The Best of Andreas Scholl

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The amazing countertenor star sings his greatest hits

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1Ombra mai fu (Serse - Handel)
countertenor vocals [Serse]:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Roger Norrington (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1999)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
3:06
2Che farò senza Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice - Gluck)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
3:45
3Ad te clamamys (Salve Regina, RV 616 - Vivaldi)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
chamber organ:
Linda Kent (harpsichordist / organist) (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor) (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
balance engineer:
Allan Maclean (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
recording of:
Antiphon in C minor, RV 616 "Salve Regina": II. Allegro "Ad te clamamus" (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Antiphon in C minor, RV 616 "Salve Regina"
1:34
4Dove sei, amato bene? (Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi - Handel)
harpsichord:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
solo countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Accademia Bizantina
conductor:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
recording of:
Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: Atto I, no. 12. "Dove sei, amato bene?" (Bertarido)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: Atto I
5:05
5Stabat Mater (Stabat Mater - Pergolesi)
instruments:
Les Talens Lyriques (French classical musical ensemble)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
orchestra:
Les Talens Lyriques (French classical musical ensemble) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
conductor:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
recording of:
Stabat mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo: I. Duo: Stabat mater dolorosa
composer:
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (composer)
part of:
Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo
4:14
6Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum (Nisi Dominus, RV 608 - Vivaldi)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor) (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
balance engineer:
Allan Maclean (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
recording of:
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. Largo “Cum dederit delectis suis somnum” (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Nisi Dominus, RV 608
5:12
7Lidia, il sonno sai cos'è? (Destati Lidia mia - Gasparini)
harpsichord:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor) (in 2003-02)
solo countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (in 2003-02)
orchestra:
Accademia Bizantina (in 2003-02)
conductor:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor) (in 2003-02)
recorded at:
Auditorium di Milano in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 2003-02)
recording of:
Destati, Lidia mia: Lidia, il sonno sai cos'è? (in 2003-02)
composer:
Francesco Gasparini
part of:
Destati, Lidia mia
3:24
8Cara sposa (Rinaldo - Handel)
harpsichord:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
solo countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Accademia Bizantina
conductor:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto I, Scene VII, no. 14. Aria "Cara sposa, amante cara, dove sei?" (Rinaldo)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto I
9:27
9Blow the wind southerly (Trad. Scottish, arr. Leon)
harp:
Stacey Shames
lute:
Edin Karamazov
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra)
arranger:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
recording of:
Blow the Wind Southerly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2619)
1:43
10The salley gardens (Trad. English, arr. Leon)
harp:
Stacey Shames
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra)
4:05
11Ar ri rang (Trad. Korean, arr. Lee, Slany, Na)
harp:
Hyun-Sun Na (harpist)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
arranger:
Hyun-Sun Na (harpist) and Sonia Slany (violinist)
recording of:
Arirang
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Junghae Lee
2:37
12How sweet the moonlight (The merchant of Venice - Pook)
assistant recording engineer:
Jake Jackson (recording engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Wollage
producer:
Jocelyn Pook
assistant mixer:
Jake Jackson (recording engineer) and Adam Noble (engineer, producer & mixer)
cello:
Richard Tunnicliffe (cello and viol player)
harp:
Siobhán Armstrong
psaltery:
Harvey Brough (composer, arranger and performer)
strings:
Baroque String Quartet
theorbo:
Elizabeth Kenny (lutenist)
viola:
Rachel Byrt (cellist)
violin:
Caroline Balding (violinist) and Pavlo Besnosiuk (violinist)
vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) and Jocelyn Pook Ltd.
mixed at:
Air Lyndhurst Hall (main recording hall of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
How Sweet the Moonlight
composer and arranger:
Jocelyn Pook
4:26
13In darkness let me dwell (A Musicall Banquet - Dowland)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
lute:
Edin Karamazov (from 1999-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (from 1999-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
St. Andrew's Church in Toddington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (from 1999-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
recording of:
In Darkness Let Me Dwell (A Musicall Banquet, No. 10: “In Darkness Let Me Dwell”) (from 1999-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
composer:
John Dowland (English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer) (in 1610)
4:21
14Amarilli mia bella (Caccini)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
lute:
Edin Karamazov (from 0199-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (from 0199-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
St. Andrew's Church in Toddington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (from 1999-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
recording of:
Le nuove musiche: 8. Amarilli, mia bella (original, for voice and continuo) (from 1999-11-11 until 1999-11-16)
lyricist:
Elisabeth von Hessen-Kassel
composer:
Giulio Caccini (Italian renaissance composer, 1551-1618)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Le nuove musiche
2:49
15La pietà che ancor non trova (Ecco, che alfin ritorno - Gasparini)
harpsichord:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor) (in 2003-02)
solo countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (in 2003-02)
orchestra:
Accademia Bizantina (in 2003-02)
conductor:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor) (in 2003-02)
recorded at:
Auditorium di Milano in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 2003-02)
recording of:
Ecco, che alfin ritorno, chamber cantata: Ecco, che alfin ritorno: La pietà che ancor non trova (in 2003-02)
composer:
Francesco Gasparini
part of:
Ecco, che alfin ritorno, chamber cantata
4:55
16Va per le vene il sangue (Il trionfo di Camilla - Porpora)
harpsichord:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
solo countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Accademia Bizantina
conductor:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
recording of:
Il trionfo di Camilla: Va per le vene il sangue
composer:
Nicola Antonio Porpora (Italian composer)
8:03
17Aure, deh, per pietà (Giulio Cesare in Egitto - Handel)
harpsichord:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
solo countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Accademia Bizantina
conductor:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III, Scena IV. Aria “Aure, deh, per pietà” (Cesare)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III
5:38
18Al lampo dell'armi (Giulio Cesare in Egitto - Handel)
harpsichord:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
solo countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Accademia Bizantina
conductor:
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto II, Scena VIII, 27. Aria e Coro “Al lampo dell’armi” (Cesare, Coro)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto II
2:55

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