MAYR: L'Armonia / Cantata sopra la morte di Beethoven
Born near Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Simon Mayr spent the greater part of his career in Bergamo, a flourishing cultural and economic centre in the early nineteenth century. An important figure in the promotion of Viennese classicism in Italy, he combined, in his own style, the legacy of Vienna with the dramatic and melodic genius of Italy, and held a dominant position in Italian opera before the emergence of Rossini. Mayr’s L’Armonia was written in 1825 for a visit to Bergamo by the Emperor, followed in 1827 by his Cantata for the Death of Beethoven, a work which contains allusions to Wellington’s Victory, the Sixth Symphony, the Mass in C major and the oratorio Christus am Ölberg, which Mayr had performed in 1826 in Bergamo.

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Simon Mayr

L'Armonia

Or, Talia, soprano
Piriu, Altin, tenor
Borchev, Nikolay, bass
Hauk, Franz, choirmaster
Simon Mayr Choir
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Hauk, Franz, Conductor


Scene I: Chorus: Bell'Armonia risvegliati (Fair Harmony awake) 04:18
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra



Scene I: Recitative: Ah si: rimira, avventurata gente (Ah yes, see, fortunate people) (Bass) 02:50
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Borchev, Nikolay, bass



Scene I: Aria: Qual diletto inonda il petto (What delight fills our hearts) (Bass) 02:28
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Borchev, Nikolay, bass



Scene I: Aria: La Patria gia sente il Nume presente (Our country feels the presence of God) (Bass, Chorus) 02:13
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Borchev, Nikolay, bass



Scene I: Chorus: Qual'indegno! il seren di nostra pace (What an outrage! Does someone dare disturb our serenity?) 00:43
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra



Scene II: Recitative: Popoli, amici!... (People, friends!... ) (Bass, Chorus) 01:01
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Borchev, Nikolay, bass



Scene II: Aria: A combatter ci chiama la tromba: de' timballi gia il suono rimbomba (The trumpet calls us to battle) (Tenor, Chorus) 06:57
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Piriu, Altin, tenor



Scene III: Chorus: Vittoria, Vittoria (Victory, Victory) 02:06
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra



Scene III: Recitative: Ah si l'arpa si rechi: sulle dita scorre (Ah yes, take up your harp: the song of victory) (Soprano) 01:20
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Or, Talia, soprano



Scene III: Trio with Chorus: Rodolfo onor de' Cesari, invitto Eroe, dov'e? (Where is Rudolf, honour of emperors, undefeated hero?) (Soprano, Bass, Chorus, Tenor) 07:41
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Borchev, Nikolay, bass
Or, Talia, soprano
Piriu, Altin, tenor



Scene III: Recitative: Qual solenne concento l'orecchio ne percuote? (What solemn harmony strikes our ears?) (Tenor, Chorus) 01:19
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Piriu, Altin, tenor



Scene III: Chorus: Scendi de' cantici, alma custode! (Descend from our songs guardian angel!) 02:23
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra



Scene III: Recitative: Ecco il tempio: ecco l'ara (Here is the temple, here the altar) (Soprano, Tenor) 01:44
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Or, Talia, soprano
Piriu, Altin, tenor



Scene III: Trio with Chorus: Tu, che del fulmine movi il potere (You who have power over the thunderbolt) (Soprano, Chorus) 03:17
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Or, Talia, soprano



Scene III: Recitative: Ma, qual portento e questo? (What omen is this?) (Soprano, Chorus) 00:31
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Or, Talia, soprano



Scene III: Trio with Chorus: Chi del cielo la voce comprende (He who understands the voice of heaven) (Soprano, Bass, Chorus) 01:36
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Borchev, Nikolay, bass
Or, Talia, soprano



Scene III: Finale: Trio with Chorus: Di bel contento l'etra risuoni (Let heaven resound with sweet contentment) 01:38
Simon Mayr Choir
Hauk, Franz, Conductor
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Borchev, Nikolay, bass
Or, Talia, soprano
Piriu, Altin, tenor



Cantata sopra la morte di Beethoven (Cantata for the Death of Beethoven)

Or, Talia, soprano
Piriu, Altin, tenor
Borchev, Nikolay, bass
Hauk, Franz, choirmaster
Simon Mayr Choir
Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra
Hauk, Franz, Conductor


Cantata sopra la morte di Beethoven (Cantata for the Death of Beethoven) 15:24



Total Playing Time: 00:59:29