Rinaldo Jacobs

Rene Jacobs, Freibruger Baroqueorchester - George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo (2003)

René Jacobs, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra - George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 865 Mb | Total time: 67:20+74:54+50:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMC 901796.98 | Recorded: 2002

Rinaldo, Handel's first Italian opera, is still arguably his best Italian opera. Or, to put it another way, Handel found what worked – hair-raising arias, affecting harmonies, colorful orchestrations, wild special effects, and a story that his English audiences would accept as a compliment to their own magnificence – and he stuck with it until the English were sick of Italian operas. Handel's Rinaldo works wonderfully well in this recording directed by Rene Jacobs. Jacobs makes the drama work, making one believe in the unlikely coincidences that constitute its plot. He makes the theatrical effects work, making one believe in Handel's monumental thunder that precedes the arrival of the evil queen.

René Jacobs - René Jacobs by himself 1977-2007 (2007)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Feb. 1, 2022
René Jacobs - René Jacobs by himself 1977-2007 (2007)

René Jacobs - René Jacobs by himself 1977-2007 (2007)
FLAC (tracks) - 645 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 353 MB
2:33:21 | Classical | Label: harmonia mundi

The 32 excerpts, on 2 CDs, have been chosen by René himself, presented in chronological order, a unique opportunity to hear his evolution in style and artistry.
Harmonia Mundi - Opéra Baroque - England: Blow, Purcell, Handel [7cd] (2013)

Harmonia Mundi - Opéra Baroque - England: Blow, Purcell, Handel [7cd] (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,85 Gb | Total time: 675:10 | Digital booklet (PDF)
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMX2908658.99 | Recorded: 1989, 1998, 2002

This luxurious set containing 39 CDs, 3 DVDs, 1 CD-Rom and four detailed booklets will tell you the full story of Baroque opera in Italy, France, England, and Germany. No fewer than 17 complete operas (including two on DVD) and two supplementary CDs (the dawn of opera, Overtures for the Hamburg Opera) provide the most comprehensive overview of the genre ever attempted! The finest performers are assembled here under the direction of René Jacobs and William Christie to offer you 47 hours of music. An opportunity to discover or to hear again the masterpieces of Baroque opera, some of which have been unavailable on CD for many years.
Kevin Mallon, The Aradia Ensemble - George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo (2006)

Kevin Mallon, The Aradia Ensemble - George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 770 Mb | Total time: 78:47+52:15+48:44 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.660165-67 | Recorded: 2004

This recording has plenty to recommend it, despite the star power of its competition. The Aradia Ensemble–17 string players, 11 wind and brass players and four continuo players–are a lively, more-than-proficient group of period instrumentalists who, under Kevin Mallon, play the heck out of Handel's colorful, ever-changing score, and can be compared with the finest ensembles around. The obbligato oboist, harpsichordist, and sopranino recorder virtuoso (in Almirena's gorgeous first act "bird" aria) are superb. Mallon doesn't go for fierce string attacks, but every bit of his leadership has spring and energy. He and his cast are particularly careful with the recitatives, which are dramatically put forth. The cast is uniformly good.
René Jacobs & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - Handel: Agrippina (2011) [Official Digital Download]

René Jacobs & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - Handel: Agrippina (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time - 202:39 minutes | 1.98 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

After his acclaimed explorations of such Handel operas as Giulio Cesare and Rinaldo, René Jacobs now tackles the first great operatic success of the ‘caro Sassone’ (Venice, 1710), the climax of his Italian period. This version reconstructs the work in its original conception, the only one to combine explosive topicality with extreme dramatic cogency. As a result, this tale of amorous intrigues against a background of Roman history, the ‘prequel’ to Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, emerges more fascinating than ever.
B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs - Handel: Orlando (2014) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs - Handel: Orlando (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 159:39 minutes | 3.13 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

Making his Archiv opera debut, celebrated Handelian and Grammy award winner René Jacobs, the most exciting opera conductor of the day (Münchner Merkur), leads his dynamic, exquisitely honed B Rock Baroque Orchestra Ghent and an outstanding cast in one of the composer s most spectacular and ravishingly beautiful creations recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge in summer 2013.
Marilyn Horne, Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti - Handel: Airs d'Opera / Operatic Arias (1983)

Marilyn Horne, Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti - Handel: Airs d'Opera / Operatic Arias (1983)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 203 Mb | Total time: 43:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | ECD 88034 | Recorded: 1982

"Arias for mezzo soprano", it says, and authentically minded readers may already have noted that most of them would be sung by a countertenor these days, being originally for castrati. A little while ago I reviewed a record, "Arias for Farinelli", by Vivica Genaux, which came with a fascinating essay by René Jacobs in which he argued that the nearest we can get these days to the sound of the castrati is not the countertenor, which he rudely says should really be called a "falsettist", but the mezzo soprano, who is able to reproduce the strong, warm chest tones in her lower range which contemporary commentators tell us were at the base of the castrato voice production, the voice becoming sweeter and softer as it goes into the higher range.
V.A. - Generation Harmonia Mundi 2 (1988-2018) - The Family Spirit (18CD Box Set, 2018)

V.A. - Generation Harmonia Mundi 2 (1988-2018) - The Family Spirit (18CD Box Set, 2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image + .cue, log) | Run Time: 16:42:57 | 5,73 Gb
Genre: Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi

To celebrate their 60 years of activity, Harmonia Mundi has released 2 commemorative CD boxsets to showcase classical artists and composers. This first volume invites you to relive the highlights of the first 30 years of the label and pays tribute to the artists who built Harmonia Mundi on the heights of Saint-Michel-de-Provence, leading with a passionate quest for excellence a real revolution in the world of early music.

La Venexiana - Monteverdi: Ottavo Libro dei Madrigali (2005)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Sept. 6, 2017
La Venexiana - Monteverdi: Ottavo Libro dei Madrigali (2005)

La Venexiana - Monteverdi: Ottavo Libro dei Madrigali (2005)
XLD | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 03:13:03 | 852 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GCD 920928

Claudio Monteverdi's late works, like those of Beethoven, contain singular mixtures of simplicity and complexity. Book Eight of his madrigals are about love and war, themes as elemental as they come. Yet consider the madrigal Ogni amante è guerrier (Every Lover is a Warrior, track 6 on the first CD of this set), with its text by Ottavio Rinuccini that subtly conflates the two ideas. Monteverdi's setting, for a low voice, is moody, involved, and philosophical.

V.A. - Baroque Masterpieces (60CD Limited Edition Box Set, 2008)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Aug. 7, 2018
V.A. - Baroque Masterpieces (60CD Limited Edition Box Set, 2008)

V.A. - Baroque Masterpieces (60CD Limited Edition Box Set, 2008)
EAC Rip | WAVPack (image +.cue +log) | Run Time: 2d 17:08:22 | 18,39 Gb | E-Booklet - 71 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical / BMG

Baroque Masterpieces - collection of Baroque music in the best performance in the company Sony BMG DHM Artenova. One of the best collections of Baroque music! The greatest works - the legendary performance! Baroque music is a style of European classical music in the period from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque era follows the Renaissance and the Classical period precedes. The main in this music was an expression of emotions. Baroque music - this violence and ecstasy, in contrast to the confidence and independence of the Renaissance.