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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Diana Damrau - DonnaMozart opera and concert arias
Mozart: | Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio! K418 No, che non sei capace, K419 Senti l’eco, ove t’aggiri (from La finta semplice) Martern aller Arten (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620) Crudele? Ah no, mio bene! ... Non mi dir, bell'idol mio (from Don Giovanni) In quali eccessi ... Mi tradì quell'alma ingrate (from Don Giovanni) Giunse alfin il momento... Deh, vieni, non tardar… (from Le nozze di Figaro) E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro) Al destin che la minaccia (from Mitridate, rè di Ponto) S’altro che lagrime (from La clemenza di Tito) Ecco il punto...Non più di fiori vaghe catene (from La clemenza di Tito) |
Diana Damrau (soprano) Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Jérémie Rhorer In her second recording as an exclusive Virgin Classics artist Diana Damrau interprets concert and operatic arias by Mozart in a programme which displays her virtuosity and impressive vocal range. Indeed Diana Damrau’s new recital shows she can sing practically all of Mozart’s notably varied soprano roles – ranging from the bravura (Donna Anna, Konstanze, Donna Elvira…) via the more serious (Pamina) to the lighter soprano (generally soubrette roles such as Susanna, Blonde…). From her first recording everyone noted her outstanding Queen of the Night – here she is Pamina (in New York’s Met last Fall, Diana Damrau alternated the two roles with brio). She is also Susanna and the Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro), Konstanze and Blonde (Die Entführung), Donna Anna and Elvira (Don Giovanni), Servilia and Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito), pairing major soprano roles within the operas, and concert arias. As for her first recital, ‘Arie di bravura’, French conductor Jérémie Rhorer, who is rapidly gaining international recognition, directs his French period-instrument ensemble Le Cercle de l’Harmonie “Diana Damrau's intelligently planned and superbly executed recital… I can’t remember when I last enjoyed a Mozart recital of this kind so much.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 ***** “…Jérémie Rhorer draws tangy, rhythmically lively playing from his period band. "Taste", "fire", "flexibility", "sweetness", "grace of execution" - these were the qualities especially prized in singers of Mozart's day. On this showing Damrau, like Lucia Popp before her, has them all.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Mozart: | Al destin che la minaccia (from Mitridate, rè di Ponto) Nel grave tormento from Mitridate, re di Ponto Vanne, t'affretta… Ah se il crudel periglio (from Lucio Silla) Ach, ich fühl's (from Die Zauberflöte, K620) Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben (from Zaïde) Barbaro, oh Dio, mi vedi (from Il re pastore) S’altro che lagrime (from La clemenza di Tito) Traurigkeit (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Ach ich liebte, war so glücklich (from Die Entführung aus dem Serail) In un instante... Parto, m’affretto (from Lucio Silla) |
“No matter what demands Mozart throws at his heroines, Piau is equal to the task... springing thrillingly into action in some scintillating semiquavers, virtuoso runs and trills that demand real flexibility across the full range of the voice. It always sounds as though she has range, and power, to spare...It feels so easy and natural you'll probably find yourself grinning from ear to ear in delight.” John Armstrong, bbc.co.uk, 20th November 2002 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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