Gerard Souzay Sings Opera Arias

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HANDEL / RAMEAU / LULLY / GLUCK
Gerard Souzay Sings Opera Arias
Gerard Souzay (baritone), English Chmaber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

[ Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 42 / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 1 October 2014

"Souzay comes [close] to modern notions of how to interpret Handel, Rameau, Lully, Gluck and Monteverdi, while retaining his unique individuality." (BBC MUsic)

Tracks:

Gluck:
Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
C'est un torrent impétueux (from La rencontre imprévue ou Les pèlerins de la Mecque)

Handel:
Scacciata dal suo nido (from Rodelina)
Stille amare (Tolomeo)
Perfido, di a quell'empio (from Radamisto)
Alma mia (from Floridante)
Furibondo spira il vento (Partenope)

Lully:
Il faut passer tôt ou tard (from Alceste)
Belle Hermione, hélas! (from Cadmus et Hermione)
Je ne puis dans votre Malheur (from Persée)

Monteverdi:
Tu se' morta mia vita, Lamento d'Orfeo

Rameau:
Ah! Qu'on Daigne Du Moins...Puisque Pluton Est Inflexible (Hippolyte Et Aricie)
Nature, amour, qui partagez mon coeur (from Castor et Pollux)
Voici les tristes lieux...Monstre affreux (from Dardanus)