Mr and Mrs Hasse
Saturday 21 April 2007 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
The programme profiles the German-born composer Hasse, who married the widely celebrated mezzo-soprano, Faustina Bordoni.
Hasse enjoyed great success both at home in Germany and in Italy, but this was short lived. Lucie Skeaping plays chamber, vocal and orchestral music by Hasse, and recounts tales of his diva-wife's behaviour in the opera house.
Playlist
Handel: from Alessandro: Duet: Placa l'alma
Emma Kirkby / Catherine Bott
The Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman
Hyperion CDA 66950
Track 5
Hasse: Trio sonata in d minor for oboe, violin and basso continuo
Epoca Barocca
Chaconne CHAN 0711
Trks 5 - 8
Hasse: from Cleofide: Act 1 Sinfonia and aria Se mai turbo il riposa
Kimberly Barber, mezzo-soprano
Arion orchestre baroque
Monica Huggett, direction & baroque violin
CBC Records MVCD1172
Trks 13 -16
Hasse: Flute Concerto a 5 in G major
Laurence Dean, transverse flute
Hannoversche Hofkapelle
Christophorus CHR77228
Trks 8-10
Handel: from Admeto: act II: aria: Gelosia spietata Aletto
Kimberly Barber, mezzo-soprano
Arion orchestre baroque
Monica Huggett, direction & baroque violin
CBC Records MVCD1172
Trk 11
Hasse: Requiem in C major: Kyrie
Il Fondamento
Paul Dombrecht, director
Opus 111 OPS3080
Trks 4 -5
