Ref.

HWV 105

Italian Title

Armida Abbandonata (Dietro l'orme fugaci)

English Title

Armida abandoned

Event

Dramatic Secular Cantata

Composed

Composed by Georg Frideric Handel - Rome, Italy June 1707
First performance: Possibly June 26, 1707, Palazzo Bonelli, Rome
Performed by J.S. Bach & Collegium Musicum in Leipzig, c1730

Text

?

Italian Text | Translations: English-3

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano
Orchestra: strings, continuo

Score

References

BGA: - | NBA: | BC: | HG edition: 52a, 52b | HHA edition: V/3, 4 | Notes: Copied for Ruspoli, 1707, 1709

Commentary

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

1

Bella mia fiamma: Works for Soprano and Orchestra [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 []

Kurt Masur

Kammerorchester Berlin

Soprano: Stefania Woytowicz

Berlin Classics 31242

Mid 1960's ?

CD / TT:

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2

J.S. Bach - Handel: Solo Cantatas & Vocal Works [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata No. 13 Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105, arranged by Raymond Leppard [30:49]

Raymond Leppard

English Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Janet Baker

EMI Classics

Nov-Dec, 1967

2-CD / TT: 155:07

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
See: Baker does Bach
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3

In Vauxhall Gardens [P-1]
The Essential Emma Kirkby [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 [15:55]

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Soprano: Emma Kirkby

Virgin 61290 / EMI
Virgin 61911

Sep 1988

CD / TT: 64:46
CD / TT: 75:33

Recorded at No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England.
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4

G.F. Haendel: Cantates Romaines [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 [20:44]

Alessandro De Marchi (Harpsichord, Conductor)

Il Teatro Armonico

Soprano: Maria Cristina Kiehr

Accord 202712

Jun 2-6, Oct 27-28, 1993

CD / TT: 62 min

Recorded in Poggio Mirtete, Italy.
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5

G.F. Handel: Tra le Fiame - Dramatic Solo Cantatas [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 [16:30]

Ingrid Matthews & Byron Schenkman (Directors)

Seattle Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Ellen Hargis; Margriet Tindemans (Viola da gamba)

Wildboar 9604

Apr-May 1996

CD / TT: 73:15

Recorded at St. Thomas Center, Bothel, Washington, USA.
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6

Haendel: Lucrezia - Cantates
Handel: Cantates

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 [15:26]

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Les Basses Réunies

Soprano: Véronique Gens; Francois Fernandez (Violin); Mira Glodeanu (Violin)

Virgin 45283

Nov 5-8, 1996

CD / TT: 52:26

Recorded at Eglise du Bon-Secours, Paris, France.
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7

Handel: Italian Secular Cantatas [P-1]
Delirio Amoroso - G.F. Handel: Italian Secular Cantatas (The Sixteen Edition) [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 [15:38]

Harry Christophers

The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Mezzo-soprano: Ann Murray

Collins Classics 1503-2
Coro COR-16030
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May 15-16, 1997

CD / TT: 67:26
CD / TT: 66:32
MP3 / TT: 66:17

Recorded at St. Judes on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England. Recording Producer: Mark Brown; Recording Engineer: Mike Hatch.
1^st recording of Armida abbandonata by H. Christophers.
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8

Handel: Agrippina · Armida · Lucrezia [P-1]
Handel Edition Volume 8

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 [15:05]

Giovanni Antonini

Il Giardino Armonico

Soprano: Eva Mei

Teldec 24571
Warner Classics 695641

May 1999

CD / TT: 54:46
6-CD / TT:

Recorded at Chiesa di San Giorgio, Morbio Inferiore, Italy.
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9

Aus der Notenbibliothek von Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. I
From the Music Library of J.S. Bach. Vol. 1 [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 [13:17]

Thomas Hengelbrock

Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens

Hänssler CD-93.121

Jan 20-22, 2001

CD / TT: 68:31

Recorded by SWR at Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany.
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10

Handel: Scorned & Betrayed - three italian cantatas

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 [16:03]

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Soprano: Melissa Fogarty
Claire Jolivet (Baroque Violin); Amelia Roosevelt (Baroque Violin)Christine Gummere (Baroque Cello); Jennifer Griesbach (Harpsichord)

Albany 812

Sep 2004-Mar 2005

CD / TT: 72:01

Recorded at Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA.
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11

G.F. Händel: Solokantaten · Solo Cantatas [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 [13:53]

Hermann Max

Das Kleine Konzert

Soprano: Veronika Winter

Capriccio 71 083

Mar 11-13, 2005

SACD / TT: 52:37

Recorded at Sendesaal, Deutschlandrundfunk, Köln, Germany.
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12

Le Cantate per il Marchese Ruspoli [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105 [15:27]

Fabio Bonizzoni (Direction, Harpsichord)

La Risonanza

Soprano: Emanuela Galli

Glossa 921522

Oct 2005

CD / TT: 73:40

Recorded at Chiesa di San Salvatore, Rodengo Saiano, Brescia, Italy.
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13

Fedel e Costante: Handel Italian Cantatas (The Sixteen Edition) [P-2]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 [14:42]

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Prinicipals from The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Soprano: Elin Manahan Thomas
Miles Golding (Violin); Alastair Ross (Harpsichord); Walter Reiter (Violin); Katy Bircher (Flute); Joseph Crouch (Cello); David Miller (Theorbo)

Coro COR-16045
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Sep 16, 2006

CD / TT: 65:10
MP3 / TT: 64:58

Recorded live at Grove Auditorium, Magdalen College, Oxford (Handel in Oxford Festival), England. Recording Producer & Editor: Raphael Mouterde; Recording Engineer: Mike Hatch (Floating Earth Ltd); Production Consultant: Harry Christophers.
2^nd recording of Armida abbandonata by H. Christophers.
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14

G.F. Handel: Cantate 01 [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 []

Marco Vitale (Harpsichord & Direction)

Contrasto Armonico

Soprano: Roberta Mameli

Ayros AY-HC01

2012

CD / TT:

Recorded at…
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15

Héroïnes (Haendel et Haydn par Le Parlement de Musique)
Händel: Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 [17:14]

Martin Gester

Le Parlement de Musique

Soprano: Ivana Lazar

YouTube

Jun 2012

Video:/ TT:

Recorded live at Palais Rohan de Strasbourg, France. Produced by Ozango ® 2012. Broadcast by Arte (June 2012) & Mezzo (May 22, 2013).
Watch on YouTube: Complete Cantata [17:14]

16

Bachfest Leipzig 2015 · Ausgewählte Höhepunkte [F-2015] [P-1]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105 []

Václav Luks

Collegium 1704 (Concertmaster: Helena Zemanová)

Soprano: Raffaella Milanesi

Bach-Archiv Leipzig (Kamprad)

Jun 21, 2015

2-CD / TT: 135 min

Recorded live in the frame of Bachfest Leipzig 2015, at Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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M-1

Armida [P-2]

G.F. Handel: Cantata Armida abbandonata, HWV 105: Ah! crudele e pur ten’ vai [4:56], In tanti affanni miei [3:35]

David Syrus

Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

Soprano: Annette Dasch

Sony Classical 88697

Apr 20-27, 2007

CD / TT: 58:22

Recorded in conjunction with Bayerischer Rundfunk, at Bavarian Music Studios, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2008 - March 2019)

George Frideric Handel: Short Biography
Works: Opera Alcina, HWV 34 | Brockes Passion, HWV 48 | Cantata Armida Abbandonata, HWV 105
Discussions: George Frideric Handel & Bach: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8