Live from Wigmore Hall: Countertenor Tim Mead
Countertenor Tim Mead sings baroque cantatas by Bononcini, Caldara, Handel and Scarlatti.
Countertenor Tim Mead sings baroque cantatas by Bononcini, Caldara, Handel and Scarlatti.
Live from the Wigmore Hall, London.
Presented by Andrew McGregor.
Caldara: D'improvviso
Handel: Cantata: Siete rose rugiadose HWV162
Siete rose rugiadose
Alessandro Scarlatti: Leandro, anima mia
Bononcini: Lasciami un sol momento
Handel: Dolc'猫 pur d'amor l'affano HWV109
Tim Mead, countertenor
Laurence Cummings, harpsichord
Jonathan Manson, cello
In the Baroque era, the solo cantata was a wonderful vehicle for exploring the intimate emotions generated by dramatic situations. In Alessandro Scarlatti鈥檚 Leandro, anima mia, for example, Hero calls for Leander who is attempting to swim the Hellespont to meet her, only to find that he has perished.
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Antonio Caldara
D'Improvviso - Cantata
Performer: Timothy Mead. Performer: Laurence Cummings. Performer: Jonathan Manson. -
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George Frideric Handel
Siete Rose Rugiadose - Cantata No.61
Performer: Timothy Mead. Performer: Laurence Cummings. Performer: Jonathan Manson. -
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Leandro, Anima Mia (Ero E Leandro) - Solo Cantata
Performer: Timothy Mead. Performer: Laurence Cummings. Performer: Jonathan Manson. -
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Giovanni Battista Bononcini
Lasciami Un Sol Momento - Cantata
Performer: Timothy Mead. Performer: Laurence Cummings. Performer: Jonathan Manson. -
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George Frideric Handel
Dolc'E Pur D'Amor L'Affanno - Italian Cantata No.15
Performer: Timothy Mead. Performer: Laurence Cummings. Performer: Jonathan Manson. -
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Claude Debussy
Beau soir arr. Heifetz for violin/cello and piano
Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz.- BIS.
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Christopher Tye
Dum transisset no.2
Ensemble: Phantasm.- LINN.
Broadcasts
- Mon 31 Oct 2022 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Sun 6 Nov 2022 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3