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Anu Komsi: Coloratura

Anu Komsi: Coloratura


Alyabyev:

The Nightingale

Delibes:

Où va la jeune Indoue? 'Bell Song' (from Lakmé)

Glière:

Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, Op. 82

Mozart:

Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte)

Sibelius:

Luonnotar, Op. 70 (Text: Kalevala)

Thomas, Ambroise:

Scène et air d’Ophélie

Zorn:

La Machine de l’être – a monodrama


Anu Komsi, Finland’s ‘coloratura assoluta’, here presents a wide-ranging programme, from mad scenes and rage arias from 18th- and 19th-century operas, to Alyabyev’s ever-soaring Nightingale and the silvery tinkling of Lakmé’s Bell Song.

Komsi also performs later examples of coloratura, including Glière’s glittering Concerto for coloratura and orchestra, and La Machine de l’être by the composer John Zorn – a work which she premiered in New York City in 2011.

The disc closes with a thoroughly idiomatic performance of Sibelius’ Luonnotar, with its text from the Finnish national epos Kalevala.

Throughout the programme, Anu Komsi is supported by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo.

“Anu Komsi's cosmopolitan experience and technical expertise show in the breadth and quality of her programme. And Sakari Oramo makes much of her accompaniments.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 ***

“Are coloratura soprano showcases ever supposed to be this provocative?...Placing Gliere and Zorn on the same disc is a brilliant stroke of programming. Komsi is at her inventive best in creating subtexts to the wordless vocal lines, suggesting a sunny lifetime of experience in Gliere...[Her] artistry comes together fully in Sibelius's Luonnotar” Gramophone Magazine, January 2013

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Hybrid Multi-channel

BIS - BIS1962

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$17.00

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Lavinia Meijer: Harp Fantasies and Impromptus

Lavinia Meijer: Harp Fantasies and Impromptus


Fauré:

Impromptu No. 6 in D flat major for harp, Op. 86

Une Châtelaine en sa Tour, Op. 110

Glière:

Impromptu for harp

Pierné, G:

Impromptu-caprice, Op. 9

Roussel:

Impromptu for harp, Op. 21

Saint-Saëns:

Fantaisie for harp, Op. 95

Snoer:

Fantasie über das Niederländische Volkslied “Wien Neerlandsch bloed”

Spohr:

Fantasy in C minor, Op. 35

Variations on 'Je suis encore dans mon printemps', Op. 36

Verdalle:

2nd Impromptu


On her third CD for Channel Classics, the harpist Lavinia Meijer (28) has brought together popular Fantasies and Impromptus by Spohr, Fauré, Pierné, Saint-Saëns, Roussel and Glière. Added to these are world premieres on CD of two completely forgotten harpist composers: Johannes Snoer (1868-1936) and Gabriel Verdalle (1845-1912).

On her first and very successful CD for Channel Classics, 'Divertissements', Lavinia Meijer also recorded only compositions originally written for the harp, with works by Carlos Salzedo, André Caplet and Jacques Ibert. On her highly commended CD 'Visions' she presented twentieth-century repertoire, with works by Byrnes, Isang Yun and Takemitsu, in addition to Britten and Patterson.

Lavinia Meijer graduated cum laude at the Amsterdam Conservatory in 2005. She was awarded the Netherlands Music Prize in 2009.

“An excellent collection for anyone who loves the harp” Gramophone Magazine, August 2011

“Meijer here demonstrates the brilliance that has bagged her top prizes at harp competitions around the world. Her tone is luscious and richly expressive - she captures every particle of nuance in the music” Classic FM Magazine, August 2011 ****

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Channel - CCSSA31711

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Glière: Symphony No. 3 in B minor, Op. 42 'Il'ya Murometz'

Glière: Symphony No. 3 in B minor, Op. 42 'Il'ya Murometz'


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Telarc - SACD60609

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