Wednesday, July 20, 2011

From the Vault: Lucia Popp Sings Mozart Concert Arias


Soprano Lucia Popp recorded this album of Mozart concert arias in 1984 with the Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg under conductor Leopold Hager. Deutsche Grammophon 410 961-1 Stereo. Surprisingly it has never appeared complete on CD, nor in MP3 format. Philips released this CD box set of Mozart works, but the items in bold were missing from the below original track list:

1) A Berenice...Sol nascente, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 70 (K. 61c)

2) Per pietà, bell'idol mio, aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 78 (K. 73b)

3) O temerario Arbace!...Per quel paterno, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 79 (K. 73d)

4) Per qual paterno amplesso, K79/73d

5) Basta, vincesti...Ah, non lasciarmi, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. (2) 486a (K. 295a)

6) Ah non lasciarmi, K486a/295a

7) Ah, lo previdi...Ah, t'invola agl'occhi miei, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 272

8) Alcandro, Io confesso...Non só d'onde viene, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 294

9) Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383

10) Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia, aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 582