Handel: Arias

HANDEL ARIAS Victory and defeat, hope and despair, love and hate. In the operas and oratorios by George Frideric Handel, all aspects of life are explored. Spotlighting tenor Leif AruhnSolén, New Trinity Baroque present arias in an intimate chamber music setting.

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May 2013 EL 290510-2 Edition Lilac Classical Digipak 57’29” $16.99

TRACK TITLES 01. Forte e lieto (Tamerlano, HWV 18) 02. Empio, per farti guerra (Tamerlano, HWV 18) 03. Love in her eyes (Acis & Galatea, HWV 49) 04. Total eclipse (Samson, HWV 57) 05. Where’er you walk (Semele, HWV 58) 06. Gentle airs, melodious strains (Athalia, HWV 52) 07. The enemy said (Israel in Egypt, HWV 54) 08. Waft her, angels, through the skies (Jephtha, HWV 70) 09. La gloria in nobil alma (Partenope, HWV 27) Bonus Tracks (live): 10. Comfort ye / Ev’ry valley (Messiah, HWV 56) 11-14. Trio Sonata in G minor, HWV 393

REVIEWS “Leif Aruhn-Solén offered, with his compressed, yet light weighted and delightful tenor voice, new and refreshing ornaments, as it should be in the baroque performance practice.” Politiken “Leif Aruhn-Solen... brought so much tone and color.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution OVERVIEW Hailed by the critics as “Atlanta’s most adventurous early music ensemble” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), NEW TRINITY BAROQUE is recognized as one of the leading period instrument ensembles in the USA. Founded by Predrag Gosta in London in 1998, and based in Atlanta, New Trinity Baroque works closely with established American and international artists - past solo artists have included British soprano Evelyn Tubb, Dutch recorder virtuoso Marion Verbruggen, British baroque violinist John Holloway, and others. Their repertoire ranges from chamber to orchestral, from cantatas to operas, and its styles from Renaissance to Classical. HANDEL ARIAS features the Swedish uprising baroque music star, tenor Leif AruhnSolén. In a chamber music setting, he performs arias from operas and oratorios that have been carefuly chosen. In addition, as a bonus tracks, featured are Handel’s recit and aria from his beloved “Messiah”, as well as an exciting instrumental Trio Sonata in G minor, performed by New Trinity Baroque instrumentalists. SELLING POINTS • A limited edition CD • Carefully chosen Handel arias that should be on every tenor’s repertoire • Featuring an uprising early music star • NTB is always engaging the audiences and its has a very strong and always-growing fan base • More information: newtrinitybaroque.org and aruhn-solen.com

FEATURED SOLOIST Leif Aruhn-Solén, tenor (Sweden) KEY MARKETS Atlanta / Boston / New York / Philadelphia / Washington DC / Baltimore / Charleston / Birmingham, AL / Chicago / San Francisco Bay Area / Los Angeles / Portland / Milwaukee / Seattle / Hartford-New Haven / Raleigh-Durham / Minneapolis-St. Paul / Detroit

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