Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Joseph Haydn's "Armida," a captivating opera seria that showcases the composer's mastery of classical music. Released on January 1, 2000, under Warner Classics International, this album is a treasure trove of chamber and orchestral music that spans over two hours and eight minutes of pure musical brilliance.
"Armida" is based on the epic poem "Gerusalemme liberata" by Torquato Tasso and tells the story of the enchantress Armida and the knight Rinaldo, weaving a tale of love, betrayal, and redemption. Haydn's composition is a testament to his ability to blend dramatic intensity with lyrical beauty, making it a standout piece in the classical repertoire.
The album features a full cast of talented vocalists and musicians, each bringing their unique interpretation to Haydn's richly textured score. From the stirring overture to the dramatic finales, every track is a testament to Haydn's genius and his enduring influence on classical music.
Whether you're a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, "Armida" offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. The album's intricate compositions and powerful performances make it a must-listen for anyone looking to explore the depths of Haydn's musical legacy.
Tracks
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12: Overture. SinfoniaJoseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Recitativo. "Amici, il fiero Marte" (Idreno, Armida, Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Oliver Widmer, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Aria. "Vado a pugnar contento" (Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Recitativo. "Armida, ebben, che pensi?" (Idreno, Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Oliver Widmer, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Aria. "Se dal suo braccio opresso" (Idreno)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Oliver Widmer, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Recitativo accompagnato. "Partì Rinaldo, ed ebbe core Armida" (Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: MarciaJoseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Recitativo accompagnato. "Valorosi compagni, nuovi perigli" (Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Aria e recitativo. "Dove son? Che miro intorno?" - "Qual turbamento ignoto" - "Signor, ingombro è il monte" (Ubaldo, Clotarco)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Markus Schäfer, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Recitativo. "Ah, si scenda per poco" (Zelmira, Clotarco)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Markus Schäfer, Patricia Petibon, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Aria. "Se tu seguir mi vuoi" (Zelmira)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Patricia Petibon, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Recitativo. "Della mia fede" (Rinaldo, Armida, Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Recitativo accompagnato. "Oh amico! Oh mio rossor!" (Rinaldo, Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 1: Duetto. "Caro, sarò fedele" (Rinaldo, Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo. "Odi, e serba il segreto" (Idreno, Zelmira)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Oliver Widmer, Patricia Petibon, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Aria. "Tu mi sprezzi, e mi deridi" (Zelmira)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Patricia Petibon, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo. "No, non mi pento" (Idreno, Clotarco)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Markus Schäfer, Oliver Widmer, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Aria. "Ah, si plachi il fiero Nume" (Clotarco)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Markus Schäfer, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo. "Va' pur, folle" (Idreno, Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Oliver Widmer, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Aria. "Teco la guida al campo" (Idreno)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Oliver Widmer, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo. "Ben simulati io credo" (Ubaldo, Rinaldo, Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo accompagnato. "Armida! Oh affanno!" (Rinaldo, Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Aria. "Cara, è vero, io son tiranno" (Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo accompagnato. "Barbaro! E ardisci ancor" (Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Aria. "Odio, furor, dispetto" (Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo. "Eccoti alfin, Rinaldo, reso" (Ubaldo, Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Aria. "Prence amato, in questo amplesso" (Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Recitativo. "Ansioso già mi vedi" (Rinaldo, Armida, Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 2: Terzetto. "Partirò, ma pensa, ingrato" (Armida, Rinaldo, Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Recitativo accompagnato. "Questa dunqu'è la selva?" (Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Aria. "Torna pure al caro bene" (Zelmira)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Patricia Petibon, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Recitativo accompagnato. "Qual tumulto d'idee m'eccita in seno" (Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Aria. "Ah, non ferir, t'arresta" (Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Recitativo accompagnato. "Che inopportuno incontro!" (Rinaldo, Armida)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Aria. "Oh dio! Dove mi trovo?" (Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Aria e recitativo accompagnato. "Dei pietosi, in tal cimento" - "Ed io m'arresto?" (Rinaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: MarciaJoseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Recitativo accompagnato. "Ho vinto" (Rinaldo, Ubaldo, Armida, Idreno, Zelmira)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Oliver Widmer, Patricia Petibon, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
Haydn: Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12, Act 3: Finale. "Astri che in ciel splendete" (Armida, Zelmira, Idreno, Rinaldo, Ubaldo)Joseph Haydn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Oliver Widmer, Patricia Petibon, Scot Weir, Concentus Musicus Wien
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