Artist: Bryn Terfel
Title: Handel Arias
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical, Vocal
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 01:13:19
Total Size: 417 Mb
Tracklist:01. Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: I Feel the Deity Within.Arm, Arm Ye Brave
02. Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Arm, Arm Ye Brave
03. Te Deum in D, "Dettingen", HWV 283: Vouchsafe, O Lord
04. Samson, HWV 57: Honour and Arms Scorn Such a Foe
05. Berenice: Si, Tra I Ceppi
06. Alcina: Verdi Prati, Selve Amene
07. Orlando, HWV 31: O Voi, Del Mio Poter
08. Orlando, HWV 31: Sorge Infausta Una Procella
09. Acis and Galatea: "I Rage, I Melt, I Burn!"
10. Acis and Galatea: "O Ruddier Than the Cherry"
11. Semele, HWV 58: Where'er You Walk
12. Alexander's Feast: "Revenge, Revenge, Timotheus Cries" - "Behold, a Ghastly Band"
13. Giulio Cesare: Va Tacito E Nascosto
14. Serse: Recitativo "Frondi Tenere E Belle"
15. Serse: "Ombra Mai Fù"
Messiah:
16. Thus Saith the Lord
17. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming
18. Why Do the Nations
19. Behold I Tell You
20. The Trumpet Shall Sound
Performers:Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Bryn Terfel has it all. His rich, deep baritone voice is capable of navigating the rapids and doing the vocal leaps and cartwheels that Handel routinely demands of his singers, even the ones with big, deep voices that usually move more slowly. He is Welsh, and in his mastery of words-clarity of projection and precise emotional expression-he calls to mind another great Welsh performer, Richard Burton. This recital, accompanied by Sir Charles Mackerras with skill and sensitivity, runs the whole gamut of Handel's vocal styles, from military bluster (powerfully present in the first aria, "Arm, arm, ye brave") to humble piety (in the second selection, "Vouchsafe, O Lord"). There is erotic awe in "Where'er you walk," comic grotesquerie in "O ruddier than the cherry," and pure splendor in "The trumpet shall sound." A marvelous recital.
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