GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
VENUS & ADONIS
Cantatas and Sonatas
Trio Sonata in B flat major Op 2 No3 HWV 388
Cantata «Mi palpita il cor» HWV 132b
Trio Sonata in G minor Op 2 No 5 HWV 390a
Aria “Meine Seele hört im Sehen” HWV 207
Trio Sonata in G minor HWV 393
Cantata “Venus and Adonis” HWV 85
Trio Sonata in F major HWV 392/401
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi [88697630232]
Alfredo Bernardini’s text in English, German, French and Italian
GEMMA BERTAGNOLLI, Soprano
ENSEMBLE ZEFIRO on period instruments
Alfredo Bernardini, oboe
Paolo Grazzi, oboe
Alberto Grazzi, bassoon
Paolo Zuccheri, violone
Evangelina Mascardi, theorbo
Luca Guglielmi, harpsichord and organ
Pitch: a = 415 Hz
Recording location: Catholic Church Brunnenthal, Austria
Recording dates: 19.-21.05.2008
Recording producer and balance engineer: Jens Jamin
General management: Pietro Giudice
Texts and translations: Paolo Giorgi, Alfredo Bernardini, Mary Pardoe, Lena Drazic
Total time: 75:25
