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 - Xerxes (Serse)

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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
Xerxes (Serse)

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.

Musicians

	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

Producers

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

Composers

Georg Friedrich Händel

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
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

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