Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with his delightful opera buffa, "La finta giardiniera," composed when he was just 18 years old. This captivating album, released on Harmonia Mundi in 2012, presents a lively and spirited performance by the orchestra of Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, conducted by Andreas Spering.
"La finta giardiniera," or "The Pretend Garden-Girl," is a charming tale of love, mistaken identities, and forgiveness, set to Mozart's exquisite music. The opera, commissioned by Maximilian III, is a testament to the young composer's prodigious talent and his mastery of the opera buffa genre. The album spans nearly three hours, featuring 57 tracks that include overtures, arias, recitatives, and ensembles, all performed with vibrant energy and precision.
The story unfolds with a series of comedic misunderstandings and romantic entanglements, accompanied by Mozart's melodious and inventive score. The cast of characters, including the disguised Sandrina, the amorous Count Belmonte, and the witty maid Serpetta, brings the opera to life with their engaging performances. Each aria is a gem, showcasing Mozart's ability to convey a range of emotions and personalities through his music.
From the playful overture to the heartfelt arias and the lively ensembles, this album offers a comprehensive and enjoyable exploration of one of Mozart's lesser-known but equally captivating operas. Whether you are a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a newcomer to the world of opera, "La finta giardiniera" is sure to delight and entertain.
2012 harmonia mundi2012 harmonia mundi
Tracks
La finta giardiniera, K. 196: OuvertureWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 1: No. 1, Introduzione "Che lieto giorno" (Ramiro, Podestà, Sandrina, Nardo, Serpetta)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Nicolas Rivenq, Sophie Karthäuser, Michael Nagy, Sunhae Im, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 1: Recitativo "Viva, viva il buon gusto" (Podestà, Ramiro, Serpetta, Nardo, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 1: No. 2, Aria "Se l'augellin se n' fugge" (Ramiro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 2: Recitativo "Presto, Nardo" (Podestà, Serpetta, Nardo, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 2: No. 3, Aria "Dentro il mio petto io sento" (Podestà)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scenes 3 - 4: Recitativo "Della nemica sorte" (Sandrina, Nardo) - "Gl'uomini s'han da amar" (Ramiro, Nardo, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Michael Nagy, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 4: No. 4, Aria "Noi donne poverine" (Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scenes 4 - 5: Recitativo "Sarei felice appieno" (Ramiro) - "Io per me non capisco" (Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Michael Nagy, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 5: No. 5, Aria "A forza di martelli" (Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Michael Nagy, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 6: Recitativo "Mia cara nipotina" (Podestà, Arminda, Serpetta)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sunhae Im, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 7: No. 6, Aria "Che beltà, che leggiadria" (Contino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 7: Recitativo: "Sposa Arminda" (Contino, Arminda, Podestà, Serpetta)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Nicolas Rivenq, Sunhae Im, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 7: No. 7, Aria "Si promette facilmente" (Arminda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 8: Recitativo "Che dite, signor Conte" (Podestà, Contino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 8: No. 8, Aria "Da scirocco a tramontana" (Contino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scenes 8 - 9: Recitativo "Evviva, evviva!" (Podestà) - "In questa casa non si può più stare" (Serpetta)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Sunhae Im, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 9: No. 9a, Cavatina "Un marito oh dio, vorrei" (Serpetta) - Recitativo "Come in questa canzone" (Nardo) - No. 9b, Cavatina "Un marito, oh dio, vorresti" (Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 9: Recitativo "Bravo, signor buffone" (Serpetta, Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 9: No. 10, Aria "Appena mi vedon" (Serpetta)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sunhae Im, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 10: No. 11, Cavatina "Geme la tortorella" (Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scenes 10 - 11: Recitativo "Questa sarà la bella giardiniera" (Arminda, Sandrina) - "Vi son io" (Contino, Arminda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sophie Karthäuser, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scenes 11 - 12: No. 12, Setteto "Numi! Che incanto è questo" (Contino, Sandrina) - "Ecco il liquor, prendete" (Arminda, Ramiro, Contino, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Sophie Karthäuser, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scenes 13 - 14: "Che silenzio!" (Podestà, Sandrina, Contino, Arminda, Ramiro) - "Che tratto è questo" (Podestà, Serpetta, Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Sophie Karthäuser, Jeremy Ovenden, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 15: "Ma voi che pretendete" (Sandrina, Contino, Serpetta, Podestà, Nardo, Arminda, Ramiro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Jeremy Ovenden, Sunhae Im, Nicolas Rivenq, Michael Nagy, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Marie-Claude Chappuis
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act I Scene 15: "Perfido! Indegno" (Arminda, Ramiro, Podestà, Serpetta, Nardo, Sandrina, Contino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Nicolas Rivenq, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Sophie Karthäuser, Jeremy Ovenden
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scenes 1 - 2: Recitativo "Non fuggirmi spietata" (Ramiro, Arminda) - "Ah che son disperato" (Contino, Arminda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 2: No. 13, Aria "Vorrei punirti indegno" (Arminda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scenes 3 & 4: Scene 3: Recitativo: "Ah costei non è donna" (Contino, Serpetta) - Scene 4: "Quanto lo compatisco" (Serpetta, Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 4: No. 14, Aria "Con un vezzo all'italiana" (Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Michael Nagy, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scenes 4 - 5: Recitativo "Costui mi dà piacer" (Serpetta) - "Che strano caso è il mio!" (Sandrina, Contino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sunhae Im, Sophie Karthäuser, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 5: No. 15, Aria "Care pupille belle" (Contino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 6: Recitativo "Va', Conte disgraziato" (Podestà, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 6: No. 16, Aria "Una voce sento al core" (Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 7: Recitativo: "Ah che son stato un sciocco!" (Podestà, Arminda, Ramiro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 7: No. 17, Aria "Una damina" (Podestà)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scenes 8 & 9: Scene 8: Recitativo: "Sappi Arminda, ben mio" (Ramiro, Arminda) - Scene 9: "Eppur dalla costanza" (Ramiro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 9: No. 18, Aria "Dolce d'amor compagna" (Ramiro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scenes 10 - 11: Recitativo "Credimi nipotina" (Podestà, Arminda, Serpetta, Contino) - "Io lo difendo" (Sandrina, Contino, Arminda, Serpetta, Podestà)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sunhae Im, Jeremy Ovenden, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 12: No. 19a, Recitativo "Ah non partir... m'ascolta" (Contino) - No. 19b, Aria "Già divento freddo, freddo" (Contino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scenes 13 & 14: Scene 13: Recitativo: "Oh poveretto me!" (Nardo, Ramiro, Podestà, Serpetta) - Scene 14: "Va' pur, ma questa volta" (Serpetta, Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Michael Nagy, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Nicolas Rivenq, Sunhae Im, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 14: No. 20, Aria "Chi vuol godere il mondo" (Serpetta)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sunhae Im, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 15: No. 21, Aria "Crudeli, oh dio!" (Sandrina) - Recitativo "Dove son!" (Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 15: No. 22, Cavatina "Ah dal pianto" (Sandrina) - Recitativo "Ma qui niuno m'ascolta" (Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 16: No. 23, Setteto "Fra quest'ombre" (Contino, Nardo, Sandrina, Arminda)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, Michael Nagy, Sophie Karthäuser, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 16: "Qui fermate" (Ramiro, Podestà, Arminda, Contino, Serpetta, Nardo, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Nicolas Rivenq, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Jeremy Ovenden, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Sophie Karthäuser
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act II Scene 16: "Mio Tirsi, deh senti" (Sandrina, Contino, Podestà, Ramiro, Arminda, Serpetta, Nardo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sophie Karthäuser, Jeremy Ovenden, Nicolas Rivenq, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act III Scenes 1 - 2: Recitativo "Sentimi, Nardo mio" (Serpetta, Nardo) - "Dovrò dunque languire..."(Nardo, Contino, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Sunhae Im, Michael Nagy, Jeremy Ovenden, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act III Scene 2: No. 24a, Aria "Mirate che contrasto" (Nardo) - No. 24b, Duetto "Da bravi seguitate" (Contino, Sandrina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Michael Nagy, Jeremy Ovenden, Sophie Karthäuser, Freiburger Barockorchester
La finta giardiniera, K. 196, Act III Scenes 3 - 4: Recitativo "Oh, l'ho pensata bene" (Podestà, Serpetta) - "Vedete che sfacciata" (Podestà, Arminda, Ramiro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, René Jacobs, Nicolas Rivenq, Sunhae Im, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Marie-Claude Chappuis, Freiburger Barockorchester
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