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Rolando Villazón and Gabrieli Players maestro Paul McCreesh – a Gramophone award winner for his Haydn Creation in 2008 – energize an all-Italian Handel aria program that opens the door for his fans into the marvels of the Baroque repertoire. Had Handel known and composed for Rolando’s voice, Villazón’s ardent tenor could not more perfectly realize Handel’s grand, melodic style All admirers of the tenor voice – not just Rolando Villazón’s numerous fans – will be swept off their feet into a love affair with his heartfelt Handel Cielo e mar has sold almost 90,000 units to date worldwide, and this surprisingly different album is the perfect follow-up This release was launched in perfect time for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death. “It is splendid to hear a singer of abundant personality leaping into the suicide scene from Tamerlano with such dramatic authority. Listening to Villazón's lively rendition of Bajazet's "Ciel e terra armi di sdegno", I find myself eager to see him sing the role on stage. ...the enthusiasm seems infectious: McCreesh's Gabrieli Players have rarely sounded better and more dramatically attuned in this repertoire. This disc is zany in some ways, but offers fine rewards.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2009 “Villazón sings everything with such intensity and fire that you surrender to him. His performance of Ariodante's Scherza Infida is among the most beautiful and keenly felt on disc. If he'd been around in the 18th century, Handel would probably have adored him.” The Guardian, 10th April 2009 **** “Villazón’s first number, one of three from Tamerlano, blasts us with a degree of bravura and sunshine rarely encountered among the regular male Baroque singers…” The Times, 20th March 2009 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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"There are a lot of people who do not go to the opera because they think you need to have special knowledge for that. I believe that you need a heart and sensibility, and everybody has that." Rolando Villazón Villazón has been one of the most in-demand singers on the international opera circuit for almost a decade now, and has firmly established himself in the A-list opera-houses of Paris, Berlin, Los Angeles, Vienna, New York and London. On ‘Tenor', Villazón showcases some of the best-known tenor arias popularised by operatic legends including the 'Three Tenors' Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras. The greatest tenor arias on this disc vary from sophisticated Handel and emotional operatic greats by Verdi and Puccini through to 20th Century classics from Bernstein’s ‘West Side Story’ and Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’. “...the voice sounds as good as ever. 'O sole mio' suggests a complete return to vocal health, 'Maria' from West Side Story is sensitive and relaxed, with a beautiful use of head-voice at the end...the Rigoletto and L'elisir arias go well.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 *** “The newly recorded arias by Donizetti, Verdi and Tosti show the extent to which Villazon has vocally and dramatically owned this repertoire in recent years...[The Handel arias] can and should be enjoyed for the way in which he injects these stylised Baroque masterpieces with Romantic warmth and fruitiness of tone, carried out with a thorough mastery of the repertoire’s technical demands.” Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 23rd February 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Handel: | Samson: Let the bright seraphim Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose Lascia la spina (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) Cecilia Bartoli Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble, Marc Minkowski Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Plácido Domingo Giuseppe Verdi SO Milano, Marcelo Viotti Tornami a vagheggiar (from Alcina) Joan Sutherland London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Dopo notte (from Ariodante) Anne Sofie von Otter Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski Care selve (from Atalanta) Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Richard Bonynge V' adoro, pupille (from Giulio Cesare) Renée Fleming Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Ciel e terra armi di sdegno (from Tamerlano) Rolando Villazón Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh Ma che vuoi più da me (from Floridante) Joyce DiDonato Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Ah dolce nome! (from Muzio Scevola) Russell Oberlin The Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dunn Jephtha: Waft her, angels, through the skies Nigel Robson English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner Messiah: He was despised Kathleen Ferrier London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' Choir of Westminster Abbey, The English Concert, Simon Preston Semele: Where'er you walk Bryn Terfel Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras Hercules: Where shall I fly? Janet Baker English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre Magdalena Kozena Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon Judas Maccabaeus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Judas Maccabaeus: Father of Heaven Grace Bumbry The Utah Symphony, Maurice Abravanel Solomon: Almighty pow'r Andreas Scholl Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh Semele: Myself I shall adore Danielle de Niese Les Arts Florissants, William Christie Messiah: The People that walked in darkness John Tomlinson The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock Piangerò la sorte mia (from Giulio Cesare) Teresa Berganza Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Alexander Gibson Verdi prati (from Alcina) Fritz Wunderlich Cappella Coloniensis, Ferdinand Leitner Semele: Hence, Iris, hence away Marilyn Horne New Symphony Orchestra of London, Richard Bonynge Theodora: Angels, ever bright and fair Susan Gritton Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth Sylvia McNair Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Messiah: Behold, I tell you a mystery... The trumpet shall sound Thomas Quasthoff Staatskapelle Dresden, Sebastian Weigle Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus The English Concert Choir, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock |
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