Artist: Philippe Jaroussky, Julien Chauvin, Le Concert de la Loge
Title: Forgotten Arias
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:16:48
Total Size: 1.46 GB

Tracklist:

1. Bernasconi: L'Olimpiade, Act 2: "Siam navi all’onde algenti" (Aminta) (6:58)
2. Gluck: Il re pastore, Act 3: "Sol può dir come si trova" (Agenore) (6:47)
3. Piccinni: Catone in Utica, Act 1: "Che giurai? Che promisi?" (Arbace) (0:34)
4. Piccinni: Catone in Utica, Act 1: "Che legge spietata" (Arbace) (3:50)
5. Ferrandini: 24 Arias: No. 23, Gelido in ogni vena (From Sächsische Landsbibliothek MS 3037-I-6) (11:17)
6. Traetta: L'Olimpiade, Act 2: "Dove son? Che m’avenne?" (Licida) (1:45)
7. Traetta: L'Olimpiade, Act 2: "Gemo in un punto e fremo" (Licida) (4:27)
8. Valentini: La clemenza di Tito, Act 2: "Se mai senti spirarti sul volto" (Sesto) (10:27)
9. Hasse: Demofoonte, Sinfonia: I. Allegro (2:08)
10. Hasse: Demofoonte, Sinfonia: II. Andantino (1:56)
11. Hasse: Demofoonte, Sinfonia: III. Presto (1:31)
12. Hasse: Demofoonte, Act 1: "Ma che vi fece, o stelle" (Timante) (0:47)
13. Hasse: Demofoonte, Act 1: "Sperai vicino il lido" (Timante) (5:26)
14. Hasse: Demofoonte, Act 3: "Misero pargoletto" (Timante) (5:19)
15. Bach, JC: Artaserse, Act 2: "Per quel paterno amplesso" (Arbace) (5:13)
16. Jommelli: Artaserse, Act 1: "Fra cento affanni" (Arbace) (8:30)

With Forgotten Arias countertenor Philippe Jaroussky pays tribute to composers of the late Baroque era and to the great librettist of the age, Pietro Metasasio. All ten arias on the album, written between 1748 and 1770 by nine composers, are heard in world premiere recordings. Metasasio’s librettos were set by multiple composers – Vivaldi, Handel, Gluck and Mozart among them – resulting in hundreds of operas. The more familiar names on the multi-faceted programme of Forgotten Arias are Gluck, Johann Christian Bach, Jommelli, Hasse and Piccinni. Less well-known are Bernasconi, Ferrandini, Traetta and Valentini. Jaroussky’s partners on the album are the conductor Julien Chauvin and his orchestra Le Concert de la Loge. All in all, Forgotten Arias looks set to be highly memorable.