Le temps des castrats.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Kowalski, Jochen, 1954- performer.

Bowman, James, performer.

Zaepffel, Alain, performer.

Esswood, Paul, performer.

Jacobs, René, performer.

Deller, Alfred, performer.

Brett, Charles, performer.

Chance, Michael, performer.

Visse, Dominique, performer.

Ragin, Derek Lee, performer.

Christofellis, Aris, performer.

Lesne, Gérard, performer.

Moreschi, Alessandro, 1858-1922, performer.

Language:

English

French

German

Italian

Latin

Subjects (All):

Operas--Excerpts.

Operas.

Oratorios--Excerpts.

Oratorios.

Masses--Excerpts.

Masses.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital, stereo, mono ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[France] : EMI Classics, [1994]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

mono

digital recording

Contents:

Xerxès. Ombra mai fu (Jochen Kowalski) ; Jules César. Upstart, barbarian and traitor (James Bowman) ; Le choix d'Hercule. Lead goddess, lead the way (Alain Zaeppfel) ; Saül. O Lord, whose mercies numberless (Paul Esswoo₇ ; Admeto. La tigre arde di sdegno (René Jacobs) ; Le Messie. He was despised (Alfred Deller) / Haendel

The fairy queen. Hark, how all things (Alfred Deller) ; Ode à la Reine Mary. Sweetness of nature (Charles Brett, James Bowmann) / Purcell

Messe en si mineur. Agnus Dei (Charles Brett) ; Oratorio de Noël. Schliesse, mein Herze (Michael Chance) / Bach

Cleofide. Se trova perdono (Dominique Visse) ; Cleofide. Dov'e? si affretti (Derek Lee Ragin) / Hasse

Solfeggio pour Farinelli (Aris Christofellis) / Porpora

Soffri, mio caro Alcino (Gérard Lesne) / Caldara

Orfeo ed Euridice. Che farò senza Euridice (Jochen Kowalski) / Gluck

Mitridate. Va, va, l'error mio palesa (Jochen Kowalski) / Mozart

Petite messe solennelle. Crucifixus (Alessandro Moreschi) / Rossini.

Participant:

Various soloists with accompanying instrumentalists and ensembles.

Notes:

EMI Classics: CDC 5 55054 2 ; 7243 5 55054 2 2.

Opera, oratorio, and mass excerpts sung by male altos and countertenors. Includes a recording made in 1902 of Alessandro Moreschi, a castrato from the Sistine Chapel.

Compact disc.

Program notes in French with German translation (11 p. : ill.) in container.

OCLC:

34348111

Publisher Number:

2435550542

CDC 5 55054 2 EMI Classics

7243 5 55054 2 2 EMI Classics