Handel: Parnasso in Festa, HWV73

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Kangmin Justin Kim is steady and smooth as Orfeo…Good with text, Robin Johannsen’s Clio provides neat and attractive vocalism, while grander-scale soprano Jenny Högström’s vivid Calliope matches... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2018 More…

Release Date: 18th Aug 2017
Catalogue No: PTC5186643
Label: Pentatone
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Handel: Parnasso in Festa, HWV73

Work length1:56:40

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Robin Johannsen (soprano), David Hansen (countertenor), Kangmin Justin Kim (countertenor), Jenny Högström (soprano), Silke Gäng (mezzo-soprano), Francesca Ascioti (alto), Luca Tittoto (bass), Natalia Herden (traverso)
La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, La Cetra Vokalensemble Basel
Andrea Marcon
Recorded: October 2016
Recording Venue: Martinskirche Basel, Switzerland

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Pt. 1: Verginelle dotte e belle (Live)

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Pt. 1: Corriamo pronti ad ubbidir (Live)

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Pt. 1: Germane, figlio amato (Live)

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Pt. 1: Deh! Cantate un bell'amor (Live)

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Pt. 1: Ma prima che s'avanzi (Live)

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Pt. 1: Spira al sen celeste ardore (Live)

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Pt. 1: Gran tonante (Live)

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Pt. 1: Già vien da lui il nostro ben (Live)

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Pt. 1: Spettacolo gradito (Live)

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Pt. 1: Con un vezzo lusinghiero (Live)

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Pt. 1: Rimembranza gradita (Live)

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Pt. 1: Sin le grazie nel bel volto (Live)

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Pt. 1: Ma di sì belle fiamme (Live)

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Pt. 1: Quanto breve è il godimento sì funesta (Live)

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Pt. 1: Vada in oblio memoria (Live)

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Pt. 1: Cantiamo a Bacco (Live)

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Pt. 1: Del nume Lieo (Live)

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Pt. 1: Sciolga dunque al balla al canto (Live)

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Pt. 1: S'accenda pur di festa il cor (Live)

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Pt. 1: Replicati al ballo al canto (Live)

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Pt. 2: Nel petto sento un certo ardor (Live)

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Pt. 2: Qual tetra nube (Live)

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Pt. 2: Torni pure un bel splendore (Live)

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Pt. 2: Ognun mi siegua (Live)

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Pt. 2: Nel spiegar sua voce al canto (Live)

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Pt. 2: E non s'udiran mai (Live)

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Pt. 2: Oh quanto bella gloria (1) [Live]

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Pt. 2: Tra sentier di amene selve (Live)

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Pt. 2: Oh quanto bella gloria (2) [Live]

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Pt. 2: Che mai facesti, Orfeo? (Live)

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Pt. 2: Già le furie vedo ancor (Live)

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Pt. 2: Dopo d'aver perduto (Live)

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Pt. 2: Ho perso il caro ben (Live)

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Pt. 2: Figlio, diletto Orfeo (Live)

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Pt. 2: Cangia in gioia il tuo dolor (Live)

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Pt. 2: Di Nettuno seguaci (Live)

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Pt. 2: Coralli e perle (Live)

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Pt. 3: Sinfonia (Live)

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Pt. 3: Io che degli avi eccelsi (Live)

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Pt. 3: Si parli ancor di trionfar (Live)

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Pt. 3: Oh! Stirpe gloriosa (Live)

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Pt. 3: Da sorgente rilucente (Live)

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Pt. 3: Dall'opre illustri (Live)

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Pt. 3: Sempre aspira eccelso core (Live)

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Pt. 3: Delle dotte germane (Live)

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Pt. 3: Non tardate fauni ancora (Live)

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Pt. 3: Sia degli eccelsi sposi (Live)

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Pt. 3: Circondin lor vite le grazie fiorite (Live)

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Pt. 3: Con un spirto divoto (Live)

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Pt. 3: Han mente eroica (Live)

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Pt. 3: Di virtù, di valor (Live)

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Pt. 3: Lunga serie d'alti eroi (Live)

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Andrea Marcon and La Cetra Barockorchester & Vokalensemble Basel sparkle in this new release of Handel's forgotten masterpiece Parnasso in testa, recorded shortly before their hugely successful Netherlands premiere of the opera in November 2016.

Handel’s sumptuous work from 1734 celebrates the marriage of Princess Anne and Prince William of Orange. It's packed with breathtaking arias, duets and choruses, all written with verve, drama and Handel’s sense of occasion. The renowned Baroque specialist Andrea Marcon gives it the attention it deserves with an outstanding vocal cast around his period-instrument group La Cetra. Opera News described Robin Johansen's performance in the Netherlands premiere as "[a] revelation ... superbly agile and fresh-sounding—but also expressive. The demanding role of Apollo is undertaken by rising star David Hansen, described by The New Yorker as "...a pure-voiced young Australian who is typical of a new breed of matinee-idol countertenors". And a performance at the Handel Festival in 2014 drew rave reviews "Altogether, with the virtuosic playing of the inspired Cetra orchestra under Maestro Marcon, so finely balanced with the stunning chorus and soloists, this concert performance of an infrequently performed serenata became ... one of the high points of the festival." (Opera con Brio)

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February 2018

Kangmin Justin Kim is steady and smooth as Orfeo…Good with text, Robin Johannsen’s Clio provides neat and attractive vocalism, while grander-scale soprano Jenny Högström’s vivid Calliope matches nicely bass Luca Tittito’s vigorous Marte.

November 2017

Marcon employs countertenor in parts originally written for high castratos. David Hansen’s upper passagework is precise and brilliant…Robin Johannsen’s limpid phrasing and judicious embellishments are spot-on in Clio’s bittersweet ‘Nel spiegar sua voce al canto’.

March 2018

Kangmin Justin Kim's singing of Orfeo, delivered with passion and sensitivity. [Robin Johannsen] Hers is a lovely bright soprano, full of character, a voice that comes with a high level of technical accomplishments. Finally, plaudits for the outstanding playing of La Cetra and Marcon's overall direction, which carries all before it with zest, spirit and, where appropriate, graceful elegance.

24th September 2017

The elaborate solo writing is well served by David Hansen (Apollo), Robin Johannsen (Clio) and, especially, the remarkable soprano falsettist Kangmin Justin Kim (Orfeo), and the playing is vivid.

Handel: Parnasso in Festa, HWV73

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