Royal Music of Händel & Purcell DVD/CD

On 1st of July 2017 the last concert of the first edition of the ‘Festival Classical Music Elburg’ took place. The program ‘Royal Music of Händel & Purcell’ was recorded live for the similarly named DVD/CD. Olga Zinovieva and Sytse Buwalda perform exciting arias and duets of these two composers, including the moving arias ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ and ‘Ombra mai fu’ by Händel, ‘Cold Song’ and ‘When I am laid in earth’ by Purcell. Together they sing a love duet: ‘Io t’abbraccio’ from Händels ‘Rodelinda’. In addition to accompaniment of vocal works, The Bach Orchestra of the Netherlands led Pieter Jan Leusink played Händel’s famous ‘Water Music’. Watch the live video and enjoy two hours of music. Click here to order. 

 

 

CD 1 Aria’s & Duetto 1) Sound the trumpet H. Purcell 2) Lascia ch‘io pianga G.F. Händel 3) Cold Song H. Purcell 4) When I am laid in Earth H. Purcell 5) Pena tiranna G.F. Händel 6) Let the bright Seraphim G.F. Händel 7) Ombra mai fu G.F. Händel 8) Eternal source of light Divine G.F. Händel 9) Da tempeste il legno infranto G.F. Händel 10) Io t‘abbraccio (duetto) G.F. Händel 11) Sento la gioia G.F. Händel 12) Se bramate d’amar G.F. Händel 13) Desterò dall’empia Dite G.F. Händel  The Bach Orchestra of the Netherlands Olga Zinovieva, soprano  Sytse Buwalda, countertenor Pieter Jan Leusink, conductor

CD 2 Water Music – G.F. Händel Suite No. 1 in F-majeur (HWV 348) 1) Ouverture (Largo & Allegro) 2) Adagio e staccato 3) Minuet 4) Passepied 5) Air 6) Minuet 7) Bourrée 8) Hornpipe 9) Bourrée 10) Allegro moderato Suite No. 2 in F-majeur (HWV 349) 11) Ouverture (Allegro) 12) Alla hornpipe 13) Minuet 14) Lentement 15) Bourrée