“Farinelli vs Händel” (piano)
Limited edition

1734-2018

*Farinelli versus Handel
*Фаринелли против Генделя
*ファリネリ対ヘンデル
*Farinelli contro Handel
*Farinelli contre Handel

Arno Argos Raunig – Sopranist
Paul Weigold, Matthias Krampe, Midori Ortner – piano

8 arias:

— FARINELLI —

• Broschi Riccardo
  Einlagearie des Arbace zu Hasses Oper Artaserse “Son qual nave”
• Hasse Johann Adolph
  Arie des Arbace aus der Oper Artaserse “Per Questo dolce amplesso”
• Porpora Nicolo
  Arie des Acis aus der Oper Polifemo “Alto Giove”
• Ariosti Attilio
  Einlagearie des Arbace zu Hasses Oper Artaserse “Fortunate passate mie pene”

— HÄNDEL —

• Händel Georg Friedrich
  Arie des Ariodante aus der Oper Ariodante „Scherza infida“
• Händel Georg Friedrich
  Arie des Ruggiero aus der Oper Alcina „Mi lusinga“
• Händel Georg Friedrich
  Arie des Ruggiero aus der Oper Alcina “Verdi prati”
• Händel Georg Friedrich
  Arie des Ruggiero aus der Oper Alcina “Sta nell Ircana”

About CD:

The greatest singer against the greatest composer of his time.
You can decide: “Who should win the opera competition of 1734-35 today?”

London, the music metropolis in the 18th century.

George Frideric Handel, the great composer, opera impresario, the most influential musician of his time, fights against the aristocratic opera, represented by Nicola Porpora and its protagonist Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli!

A comparison of Handel’s castrato arias against the arias of Porpora, Ariosti, Hasse and Riccardo Broschi, sung by the star of the castrato singers – Farinelli. A kind of proxy war of the aristocracy (aristocratic opera) against King George II and his royal opera.