideous) countertenors Zaepffel and Kowalski. And the one-star rating goes to the truly HIDEOUS recordings from Poppea and Dardanus with Boris Christoff. So, as you see, the combined rating of nine stars divided between these three groups yields three stars on average. Geez, who came up with the idea to mix on one recording several good period performances with the hideously outdated, grotesquely ugly "modern" recordings with Christoff? It's a no-win situation. If you don't like period performances, you will scoff at the countertenor singing Ombra Mai Fu and will return to your Fritz Wunderlich recording of Xerxes. If you like period performances, the outdated Christoff recordings will KILL you. Either way, you should probably stay away."