Arne: Artaxerxes [ CD / Album ]

Name: Arne: Artaxerxes
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Arne: Artaxerxes

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Released Date: 14 May 2021
Genre: Classical

Our Take

Ah, Artaxerxes, you sly minx, you. The latest offering from the MOZARTISTS featuring Ian Page, Christopher Ainslie, and Elizabeth Watts is a delightful romp through the whimsical world of Thomas Arne. With its luscious orchestrations and sumptuous vocal performances, this album is like a fancy tea party for your ears.

Ian Page's expert direction shines through on every track, guiding the ensemble with a deft hand and a twinkle in his eye. Christopher Ainslie's countertenor vocals soar to heavenly heights, while Elizabeth Watts adds a touch of ethereal grace with her pristine soprano.

From the playful bounce of "Act 1: Overture" to the heart-wrenching beauty of "Act 3: Scenes 1-4," Artaxerxes is a true masterpiece of baroque opera. Each aria sparkles like a diamond, each ensemble number crackles with energy. It's like the musical equivalent of a fireworks display on a warm summer's night.

So grab your top hat and monocle, dear reader, and prepare to be transported to a world of opulence and intrigue. The MOZARTISTS have outdone themselves with Artaxerxes, a true gem in the crown of classical music. Trust us, you won't want to miss this one.

Track Listing

Disc: 1
1. Overture (Poco Più Che Andante - Larghetto - Gavotta)
2. Still Silence Reigns Around
3. Fair Aurora, Prithee Stay
4. Alas, Thou Know'st That for My Love to Thee
5. Adieu, Thou Lovely Youth
6. O Cruel Parting! How Can I Survive?
7. Amid a Thousand Racking Woes
8. Be Firm, My Heart
9. Behold, On Lethe's Dismal Strand
10. Stay, Artaxerxes, Stay
11. Fair Semira, Lovely Maid
12. I Fear Some Dread Disaster
13. When Real Joy We Miss
14. Ye Gods, Protectors of the Persian Empire
15. How Hard Is the Fate
16. Whither Do I Fly?
17. Thy Father! Away, I Renounce the Soft Claim
18. Ye Cruel Gods, What Crime Have I Committed
19. Acquit Thee of This Foul Offence
20. Appearance, I Must Own, Is Strong Against Me
21. O Too Lovely, Too Unkind
22. Dear and Beloved Shade
23. Fly, Soft Ideas, Fly
24. Guards, Speed Ye to the Tower
25. In Infancy, Our Hopes and Fears
26. So Far My Great Resolve Succeeds
27. Disdainful You Fly Me
28. Why, My Dear Friend, So Pensive
29. To Sigh and Complain
30. How Many Links to Dire Misfortune's Chain
31. If O'er the Cruel Tyrant Love

Disc: 2
1. Which Fatal Evil Shall I First Oppose?
2. If the River's Swelling Waves
3. Ye Solid Pillars of the Persian Empire
4. By That Belov'd Embrace
5. Ah Me, at Poor Arbaces' Parting
6. Monster, Away
7. See, Lov'd Semira
8. At Last My Soul Has Room
9. Thou, Like the Glorious Sun
10. Why Is Death for Ever Late
11. Arbaces! Gracious Heav'n
12. Water Parted from the Sea
13. That Face, Secure in Conscious Innocence
14. Though Oft a Cloud With Envious Shade
15. My Son, Arbaces...Where Art Thou Retir'd?
16. O Let the Danger of a Son
17. Ye Adverse Gods!
18. O, Much Lov'd Son, If Death
19. Perhaps the King Releas'd Arbaces
20. Let Not Rage, Thy Bosom Firing
21. What Have I Done? Alas, I Vainly Thought
22. Tis Not True That in Our Grief
23. Nor Here My Searching Eyes
24. For Thee I Live, My Dearest
25. To You, My People, Much Belov'd
26. The Soldier, Tir'd of War's Alarms
27. Behold, My King, Arbaces at Thy Feet
28. Live to Us, to Empire Live