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Handel Uncaged: Cantatas for Alto

Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Jonathan Manson (cello and viola da gamba), Andrew Maginley (theorbo & guitar) & Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord)

Handel Uncaged: Cantatas for Alto
Zazzo taps into the passion of these cantatas rather than their archness, and the gorgeous additions by cellist Jonathan Manson, theorbist Andrew Maginley and harpsichordist Guillermo Brachetta...

BBC Music Magazine, February 20204 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)

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Handel Uncaged: Cantatas for Alto

Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Jonathan Manson (cello and viola da gamba), Andrew Maginley (theorbo & guitar) & Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord)

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Zazzo taps into the passion of these cantatas rather than their archness, and the gorgeous additions by cellist Jonathan Manson, theorbist Andrew Maginley and harpsichordist Guillermo Brachetta...

BBC Music Magazine, February 20204 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)

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George Frideric Handel’s early Italian cantatas were a laboratory for his vocal writing, daring experiments in melody and harmony upon which Handel drew for the rest of his composing life. In Handel Uncaged, the internationally renowned countertenor Lawrence Zazzo has ‘uncaged’ a selection of these cantatas for the alto voice, presenting them in new ways, crowned by the world premiere recording of unpublished music from Handel's astonishing and amusing 10-aria cantata cycle, Amore Uccellatore. Zazzo is joined by a stellar continuo team of Jonathan Manson (cello and viola da gamba), Andrew Maginley (theorbo & guitar) and Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord).

Contents and tracklist

Handel: Udite il mio consiglio, HWV 172
Work length13:40
I. Udite il mio consiglio
Track length1:29
II. Non le scherzate intorno
Track length4:02
III. Al vederla sovente
Track length1:03
IV. Non esce un guardo mai
Track length4:39
V. Volea pur dir
Track length2:27
Handel: Stanco di più soffrire, HWV 167a
Work length9:31
I. Stanco di più soffrire
Track length1:14
II. Era in sogno almen contento
Track length4:47
III. Quando mi parve allora
Track length1:07
IV. Se più non t’amo
Track length2:23
Handel: Improvisation
Work length0:46
  • Guillermo Brachetta
Handel: Figli del mesto cor, HWV 112
Work length9:02
I. Figli del mesto cor
Track length0:55
II. Son pur le lacrime
Track length5:12
III. Così mia dura sorte
Track length0:10
IV. Cruda legge d'um alma constante
Track length2:10
V. Volea seguir quand'ecco
Track length0:35
Handel: Amore Uccellatore, HWV 176 / 175
Work length7:05
I. Venne voglia ad amore
Track length1:25
II. Pose Clori ed Amarilli
Track length1:36
III. Amor gli maneggiava
Track length0:32
IV. Or ch'io sono accivettato
Track length3:06
V. Talora, con speranza
Track length0:26
Excerpt,Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major
Work length3:23
  • Guillermo Brachetta, Andrew Maginley
I. Allegro
Track length2:05
II. Adagio
Track length1:18
Handel: Amore Uccellatore, HWV 176 / 175
Work length14:11
VI. Vedendo amor
Track length0:39
VII. In un folto bosco ombroso
Track length5:28
VIII. In quel bosco
Track length0:49
IX. Camminando lei pian piano
Track length3:48
X. Caricò, scaricò
Track length0:34
XI. Rise Eurilla
Track length2:38
XII. Fra tanto
Track length0:15
Handel: Sonatina in G Major, HWV 582
Work length0:51
  • Guillermo Brachetta
Handel: Amore Uccellatore, HWV 176 / 175
Work length9:51
XIII. Non fu gran tempo lieto
Track length0:20
XIV. Quando meno lo pensai
Track length2:25
XV. Ella aprendo la gabbia
Track length0:38
XVI. Quivi amor non può venire
Track length1:04
XVII. Voglio che m’entri in tasca
Track length0:30
XVIII. Amore che per suo servo mi voleva
Track length0:39
XIX. Ad Eurilla sen volò
Track length0:52
XX. Del pianto e de' sospiri
Track length1:01
XXI. Trupz ci ci Amor faceva
Track length0:59
XXII. Io come degl' ucelli
Track length1:23
Handel: Sonata in G Minor, HWV 364b: Larghetto
Work length1:54
Handel: Amore Uccellatore, HWV 176 / 175
Work length3:47
XXIII. Voi vi potete credere
Track length1:02
XXIV. Non è più buono
Track length2:45

Awards and reviews

February 2020

Zazzo taps into the passion of these cantatas rather than their archness, and the gorgeous additions by cellist Jonathan Manson, theorbist Andrew Maginley and harpsichordist Guillermo Brachetta take their inspiration from word-meaning.
4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)

January 2020

Part recital and part musical detective drama, ‘Handel Uncaged’ is, ironically, entirely captivating...Zazzo, skilfully supported by Jonathan Manson (cello and gamba), Andrew Maginley (theorbo, guitar) and Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord), sounds fresher than ever here in music that celebrates his feathery softness and roundness of tone.
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