Album DE 1979 on CBS Masterworks label
Classical (Baroque, Opera)
First Complete Recording / Premier Enregistrement Integral / Erste Gesamtaufnahme Recorded in Notre Dame de Liban, Paris, March-April, 1979. Front cover: "Un Persan à Paris" (Anon.); courtesy: Musée de Châalis. Ⓟ1979 CBS Disques, CBS Inc. / Made in Germany (labels). The 40-page booklet (seize 12' by 12') contains notes in French, English, German and Italian. Besides black and white photos it also contains the sung-texts (Libretti) in the same languages. The booklet and the 3 LP's are stored in a luxurious fully laminated reinforced cardboard box.
![]() | Georg Friedrich Händel , 1685-1759 GB album by |
![]() | Jean-Claude Malgoire ob, *1940 FR conductor, liner notes, french translation: sung-texts, album by |
![]() | La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy , orchestra, album by |
![]() | Carolyn Watkinson voc, *1949 GB mezzo-soprano vocals, xerxes, album by |
![]() | Barbara Hendricks voc, *1948 US soprano vocals, romilda, album by |
![]() | Paul Esswood voc, *1942 GB countertenor vocals, arsamene, album by |
![]() | Ortrun Wenkel fl, *1942 DE contralto vocals, amastre, album by |
![]() | Anne-Marie Rodde ss, *1943 FR soprano vocals, atalanta, album by |
![]() | Ulrik Cold voc, 1939-2010 DK bass vocals, ariodate, album by |
![]() | Ulrich Studer , *1945 DE baritone vocals, elviro, album by |
![]() | Claude Wassmer bsn, bassoon |
![]() | Jean-Louis Fiat bsn, bassoon |
![]() | Ensemble Vocal Jean Bridier choir |
![]() | Daniele Salzer p, harpsichord, continuo |
![]() | André Both alp, FR horn, natural horn |
![]() | Michel Garcin-Marrou alp, FR horn, natural horn |
![]() | Rudolf Steglich , liner notes, german translation: sung-texts |
![]() | Alain Ripoche ob, oboe |
![]() | Marc Ecochard oboe |
![]() | Michel Henry ob, oboe |
![]() | Jean-Pierre Canihac cor, *1947 FR trumpet, natural trumpet |
![]() | Jean-Philippe Vasseur vl, *1946 FR viola |
![]() | Martin Sonneveld vl, viola |
![]() | Bernadette Charbonnier vn, violin |
![]() | Daniel Cuiller vn, acg, violin |
![]() | Florence Malgoire vn, FR violin |
![]() | François Fernandez vn, *1960 FR violin |
![]() | Genette Foster violin |
![]() | Gilbert Bezzina vn, *1946 FR violin |
![]() | Hazelle Miloradovich violin |
![]() | Lars Brolin vl, vn, SE violin |
![]() | Mireille Cardoze , violin |
![]() | David Simpson vc, vn, FR violoncello |
![]() | Michel Malaprade violoncello |
![]() | Claire Giardelli vc, violoncello, continuo |
![]() | Jean-Louis Charbonnier bsn, vc, FR violone |
Allen Weinberg art direction |
Peter Nutter design, libretto design |
Georges Kisselhoff engineer |
Mireille Landmann engineer |
Karl Dietrich Gräwe liner notes |
Rodolfo Celletti liner notes |
Winton Dean liner notes |
Claude Gassian photography by |
Georges Kadar producer |
Bernard Huneau recorder |
Jean-Claude Veilhan recorder |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Opera Serse (Xerxes) | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | ||
2 | Act 1 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | ||
3 | Scene I, II, III, IV, V | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 28:55 | |
4 | Scene VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 29:27 | |
5 | Scene XII, XIII, XIV | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 17:32 | |
6 | Act 2 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | ||
7 | Scene I, II, III, IV | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 15:10 | |
8 | Scene V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 31:54 | |
9 | Scene XI, XII, XIII | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 11:43 | |
10 | Act 3 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | ||
11 | Scene I, II, III | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 17:37 | |
12 | Scene IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X (Final) | Georg Friedrich Händel - Jean-Claude Malgoire ∙ La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre Du Roy ∙ Carolyn Watkinson ∙ Barbara Hendricks ∙ Paul Esswood ∙ Ortrun Wenkel ∙ Anne-Marie Rodde ∙ Ulrik Cold ∙ Ulrich Studer | 29:31 |