Handel / True / Contrasto Armonico / Vitale Complete Cantatas 1 CD

Handel's cantatas represent an important but until recently little-known area of his work. Even now newly discovered works are found and performed to much excitement in the media and among lovers of Handel's music. They were written during his time in Rome from 1707-8, and were intended for private use. They range from miniatures consisting of two arias, recitative and a basso continuo, to large-scale works with all the drama of his operas, complete with named characters, a plot and large orchestral forces. Marco Vitale will record the first ever complete cycle of these cantatas. He has returned both to Handel's manuscripts, where they are extant, and to many of the intervening manuscripts. He has also taken decisions on the pitch of these recordings as a result of his research into the different tunings that were standard in Rome and Venice at the time of the works' composition. This was showcased in his successful recording of Handel's early Roman oratorio, La Resurrezione, which received a glowing review in Gramophone and many other specialist musical publications. Many of the cantatas have never been recorded before and this release is sure to generate considerable interest both in itself and as the first volume of a groundbreaking project.

1. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Introduzione Hautboy, Violini Unisoni, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harpsichord 2. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Recitativo: Da Quel Giorno Fatale Cello, Harpsichord 3. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Aria: Un Pensiero Voli in Ciel Hautboy, Violins I. II. III, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harpsichord 4. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Recitativo: Ma Fermati Pensier Cello, Harpsichord 5. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Aria: Per Te Lasciai la Lucecello, Harpsichord 6. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Recitativo: Non Ti Bastava Ingrato Cello, Harpsichord 7. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Aria: Lascia Omai Le Brune Vele Recorder, Violins I. II, Cello, Harpsichord 8. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Recitativo: Ma Siamo Giunti in Letecello, Harpsichord 9. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Entr?e Hautboy, Violins I. II. III, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harpsichord 10. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Minuet E Arietta: In Queste Amene Piagge Serene Hautboy, Violins I. II. III, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harpsichord 11. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Recitativo: S? Disse Clori Cello, Harpsichord 12. Da Quel Giorno Fatale (Delirio Amoroso) HWV99: Minuet Hautboy, Violins I. II. III, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harpsichord 13. Ditemi, O Piante HWV107: Recitativo: Ditemi, O Piante 14. Ditemi, O Piante HWV107: Aria: Il Candore Tolse Al Giglio 15. Ditemi, O Piante HWV107: Recitativo: Ma la Belt? Del Volto 16. Ditemi, O Piante HWV107: Aria: Per Formar S? Vaga E Bella Pastorella 17. Care Selve, Aure Grate HWV88: Recitativo: Care Selve, Aure Grate 18. Care Selve, Aure Grate HWV88: Aria: Ridite a Clori 19. Care Selve, Aure Grate HWV88: Recitativo: Se Cangiarsi Potesse 20. Care Selve, Aure Grate HWV88: Aria: Non Ha Forza Nel Mio Petto 21. Allor Ch'io Dissi Addio HWV80: Recitativo: Allor Ch'io Dissi Addio 22. Allor Ch'io Dissi Addio HWV80: Aria: Son Qual Cerva Ferita Che Fugge 23. Allor Ch'io Dissi Addio HWV80: Recitativo: Anzi Se Nacque Il Mio Amoroso Desio 24. Allor Ch'io Dissi Addio HWV80: Aria: Il Dolce Foco Mio