George Fr. Handel - Lucrezia, HWV 145 (c. 1706)

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (born Georg Friedrich Händel 23 February 1685 (O.S.) [(N.S.) 5 March] – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalized British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans Cantata "La Lucrezia" in F minor, HWV 145 (c. 1706) Librettist: Benedetto Pamphili (1653-1730) (??) 1. Recitativo "O Numi eterni"(0:00) 2. Aria "Giù superbo del mio affanno" (1:01) 3. Recitativo "Mai voi, forse nel cielo" (6:21) 4. Aria "Il suol che preme" (7:05) 5. Recitativo "Ah! che ancor"/Furioso (9:55) 6. Arioso "Alla salma infedel" (11:24) 7. Recitativo "A voi, a voi padre" (14:23) 8. Arioso "Già nel seno"/Furioso (15:18) Magdalena Kožená, soprano & Les Musiciens du Louvre conducted by Marc Minkowski Handel composed La Lucrezia in Florence in 1706 or 1707. It was one of his earliest Italian cantatas, and was written while he was still developing his compositional style. Librettist given as "unknown" in entry for autograph at RISM.