Immerse yourself in the rich, historical tapestry of Baroque opera with Carl Heinrich Graun's "Adriano in Siria," a masterpiece that has captivated audiences since its premiere in 1765. This choral gem, performed by the renowned Ensemble 1700 under the direction of Dorothee Oberlinger, showcases Graun's exceptional compositional prowess and his significant contribution to the operatic canon.
"Adriano in Siria" is a dramatic opera seria that tells the story of Emperor Hadrian's adventures in Syria, blending intricate vocal lines with compelling narratives. The album features a stellar cast, including Roberta Mameli, who brings the music to life with her exquisite vocal prowess. The opera's arias and choruses are a testament to Graun's ability to evoke deep emotion and drama, making this a standout piece in the Baroque repertoire.
This release by Deutsche Harmonia Mundi is a meticulously crafted recording that spans over two hours, offering a comprehensive journey through Graun's magnum opus. The album includes the complete three-act opera, from the stirring overture to the poignant final aria, providing a rich listening experience that highlights the complexity and beauty of Graun's work.
Carl Heinrich Graun, a contemporary of Handel and a significant figure in the Berlin school of composition, was known for his innovative approach to opera. His works often featured intricate orchestration and sophisticated vocal writing, elements that are abundantly present in "Adriano in Siria." This album is a testament to Graun's enduring legacy and his impact on the development of operatic music.
For fans of Baroque music and opera enthusiasts alike, "Adriano in Siria" offers a captivating exploration of one of the most significant works of the era. The album's historical significance, combined with its musical brilliance, makes it a valuable addition to any classical music collection. Whether you are a seasoned opera aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, this recording promises to enchant and inspire.
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Tracks
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Ouverture: I. AllegroCarl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Ouverture: II. Andante e pianoCarl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Ouverture: III. AllegroCarl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Vivi a noi, vivi all'impero I (Coro)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli, Bruno de Sá, David Tricou, Keri Fuge, Federico Fiorio, Lucile Bailly-Gourevitch, Kimon Barakos
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Nel dì che Roma adora (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá, David Tricou, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Vivi a noi, vivi all'impero II (Coro)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli, Bruno de Sá, David Tricou, Keri Fuge, Federico Fiorio, Lucile Bailly-Gourevitch, Kimon Barakos
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Un atto usato (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Dal labbro che t´accende (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Compredesti, o Farnaspe (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, David Tricou, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Dalla man del nemico (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, David Tricou
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Sprezza il furor del vento (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, David Tricou
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Ah che Adriano (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Federico Fiorio, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Prencipe quelle sono (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Valer Sabadus, Bruno de Sá, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Partirò, bella tiranna (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Dove, Emirena? (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Valer Sabadus, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Signor... (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Federico Fiorio, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: E tu mi lasci? (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Io non ritrovo (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge, Federico Fiorio, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Prigioniera abbandonata (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Tentiam la nostra sorte (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Federico Fiorio, Keri Fuge
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Io piango! (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Numi se giusti siete (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Farnaspe, è quella (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, David Tricou, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: E nessuno sa dirmi (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge, Federico Fiorio, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Mio ben! Farnaspe mio! (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto Primo: Passi da me, ben mio (Duetto)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: La mia rival! o Ciel! (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Per te d'eterni allori (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Chi sa, quando lontana (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge, Valer Sabadus, Federico Fiorio
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Ah ingrat o, m'inganni (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Udiste Aquilio? (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Valer Sabadus, Federico Fiorio
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: La ragion gli affetti ascolta (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Tolleranza, o mio cor (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Federico Fiorio
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Saggio guerriero antico (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Federico Fiorio
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Prence, in salvo già sei (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Volga il Ciel felici amanti (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Keri Fuge
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Deh tu bel Dio d'amore (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Ov'è il mio bene? (Arioso)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Mio ben, Farnaspe mio (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Amico, vendicati noi siam (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, David Tricou, Roberta Mameli, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Fermati traditor (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Valer Sabadus, Bruno de Sá, Roberta Mameli, David Tricou
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Tutti nemici e rei, tutti tremar dovete (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Valer Sabadus
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Padre... Oh Dio, con qual fronte (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli, David Tricou
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Quell'amplesso e quel perdono (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Roberta Mameli
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Almen tutto il mio sangue (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá, David Tricou
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Se mai piagato a morte (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, David Tricou
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Con qual nodi tenaci avvinta a questa (Recitativo)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá
Adriano in Siria, GraunWV B:I:12: Atto secondo: Se pur non moro al lato (Aria)Carl Heinrich Graun, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700, Bruno de Sá
Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759) was a celebrated German composer and tenor, renowned for his significant contributions to the world of Italian opera and his influential role in the musical court of Frederick the Great. Born in Wahrenbrück, Saxony, Graun's musical journey began as a chorister in Dresden, where he honed his skills under the guidance of Antonio Lotti. His career flourished as he composed operas in Dresden and Brunswick before becoming the Kapellmeister to Frederick the Great in 1735. Throughout his tenure, Graun produced an impressive array of operas, sacred music, and oratorios, including his renowned Passion oratorio "Der Tod Jesu." His work not only enriched the musical landscape of his time but also left an enduring legacy, making him one of the most important German composers of Italian opera in the 18th century. Graun's compositions, ranging from operas to concertos and cantatas, continue to captivate audiences with their depth and innovation.
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Carl Heinrich Graun
