From the youthful exuberance of Abduction from the Seraglio to the spectacular romanticism of The Magic Flute, Mozart's operas have enchanted audiences for more than 200 years. This handsome and inexpensive compilation encompasses 36 arias from such all-time favorites as The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute, and Don Giovanni. Content :
IDOMENEO, RÈ DI CRETA / IDOMENEO, KING OF CRETE K366
Ilia's recitative and aria, Act I
[1] Quando avran fine omai'Padre, germani, addio!
Elettra's aria, Act I
[2] Tutte nel cor vi sento
Ilia's aria, Act II
[3] Se il padre perdei
Elettra's aria and marcia, Act II
[4] Idol mio, se ritroso altro amante'Odo da lunge armonioso suono
Ilia's aria, Act III
[5] Zeffiretti lusinghieri
Elettra's aria, Act III
[6] D'Oreste, d'Ajace
DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL / THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO K384
Konstanze's aria, Act I
[7] ach ich liebte
Blonde's aria, Act II
[8] Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln
Konstanze's recitative and aria, Act II
[9] Welcher Wechsel herrscht in meiner Seele'Traurigkeit
Konstanze's aria, Act II
[10] Martern aller Arten
Blonde's rondo, Act II
[11] Welche Wonne, welche Lust
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO / THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO K492
Cherubino's aria, Act I
[12] Non sò più cosa son, cosa faccio
Countess Almaviva's aria, Act II
[13] Porgi, amor
Cherubino's arietta, Act II
[14] Voi che sapete
Susanna's aria, Act II
[15] Venite, inginocchiatevi!
Countess Almaviva's recitative and aria, Act III
[16] E Susanna non vien''Dove sono'Ah! Se almen la mia costanza
Barbarina's cavatina, Act IV
[17] L'ho perduta! Me mechina!
Susanna's recitative and aria, Act IV
[18] Giunse al fin il momento'Deh vieni, non tardar
DON GIOVANNI K527
Donna Elvira's aria, Act I
[19] Ah! Fuggi il traditor!
Donna Anna's aria, Act I
[20] Or sai chi l'onore
Zerlina's aria, Act I
[21] Batti, batti
Zerlina's aria, Act II
[22] Vedrai, carino
Donna Elvira's recitative and aria, Act II
[23] In quali eccessi Mi tradì
Donna Anna's recitative and aria (rondò), Act II
[24] Crudele''Troppo mi spiace'Non mi dir
COSÌ FAN TUTTE K588
Dorabella's recitative and aria, Act I / Scene 3
[25] Ah scostati'Smanie implacabili
Despina's aria, Act I / Scene 3
[26] In uomini, in soldati
Fiordiligi's recitative and aria, Act I / Scene 3
[27] Temerari, sortite'Come scoglio'Rispettate, anime ingrate
Despina's aria, At II / Scene 1
[28] Una donna a quindici anni'Dee in un momento
Fiordiligi's rondò, Act II / Sce
[29] Per pietà, ben mio, perdona'A chi mai mancò
Dorabella's aria, Act II / Scene 3
[30] È amore un ladroncello
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE / THE MAGIC FLUTE K620
The Queen of the Night's recitative and aria, Act I
[31] O zitt're nicht, mein lieber Sohn!'Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren
The Queen of the Night's aria
[32] Der Hölle Rache
Pamina's aria, Act II
[33] Ach, ich fühl's
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO K621
Vitellia's aria, Act I
[34] Deh se piacer mi vuoi'Che ceicamente crede
Servilia's aria-minuet, Act II
[35] S'altro che lagrime
Vitellia's recitative obbligato and rondò, Act II
[36] Ecco il punto, O Vitellia'Non più di fiori vaghe catene

Text From 20.000 Leagues Under The Sea. Par BRYARS GAVIN. This piece is one of a series of works that take texts or imagery from the work of Jules Verne. Here the text is taken from 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, a section in which Professor Aronnax describes the scene outside the Nautilus where countless varieties of sea-creatures escort the submarine along the current of the mysterious underwater Black River. Coincidentally the first work that I wrote using Verne as a source, the cantata Effarene (1984), sets an earlier portion of the same chapter for its closing movement and I find the objectivity and invention of Verne's language a constant stimulus. As Raymond Queneau said of Verne: 'What a style! Nothing but nouns.' The piece was written for a concert given by the organist Christopher Bowers-Broadbent at Leicester Cathedral in January 1991 and later recorded by him with soprano Sarah Leonard for ECM New Series in 1993. Gavin Bryars./ Répertoire / Soprano et Orgue

 Cette oeuvre est la transcription de l'Ave Maria pour 4 voix égales a capella       (éd, Delatour France, réf, DLT1402),La version initiale date des années 1960, alors que l'auteur était organiste au Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, L'excellent Quatuor d'hommes qui animait la Liturgie ainsi que l'atmosphère si particulière de la Basilique lui ont inspiré ce motet, Dans cette adaptation, les harmonies éthérées de l'accompagnement soutiennent les lignes fluides de la mélodie d'inspiration grégorienne, chantée par la soprano,Collection Compositeurs Alsaciens / Soprano