| Other author/creator | Brandes, Christine vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Burgess, Geoffrey (Oboist), instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Deutsche Arien. Selections. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Languia di bocca lusinghiera. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Sonatas, violin, continuo, HWV 370, F major. |
| Included Work | Hasse, Johann Adolf, 1699-1783 Quanto affanno; arranged. |
| Included Work | Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. D'amore il primo dardo. |
| Variant title |
Handel & Porpora : "the rivals" |
| Variant title |
Handel and Porpora |
| Variant title |
Rivals : Handel & Porpora |
| Portion of title |
Rivals |
| Contents |
Sonata in F for violin and continuo, Op. 1, No. 12 / George Frideric Handel (12:43) -- D'Amore il primo Dardo : cantata for soprano and continuo / Nicola Antonio Porpora (12:47) -- Meine Seele hört (5:32) ; Süsse Stille (4:38) / Handel -- Quanto affanno : (aria fitted for the violin) / Johann Adolph Hasse ; arr. Porpora (2:43) -- Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise / Handel (4:16) -- Sonata in G for cello with accompaniment for violin and continuo / Porpora (9:24) -- Languia di bocca lusigniera : cantata fragment for soprano, oboe, violin and continuo / Handel (6:22). |
| General note | Originally issued as a compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes in English, French and German and texts in Italian and German with English translations ([14] p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| General note | The 3rd, 4th, and 6th works for soprano and instrumental ensemble. |
| Performer |
The Four Nations Ensemble (Andrew Appel, harpsichord, director; Ryan Brown, violin; Loretta O'Sullivan, violoncello) ; Christine Brandes, soprano ; Geoffrey Burgess, oboe. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in St. Paul's Church, Tivoli, New York, Sept. 23-24, 1997. |
| Language | The 2nd and 8th works sung in Italian; the 3rd, 4th and 6th works sung in German. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
