Album Title: Belcanto Duets
Performer: Yoshikazu Mera (米良美一, Countertenor) Edita Gruberová(Soprano) Yoshikazu Mera István Rácz Aniko Peter Szabo Conductor: Friedrich Haider Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Henry Purcell, Gioachino Rossini Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Audio CD (July 23, 1999) Number of Discs: 1 Spars Code: n/a Recorded in: Stereo Format: Import Label: Nightingale Classics Copyright: (c) 1998 Nightingale Classics Recording Time: 46 minutes.

1. King Arthur, or The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z 628: Duet. Shepherd, Shepherd leave decoying (2:39) Composer Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Baroque Written 1691; England
2. Cantata No. 78, 'Jesu, der du meine Seele,' BWV 78 (BC A130): Duet. Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten, o Jesu, o Meister (5:22) Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Baroque Written 1724; Leipzig, Germany
3. Italian Duets: no 16, Nò, di voi non vo'fidarmi, duet for soprano, alto & continuo, HWV 189 (3:09) Composer George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Baroque Written 1741; London, England
4. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Aria. Piangerò la sorte mia (5:45) Composer George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Baroque Written 1724; London, England
5. Mitridate, rè di Ponto, opera, K. 87 (K. 74a): Aria. Va, l'error mio palesa (3:26) Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Classical Written 1770; Milan, Italy

6. La Clemenza di Tito, opera, K. 621: Duet. Come ti piace imponi (2:55) Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Classical Written 1791; Prague, Czech Republ
7. Tancredi, opera: Sinfonia-Overture (5:04) Composer Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Romantic Written 1813; Italy
8. Semiramide, opera: Duet. Giorno d'orror!... e di contento (4:32) Composer Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Romantic Written 1823; Italy
9. Tancredi, opera: Duet. Lasciami / Ah, come mai / Si, tu sol, crudel (9:19) Composer Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Romantic Written 1813; Italy
10. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour (3:47) Composer Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880) Performer Yoshikazu Mera (Countertenor) Edita Gruberova (Soprano) Conductor Friedrich Haider Orchestra Failoni Chamber Orchestra Period Romantic Written 1881; Paris, France |