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    released May 22, 2020
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1.
Joseph and his Brethren, HWV 59: Act II, scene 2: "Prophetic raptures swell my breast" (Asenath) 08:22
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2.
Ode to St. Cecilia's day, HWV 76: "What passion cannot raise and quell!" 07:42
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Deidamia, HWV 42: Act II, scene 9: "Và, perfido ! Quel cor mi tradirà" (Deidamia) 05:34
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4.
Belshazzar, HWV 61: "Sinfonia: Allegro Postillons" 01:44
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5.
Semele, HWV 58: Act III, scene 3: "Myself I shall adore" (Semele) 07:09
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6.
Semele, HWV 58: Overture 04:57
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7.
Hercules, HWV 60: Act I, scene 5: "My father! Ah!" (Iole) 06:14
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8.
The Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62: Musette from "Sinfonia" 05:06
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9.
Faramondo, HWV 39: Act I, scene 15: "Mi parto lieta sulla tua fede!" (Clotilde) 05:49
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Saul, HWV 53: Act III, scene 5: "In sweetest harmony they lived" (Michal) 05:47
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Deidamia, HWV 42: Act I, scene 5: "Nasconde l'usignol in alto rami il nido" (Deidamia) 06:15
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12.
Serse, HWV 40: Act I, scene 7: "Nè men con l'ombre d'infedeltà" (Romilda) 02:57
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For the French soprano Élisabeth Duparc, known as “La Francesina”, Handel composed no fewer than twelve principal roles in major works – operas and oratorios – written towards the end of his life. She took the title role in Semele, for instance, and the parts of Michal in Saul and Nitocris in Belshazzar. Apart from that, we know little about her, but the last works of the composer can demonstrate the extent of her talent. Sophie Junker’s brilliant voice revives her figure as she pays tribute to her, accompanied by le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu through some of her most successful roles as one of the composer’s last muses.


Élisabeth Duparc, surnommée « La Francesina » – la petite française –, fut l’une des cantatrices phares des dernières œuvres de Händel. Pour sa voix légère et agile, le maître composa pas moins de douze rôles principaux, aussi prestigieux que Semele, Michal (Saul) ou encore Nitocris (Belshazzar). De sa vie on ne sait rien : ne restent que les œuvres de Händel pour témoigner de son talent et de son aura. Ils revivent ici par la voix brillante et virtuose de Sophie Junker, accompagnée par le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu de Franck-Emmanuel Comte : tantôt espiègle (Myself I shall adore), tantôt pénétrante (In sweetest harmony they lived), la soprano ressuscite son modèle et creuse magnifiquement toutes les nuances du génie handelien.
Cet enregistrement rend ainsi hommage à la muse française du plus anglais des compositeurs allemands, à travers un programme consacré aux œuvres de ses grandes heures, et qui firent d'elle la favorite de ce dernier.

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released May 22, 2020

Sophie Junker: soprano
Franck-Emmanuel Comte: direction, harpsichord
Le Concert de L'Hostel Dieu


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