Randall Scotting - The Crown Heroic Arias for Senesino (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The legacy of the celebrity castrato Senesino has endured for centuries. He is known to us today primarily as Handel’s leading man for 13 seasons in London, and he was recognised the world over for his moving dramatic interpretations, fiery singing, and singular, over-the-top divo personality. Yet, Handel’s music for Senesino only shows us a fraction of the numerous virtuosic roles written for the castrato. Here, for the first time, are arias by seven overlooked composers who also wrote showpieces for the (in)famous Senesino. All but one of the arias on this album are modern-day premieres and heard together, they illuminate the talents of an 18th-century operatic icon.

Each of the composers on this album was a genuine musical talent, greatly admired for the refinement and skill of their compositions, but they are almost entirely forgotten today. What a fascinating bunch! One was a part-time spy for the future King of France, another a workaholic recluse, one was accused of plagiarism and banished from London entirely, and another worked a side-gig composing music for Italian comedians.

Randall Scotting signs here a magnificent album, and allows us to rediscover some very beautiful lyric arias from the 18th century.

TRACKLIST

1. Randall Scotting - Eumene, Act II: Ricordati che offesa (Eumene)
2. Randall Scotting - Vespasiano, Act I: Lasso! Ch’io t’ho perduta (Tito)
3. Randall Scotting - Olimpiade, Act II: Se cerca, se dice (Megacle)
4. Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment - Caio Marzio Coriolano: March of the Dead
5. Randall Scotting - Adelaide, Act III: Adelaide, a te vengo (Ottone)
6. Randall Scotting - Adelaide, Act III: Vedrò più liete, e belle (Ottone)
7. Randall Scotting - Adriano in Siria, Act III: Di vassallo, e d’amante (Farnaspe)
8. Randall Scotting - Adriano in Siria, Act III: Son sventurato (Farnaspe)
9. Randall Scotting - Griselda, Act II: Dolce sogno (Gualtiero)
10. Randall Scotting - Eumene, Act II: Sì, tu trovasti (Eumene)
11. Randall Scotting - Eumene, Act II: Fra l’orror d’atra foresta (Eumene)
12. Randall Scotting - Adelaide, Act II: Con due pegni (Ottone)
13. Randall Scotting - Adelaide, Act II: Non disperi peregrino (Ottone)
14. Randall Scotting - Demetrio, Act II: Non so frenar il pianto (Demetrio)
15. Randall Scotting - Griselda, Act I: Affetto gioia (Gualtiero)
16. Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment - Adelaide: Sinfonia 'Minuet'
17. Randall Scotting - Caio Marzio Coriolano, Act II: So che guarda (Coriolano)
18. Randall Scotting - Ascanio, Act II: Non può quest’alma in sen (Ascanio)



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