With the third ‘clue’ at the end of the new Cecilia Bartoli Youtube video we are rewarded with a (gorgeous) 90 second clip of “Ogni core può sperar”, an aria from Agostino Steffani’s opera Servio Tullio. So we certainly guessed correctly in the last update.
However, is Mission an album of arias by Steffani, or is he one of the composers featured? As Bartoli has already said that the new recording would be “on the wonderful music of a forgotten composer who led a secretive life” it suggests a single composer, but though this might be the core of the cd, there’s no reason why contemporaries can’t be featured, or even a few arias by other composers with a mission.
There are still another five clues to ‘discover’ and enter in the grid, but unless Decca have recorded 90 seconds of a track that won’t be included on the album, it seems as though we’re on track!
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The CD is all of arias/duets from operas by Steffani. The bad news is that Jaroussky is singing in the duets. Here’s the track list:
1. “Schiere invitte, non tardate” (from Alarico il Baltha)
2. “Ogni core può sperar” (from Servio Tullio)
3. “Ove son? Chi m’aita? In mezzo all’ombre… Dal mio petto” (from Niobe)
4. “Più non v’ascondo” (from Tassilone)
5. “Amami, e vederai” (from Niobe)
6. “T’abbraccio, mia Diva/Ti stringo, mio Nume” (duet from Niobe)
7. “Mie fide schiere, all’armi!… Suoni, tuoni, il suolo scuota”
8. “Sposa, mancar mi sento… Deh non far colle tue lagrime” (from Tassilone)
9. “Non prendo consiglio”
10. “Si, si, riposa, o caro… Palpitanti sfere belle” (from Alarico il Baltha)
11. “Notte amica al cieco Dio” (from La libertà contenta)
12. “Combatton quest’alma” (duet from I trionfi del fato)
13. “A facile vittoria” (from Tassilone)
14. “Tra le guerre e le vittorie” (from Leonato)
15. “Foschi crepuscoli”
16. “Dell’alma stanca a raddolcir le tempre… Sfere amiche, or date al labbro” (from Niobe)
17. “La cerasta più terribile” (from La lotta d’Hercole con Acheloo)
18. “Serena, o mio bel sole… Mia fiamma/Mio ardore” (duet from Niobe)
19. “Dal tuo labbro amor m’invita” (from Tassilone)
20. “Deh stancati, o sorte” (from La libertà contenta)
21. “Svenati, struggiti, combatti, suda” (from La libertà contenta)
22. “Padre, s’è colpa in lui”
23. “Timori, ruine”
24. “Morirò fra strazi e scempi” (from Henrico Leone)
25. “Non si parli che di fede”
M.
Maurizio commented on gramilano:
The CD is all of arias/duets from operas by Steffani. The bad news is that Jaroussky is singing in the duets. Here’s the track list:
1. “Schiere invitte, non tardate” (from Alarico il Baltha)
2. “Ogni core può sperar” (from Servio Tullio)
3. “Ove son? Chi m’aita? In mezzo all’ombre… Dal mio petto” (from Niobe)
4. “Più non v’ascondo” (from Tassilone)
5. “Amami, e vederai” (from Niobe)
6. “T’abbraccio, mia Diva/Ti stringo, mio Nume” (duet from Niobe)
7. “Mie fide schiere, all’armi!… Suoni, tuoni, il suolo scuota”
8. “Sposa, mancar mi sento… Deh non far colle tue lagrime” (from Tassilone)
9. “Non prendo consiglio”
10. “Si, si, riposa, o caro… Palpitanti sfere belle” (from Alarico il Baltha)
11. “Notte amica al cieco Dio” (from La libertà contenta)
12. “Combatton quest’alma” (duet from I trionfi del fato)
13. “A facile vittoria” (from Tassilone)
14. “Tra le guerre e le vittorie” (from Leonato)
15. “Foschi crepuscoli”
16. “Dell’alma stanca a raddolcir le tempre… Sfere amiche, or date al labbro” (from Niobe)
17. “La cerasta più terribile” (from La lotta d’Hercole con Acheloo)
18. “Serena, o mio bel sole… Mia fiamma/Mio ardore” (duet from Niobe)
19. “Dal tuo labbro amor m’invita” (from Tassilone)
20. “Deh stancati, o sorte” (from La libertà contenta)
21. “Svenati, struggiti, combatti, suda” (from La libertà contenta)
22. “Padre, s’è colpa in lui”
23. “Timori, ruine”
24. “Morirò fra strazi e scempi” (from Henrico Leone)
25. “Non si parli che di fede”
M.
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