Composer(s): Donizetti, Gaetano
Conductor(s): Hauk, Franz
Ensemble(s): Simon Mayr Ensemble
Label: Naxos
Genre: Choral - Secular
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.573360
Barcode: 747313336074
Release Date: 06/2014

DONIZETTI, G.: Aristea [Cantata] (A.L. Brown, Hershkowitz, C. Adler, Members of Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Simon Mayr Choir and Ensemble, Hauk)

Gaetano Donizetti’s ‘mini opera’ Aristea follows the 19th-century fashion for composing celebratory scenic works with a large cast and full orchestra, in this case to honour Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies. Librettist Giovanni Schmidt recycled Aristea from an earlier abandoned opera set in idyllic Greek surroundings. This tells the classical story of enforced separation of a father from his daughter, their subsequent confusions and final happy reunion. Donizetti’s early style was influenced by Rossini but is nevertheless independent and innovative, often hinting at his later operatic masterpieces.

Tracklist

Donizetti, Gaetano
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
Adler, Caroline (soprano)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus, members (Choir)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Sellier, Robert (tenor)
1Sinfonia06:26
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
2Introduzione: Seconda i nostri voti (Chorus, Corinna)04:17
Adler, Caroline (soprano)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus, members (Choir)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
3Recitativo: Amar che giova (Corinna, Cloe, Filinto)03:20
Adler, Caroline (soprano)
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
4Duetto: La bell'alma che nel petto (Filinto, Cloe)09:08
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
5Coro: Qui tenera e fida01:58
Bavarian State Opera Chorus, members (Choir)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
6Recitativo: Signor, dopo tant'anni (Comone, Licisco)02:30
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
7Cavatina: Soffro il destino irato (Licisco)05:44
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
8Recitativo: Misero prence! (Comone, Corinna)02:12
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Adler, Caroline (soprano)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
9Recitativo: Empia! T'arresta (Comone, Cloe, Corinna, Filinto)01:23
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Adler, Caroline (soprano)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
10Quartetto: Taci iniquo; io non t'ascolto (Comone, Filinto, Cloe, Licisco)05:25
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
11Quartetto: Misero cor, non sai (Cloe, Filinto, Licisco, Comone)02:02
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
12Quartetto: Lungi dagli occhi miei! (Comone, Licisco, Filinto, Cloe)04:19
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
13Recitativo: Perche più dell'usato (Corinna, Licisco, Comone, Filinto, Erasto, Cloe)05:27
Adler, Caroline (soprano)
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Sellier, Robert (tenor)
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)
14Finale: Fra così cari oggetti (Cloe, Chorus, Comone, Filinto, Licisco)04:56
Brown, Andrea Lauren (soprano)
Burkhart, Andreas (bass)
Hershkowitz, Sara (soprano)
Frey, Cornel (tenor)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus, members (Choir)
Simon Mayr Choir (Choir)
Simon Mayr Ensemble (Ensemble)
Hauk, Franz (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 59:07