Altus: From Castrato to Countertenor

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1. 1
   Giustino, RV 717, Act 1: "Vedrò con mio diletto" (Anastasio)

   Jean-Christophe SpinosiPhilippe JarousskyEnsemble Matheus
   5:12
2. 2
   Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: Accompagnato. "Frondi tenere" - Arioso. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)

   Gérard LesneIl Seminario Musicale
   3:19
3. 3
   Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa

   Fabio BiondiDavid DanielsEuropa Galante
   3:17
4. 4
   Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 30, Aria. "Es ist vollbracht"

   Michel CorbozAndreas SchollEnsemble Instrumental de Lausanne
   5:06
5. 5
   Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170: No. 1, Aria. "Vergnügte Ruh beliebte Seelenlust"

   Hans-Martin LindeRené JacobsLinde Consort
   6:55
6. 6
   Messiah HWV56, (PART 2): He was despised (alto)

   Dame Emma KirkbyEmily Van EveraJames BowmanJoseph CornwellTaverner ChoirAndrew ParrottMargaret Cable
   11:47
7. 7
   Fernando, re di Castiglia, Atto terzo, Scena IV: Aria: "Sincero affetto"

   Alan CurtisIl Complesso BaroccoVeronica CangemiMarianne PizzolatoLaurence HeymFilippo AdamiLawrence ZazzoMax Emanuel CencicNeal Banerjee
   5:20
8. 8
   Amadigi (extract): Aria: Minacciami, non ho timor (Amadigi) XS

   Les Arts FlorissantsWilliam Christie
   8:38
9. 9
   Serse, Act 3, Scene IV: No 43 Aria - Amor, tiranno Amor (Arsamene)

   William ChristieAnne Sofie von OtterSylvia Tro SantaféGiovanni FurlanettoElizabeth Norberg-SchulzSandrine PiauLawrence Zazzo
   4:26
10. 10
    Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 4, Aria. "Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben"

    Philippe HerrewegheMichael ChanceCollegium Vocale Gent
    5:42
11. 11
    Saul, HWV 53, Act 1: Aria. "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless" (David)

    Sir Philip LedgerPaul EsswoodEnglish Chamber Orchestra
    3:34
12. 12
    Conservate, raddopiate, HWV 185

    Emmanuelle HaïmLe Concert d'Astrée
    4:27
13. 13
    L'Incoronazione di Poppea · Dramma per musica in 3 acts and 1 prologue, Act Three, Scene 8: Pur ti miro (Poppea, Nerone)

    Suzie LeBlancTeatro LiricoStephen StubbsDerek Lee Ragin
    3:53
14. 14
    Greensleeves

    Alfred DellerDesmond Dupré
    3:15
15. 15
    Stabat Mater: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa (Soprano, Alto)

    Véronique GensGérard LesneIl Seminario Musicale
    4:43
16. 16
    Salve Regina in F Minor: II. Ad te clamamus

    Gérard LesneIl Seminario Musicale
    1:02
17. 17
    Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. Cum dederit dilectis

    David DanielsEuropa GalanteFabio Biondi
    3:50
18. 18
    O qui coeli terraeque serenitas, RV 631: IV. Alleluia

    Fabio BiondiDavid DanielsEuropa Galante
    2:17
19. 19
    Ave Regina coelorum (Sentimenti devoti espressi con la musica di due e tre voci, opera sesta, Libro secondo, 1660, G. Sala, Venezia)

    Philippe JarousskyMarie-Nicole LemieuxEnsemble Artaserse
    3:26
20. 20
    Pianti, sospiri e demandar mercede, RV 676: "Cor ingrato dispietato"

    Philippe JarousskyArtaserse
    3:22
21. 21
    Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: VI. "Et misericordia"

    Emmanuelle HaïmPhilippe JarousskyLe Concert d'AstréeToby Spence
    3:24
22. 22
    Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act 1: Recitativo. "Madre! Mia vita!" - Duetto. "Son nata a lagrimar" (Sesto, Cornelia)

    John NelsonStephanie BlytheDavid DanielsOrchestre de chambre de Paris
    2:31
23. 23
    Aria: Chi è nato alle sventure

    René JacobsRachel YakarRita DamsJill GomezMax van EgmondAlan CurtisIl Complesso BaroccoJames Bowman
    2:36
24. 24
    Fernando, rè di Castiglia, HWV 30, Act 3: Aria. "M'opporrò da generoso" (Fernando)

    Alan CurtisLawrence ZazzoIl Complesso Barocco
    4:21
25. 25
    Troisième répons apres la troisème leçon du Vendredi saint, H. 131 "Ecce quomodo"

    Gérard LesneIl Seminario Musicale
    4:05
26. 26
    Aria: Venga pur (Mitridate, re di Ponto)

    Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentHarry Bicket
    6:57
27. 27
    Semiramide, Act 1 Scene 5: No. 2, Recitativo e Cavatina, "Eccomi alfine in Babilonia … Ah! quel giorno ognor rammento" (Arsace)

    Michael HofstetterMax Emanuel CencicOrchestre de Chambre de Genève
    11:09
28. 28
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64, Act 1: "Welcome Wanderer!" (Oberon)

    Richard HickoxJames BowmanCity of London Sinfonia
    5:04
29. 29
    Oedipus, Z. 583: No. 2, Song. "Musick for a While" (Version for Voice and Guitar)

    David DanielsCraig Ogden
    3:48
30. 30
    Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 3, Duet. "Sound the Trumpet"

    Gustav LeonhardtChristopher RobsonJames BowmanOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
    2:26
31. 31
    Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus Dei

    Philippe HerrewegheCharles BrettCollegium Vocale Gent
    5:27
32. 32
    Malinconia, ninfa gentile

    Craig OgdenDavid Daniels
    1:41
33. 33
    Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3: "Ahimè! Dove trascorsi?" - "Che farò senza Euridice" (Orfeo)

    Harry BicketDavid DanielsOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
    5:06
34. 34
    Ave Maria

    Craig OgdenDavid Daniels
    4:31
35. 35
    2 Lieder, Op. 43: No. 2, Nacht und Träume, D. 827

    David DanielsMartin Katz
    4:02
36. 36
    Airs sérieux et à boire, Livre IX: Plainte sur la mort de Monseur Lambert

    Gérard LesneIl Seminario Musicale
    5:21
37. 37
    Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7, H 81b: III. Sur les lagunes, H 84b

    John NelsonDavid DanielsOrchestre de chambre de Paris
    6:19
38. 38
    Carmina Burana, Pt. 2 "In taberna": Olim lacus colueram

    Bournemouth Symphony ChorusDavid HillJames BowmanBournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    3:49
39. 39
    Silent Night

    Moses Hogan SingersMoses Hogan
    3:54
40. 40
    Cats' Duet (Duetto buffo di due gatti)

    Antonio PappanoGérard LesneRockwell Blake
    2:53
41. 41
    Maladresse

    Gérard Lesne
    3:59
42. 42
    Shenandoah

    David DanielsCraig Ogden
    4:30
43. 43
    Plaisir d'amour

    David DanielsCraig Ogden
    3:50
44. 44
    Petite messe solennelle: X. Crucifixus (Version for Voice and Piano)

    Alessandro MoreschiUnknown Artist
    3:00