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Arne: | Vengeance, O come inspire me! (from Alfred) | Bach, C P E: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Wq 183/1 | Gluck: | Ah! Non turbi il mio riposo Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits Ahimè! Dove trascorsi? (from Orfeo) Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) | Guadagni: | Pensa a serbarmi, o cara | Handel: | Saul: O Lord, whose mercies numberless The raptur'd soul (from Theodora) The Choice of Hercules: Yet can I hear that dulcet lay Destructive War, thy limits know (from Belshazzar) | Hasse, J A: | Ah che dissi, infelice! (from Didone Abbandonata) Se resto sul lido (from Didone Abbandonata) Odi colà la frigia tromba? (from Didone Abbandonata) A trionfar mi chiama (from Didone Abbandonata) | Smith, J C: | Say, lovely Dream! (from The Fairies) |
British countertenor Iestyn Davies is one of the fastest rising stars on the concert and opera circuit. Following his highly acclaimed recording of Porpora cantatas, he returns for a second solo album with Hyperion, a selection of arias written for Gaetano Guadagni. Italian-born Guadagni was the first ‘modern’ castrato, famed all over Europe for the lyric purity of his voice and his powerful, naturalistic acting style. Not only did he enjoy a close artistic relationship with Handel, who nurtured Guadagni’s voice to fit the alto roles in his English oratorios, but he effectively created the role of Orpheus in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, an opera he thoroughly made his own. Here, Iestyn Davies is joined again by the renowned period-instrument band Arcangelo, directed by Jonathan Cohen. “Davies sings them superlatively well.” Sunday Times, 27th May 2012 “Davies includes some of the showstoppers written for [Guadagni] by Handel and Arne, delivering them with wonderful finesse and flawless tone. Orfeo itself, however, lies awkwardly for a counter-tenor, and Davies is occasionally forced to sacrifice intensity for the sake of integrity of line. The orchestral playing, from Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen, is exquisite.” The Guardian, 7th June 2012 **** “I think that if I had to nominate a CD to represent Iestyn Davies this one would be my choice.” International Record Review, July/August 2012 “Through his effortless line, countertenor Iestyn Davies revivifies Guadagni's Orphic powers...Whether drawing out sustained notes or knitting together filigreed coloratura, he is a paragon of gallant taste: poised, cool, elegant...Jonathan Cohen and his ensemble Arcangelo capture the rapid, unexpected twists of the younger Bach's radical imagination...this [is] a refreshingly ambitious and superbly realised recording.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2012 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Handel: | La Lucrezia "O Numi eterni", Cantata HWV 145 Olga Watts (harpischord), Gyongy Erodi (cello), Stephan Rath (lute) | Hasse, J A: | Ah che dissi, infelice! (from Didone Abbandonata) Ah! Non lasciarmi no (from Didone Abbandonata) Son regina (from Didone Abbandonata) Non ha ragione ingrate (from Didone Abbandonata) Hofkapelle München, Michael Hofstetter | Haydn: | Arianna a Naxos, cantata, Hob.XXVIb/2 arr. for voice and string quartet Rudiger Lotter, Ulrike Cramer (violins), Dietrich Cramer (viola), Isolde Hayer (cello) |
Stefanie Irányi performs arias from Hasse’s Didone Abbandonata, Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos and Handel’s Lucrezia. She regularly performs with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and has performed with Peter Schreier and Helmut Rilling. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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