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George Frideric Handel, Nicholas McGegan, Judith Nelson
Handel - Apollo e Dafne / Judith Nelson · David Thomas · PBO · McGegan
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Overture
2. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitative 'La terra e liberata - Aria 'Pende il ben'
3. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitative 'Ch'il superbetto Amore' - Aria 'Spezza l'arco'
4. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Aria 'Felicissima quest'alma'
5. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitative 'Che voce! Che belta!'
6. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Aria 'Ardi,adori'
7. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitative 'Che crudel!' - Duo 'Una guerra ho dentro il seno'
8. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitative 'Placati al fin, o cara' - Aria Come rosa in so la spina'
9. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitaitve 'Ah! ch'un Dio' - Aria 'Come in ciel benigna stella'
10. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitative 'Odi la mia ragion' - Duo Deh! lascia addolcire'
11. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Recitative 'Sempre t'adorero!' - Aria 'Mie piante correte'
12. Apollo e Dafne: Cantata For Soprano, Bass, flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, And Basso Continuo: Aria 'Cara pianta, co'miei pianti'
13. Concerto For Oboe In G Minor: Grave
14. Concerto For Oboe In G Minor: Allegro
15. Concerto For Oboe In G Minor: Largo
16. Concerto For Oboe In G Minor: Allegro

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CD Details

All Artists: George Frideric Handel, Nicholas McGegan, Judith Nelson, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Bruce Haynes
Title: Handel - Apollo e Dafne / Judith Nelson · David Thomas · PBO · McGegan
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Release Date: 6/10/1996
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Instruments, Reeds & Winds
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 093046555726

Synopsis

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Apollo and Dafne tells the story of the nymph that gets turned into a laurel tree as a means of expiating her grief over the death of her lover. Strauss set the story as one of his late operas, and here you get the same deal in a third of the time. Nicholas McGegan's direction of this charming cantata keeps the story hopping along, the two protagonists sing well, and the music is delightful. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

Italian cantata

05/11/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Whichever of the three competing versions of Apollo e Dafne you choose you can be assured of great music. This is one of Handel's early works but doesn't show it. The McGegan version benefits from the ever popular Kirkby-Thomas pairing, but the Standage version has tighter orchestral support. The Harnoncourt version on Teldec comes in a poor third, with Teldec not even bothering to include a libretto."