Italy, the land of longing for Germans for centuries, Handel among them. Early music conductor Andrea Marcon leads the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in an exploration of “the Italian taste.” They’re joined by countertenor Valer Sabadus for arias by Handel and Vivaldi. Recorded live in concert November 15, 2024, in Broadcasting Hall in the Dornbusch in Frankfurt, Germany.
Countertenor Valer Sabadus: Il gusto italiano
Rafael Ximeno y Planes: Hannibal in the Alps, or Meeting of Two Roman Leaders (detail)
Playlist
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Mi lusinga il dolce affetto, Ruggiero´s aria from act 2 of “Alcina”
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Sol da te mio dolce amore, Ruggiero’s aria from act 1 of “Orlando furioso, RV 728”
Concerto in G, RV 151 (“Alla rustica”)
Vedrò con mio diletto, Manlio’s aria from act 2 of “Il Giustino, RV 717”
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
E vivo ancora? – Scherza infida!, Ariodante’s aria from act 2 of “Ariodante, HWV 33”
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Strings in g minor, RV 157
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Venti, turbini, Rinaldo’s aria from act 1 of “Rinaldo, HWV 7”
Ombra mai fu, Largo from act 1 of “Serse, HWV 40”
ARTISTS
Valer Sabadus, countertenor
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andrea Marcon, conductor
