Altus: From Castrato to Countertenor

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1Stabat mater: Opening duet
countertenor vocals:
Gérard Lesne (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano)
orchestra:
Il Seminario Musicale (French baroque music ensemble)
conductor:
Gérard Lesne (countertenor)
recorded at:
Couvent de l'Annonciation (aka "Couvent des Dominicains") in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1997-02-02 until 1997-02-06)
recording of:
Stabat mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo: I. Duo: Stabat mater dolorosa
composer:
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (composer)
part of:
Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi4:46
2Salve Regina in C minor: II. "Ad te clamamus" (Alto)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi1:02
3Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. "Cum dederit delectis suis somnun" (Alto)
producer and editor:
Daniel Zalay
instruments:
Europa Galante (Italian Baroque orchestra) (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor) (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
conductor:
Fabio Biondi (conductor/violinist) (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
balance engineer:
Tom Lazarus
recorded at:
The American Academy of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, New York, New York, United States (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
recording of:
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. Largo “Cum dederit delectis suis somnum” (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Nisi Dominus, RV 608
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi3:51
4Longe mala, umbrae, terrores (Motet), RV 629: IV. "Alleluia"
producer and editor:
Daniel Zalay
instruments:
Europa Galante (Italian Baroque orchestra) (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor) (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
conductor:
Fabio Biondi (conductor/violinist) (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
balance engineer:
Tom Lazarus
recorded at:
The American Academy of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, New York, New York, United States (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
recording of:
Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV 629: IV. Alleluia (Allegro) (from 2001-08-08 until 2001-08-14)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV 629
Antonio Vivaldi2:17
5Sentimenti devoti espressi con la musica, Book 2, op. 6: No. 4. "Ave Regina coelorum"
engineer:
Michel Pierre (audio engineer) (from 2005-12-05 until 2005-12-10)
producer:
Étienne Collard
instruments:
Ensemble Artaserse (from 2005-12-05 until 2005-12-10)
contralto vocals:
Marie‐Nicole Lemieux (operatic contralto) (from 2005-12-05 until 2005-12-10)
countertenor vocals:
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) (from 2005-12-05 until 2005-12-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 2005-12-05 until 2005-12-10)
recording of:
Ave Regina coelorum (for 2 voices & continuo, from Sentimenti devoti) (from 2005-12-05 until 2005-12-10)
composer:
Giovanni Legrenzi
part of:
Sentimenti devoti, op. 6
Giovanni Legrenzi3:26
6Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede, RV 676: IV. "Cor ingrato dispietato" (Allegro molto)
producer:
Étienne Collard
countertenor vocals:
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) (from 2004-10-26 until 2004-10-30)
vocals:
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
orchestra:
Ensemble Artaserse (from 2004-10-26 until 2004-10-30)
balance engineer:
Michel Pierre (audio engineer)
recorded at:
Chapelle des sœurs auxiliaires in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (from 2004-10-26 until 2004-10-30)
recording of:
Cantata for Alto Voice and Continuo, RV 676 "Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede": IV. Aria. Allegro molto "Cor ingrato, dispietato" (from 2004-10-26 until 2004-10-30)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Cantata for Alto Voice and Continuo, RV 676 "Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede"
Antonio Vivaldi3:22
7Magnificat in D major, BWV 243: VI. "Et misericordia"
countertenor vocals:
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
tenor vocals:
Toby Spence (tenor)
orchestra:
Le Concert d’Astrée (ensemble founded in 2000 by Emmanuelle Haïm)
conductor:
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243: VI. Aria (Alt, Tenor) "Et misericordia" (from 2006-10-26 until 2006-10-29)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1733-07-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1728 until 1731)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach3:24
8Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Act 1, Scene 11: Recitativo "Madre! Mia vita!" / No. 16a. Duetto "Son nata a lagrimar" (Sesto, Cornelia)
producer:
Étienne Collard
harpsichord:
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor) (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
solo countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor) (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano) (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
orchestra:
Ensemble orchestral de Paris (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor) (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
balance engineer:
Hugues Deschaux
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena XI, 16. Duetto “Son nata a lagrimar (Son nato a sospirar)” (Cornelia e Sesto) (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena XI. Recitativo: “Madre!” – “Mia vita!” – “Addio!” (Sesto, Cornelia) (from 2000-12-01 until 2000-12-05)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
part of:
Giulio Cesare: Atto I
George Frideric Handel8:21
9Admeto, rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Act 2, Scene 10: No. 26. Aria "Chi è nato alle sventure" (Trasimede)
countertenor vocals:
James Bowman (UK countertenor)
orchestra:
Il Complesso Barocco
conductor:
Alan Curtis (harpsichordist, musicologist, and conductor)
partial recording of:
Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Atto II
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (until 1726-11-10)
part of:
Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22
George Frideric Handel2:34
10Fernando, rè di Castiglia, HWV 30: Act 3, Scene 7: No. 27. Aria "M'opporro da generoso" (Fernando)
countertenor vocals:
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
orchestra:
Il Complesso Barocco
conductor:
Alan Curtis (harpsichordist, musicologist, and conductor)
partial recording of:
Sosarme, re di Media, HWV 30: Atto III
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1732)
part of:
Sosarme, re di Media, HWV 30
George Frideric Handel4:21
11Leçon de ténèbres du Mercredi saint, H. 120: Troisième Répons: "Ecce Quomodo"
instruments:
Il Seminario Musicale (French baroque music ensemble)
alto vocals:
Gérard Lesne (countertenor)
recording of:
Ecce quomodo moritur, H.131
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Les œuvres de Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Catalogue Raisonné (number: 131)
partial recording of:
Leçon de ténèbres du Mercredi saint, H.120
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Les œuvres de Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Catalogue Raisonné (number: 120)
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier4:05
12Mitridate, re di Ponto: Aria "Venga pur"
countertenor vocals [Farnace]:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Harry Bicket (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
recording of:
Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 74a/87: Act I, Scene IX. No. 6 Aria "Venga pur, minacci" (Farnace)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi
part of:
Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 74a/87: Act I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:59
13Semiramide: Act 1, Scene 5: No. 2. Recitativo e Cavatina "Eccomi alfine in Babilonia … Ah! quel giorno ognor rammento" (Arsace)
countertenor vocals:
Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor) (from 2006-09-27 until 2006-10-01)
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre de Genève (Geneva Chamber Orchestra) (from 2006-09-27 until 2006-10-01)
conductor:
Michael Hofstetter (conductor, academic) (from 2006-09-27 until 2006-10-01)
recorded at:
Maison de la radio: Studio Ernest Ansermet in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 2006-09-27 until 2006-10-01)
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. “Ah, quel giorno ognor rammento” … “Oh, come da quel dì” (Arsace) (from 2006-09-27 until 2006-10-01)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. No. 2. Recitativo e cavatina “Eccomi alfine in Babilonia” (Arsace) (from 2006-09-27 until 2006-10-01)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini11:09
14A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64: Act 1: "Welcome wanderer!" (Oberon)
countertenor vocals [Oberon]:
James Bowman (UK countertenor) (in 1990-11)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (in 1990-11)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (in 1990-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-11)
recording of:
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64: Act I. "Welcome, wanderer!" (Oberon) (in 1990-11)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1960)
part of:
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64: Act I
Benjamin Britten5:04
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