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Karina Gauvin (soprano) Arion Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (director/harpsichord) • Canadian superstar soprano Karina Gauvin pays tribute to baroque diva Anna Maria Strada del Pò, singing rarities by Vinci, Vivaldi and some of the greatest Handel arie di bravura. Like Strada del Pò in her prime, Miss Gauvin sings this repertoire with powerful expression and brilliant technique, in particular, the trills for which Strada del Pò was renowned. More than thirteen opera roles were created by Handel for Strada del Pò (including Sosarme, Orlando, and Alcina). Strada del Pò’s talent and style may have influenced the composer’s work as much as he contributed to the vocal and dramatic development of the prima donna in the first decades of the 18th century. • Karina Gauvin has impressed audiences and critics the world over with her luscious timbre, profound musicality and wide vocal range. The Globe and Mail calls her “one of the dream sopranos of our time.” The Sunday Times in London also wrote: “Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously rounded and sensual, is used with rare understanding for character... ” • Arion Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1981, is Quebec’s only early music orchestra performing on period instruments and is one of the most renowned early music ensembles in North America. Conductor Alexander Weimann has traveled the world as member of Tragicomedia, as guest of Freiburger Barockorchester, Gesualdo Consort, Tafelmusik, and as music director of Les Voix Baroques and Le Nouvel Opéra. As guest conductor, he has led the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy and the symphony orchestras in Halifax and Victoria. He is currently music director of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra in Victoria (B.C.). “Her warm-timbred voice, impeccable intonation, athletic technique and tautly controlled vibrato are virtues ideally suited to the exacting musical demands of Baroque opera. She is furthermore sensitive to textual nuance, bringing expressive subtlety to her chosen arias...The excellent Arion Orchestre Baroque offers sympathetic support throughout” BBC Music Magazine, February 2013 ***** | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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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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| |  | Janet Baker - Plaisir d'amourA Celebration of the Art of Dame Janet Baker
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV170 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust' | Berlioz: | Dieu! Que viens-je d'entendre?…Il m'en souvient ... Je l'aime donc? (from Béatrice et Bénédict) | Britten: | Phaedra, Op. 93 | Caccini, G: | Amarilli mia bella | Cesti: | Intorno all'idol mio | Giordani, G: | Caro mio ben | Gluck: | Divinités du Styx (from Alceste) Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice) | Handel: | Pompe vane di morte! (from Rodelinda) Care selve (from Atalanta) Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Dopo notte (from Ariodante) Hercules: Where shall I fly? | Haydn: | Berenice, che fai? (Scena di Berenice), Hob XXIVa:10 | Lotti: | Pur dicesti, o bocca bella | Martini, G B: | Plaisir d'amour | Mozart: | La clemenza di Tito, K621 - Deh, se piacermi vuoi | Paisiello: | Nel cor più non mi sento | Pergolesi: | Ogni pena più spietata | Piccinni: | O nuit, Dèesse du mystère | Purcell: | But Death, Alas! (Dido And Aeneas) When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) With Drooping Wings (from Dido and Aeneas) | Sarti: | Sen corre l'agnelletta | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Zögernd leise', D920/921 |
A new 2-CD compilation from Dame Janet Baker's many Decca and Philips recordings, released to mark her 75th birthday on 21 August 2008. This generously-filled 150-minute programme ranges from arie antiche and baroque arias through to one of Benjamin Britten's last works, the cantata Phaedra, written specially for Janet Baker. Recordings included in this programme were made between 1961 and 1977 and showcase the many and varied vocal talents of this much-loved, and justifiably internationally-lauded artist. “A fine selection which demonstrates the English mezzo's huge range of expression in repertory ranging from Baroque to Britten (the cantata Phaedra written for her) and the unique commitment she brought to everything she sang.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2009 ***** | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | |
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| |  | Endless Pleasure
Handel: | Terpsichore: ballet music Semele: O, Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me? Semele: Where'er you walk Semele: Endless Pleasure Care selve (from Atalanta) V' adoro, pupille (from Giulio Cesare) E pur così in un giorno ... Piangerò, la sorte mia (from Giulio Cesare in Egitto) Da tempeste il legno infranto (from Giulio Cesare) | Purcell: | Music for a while, Z583 Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585) If music be the food of love, Z379 From Rosy Bow'rs (from Don Quixote) Lord, what is man?, Z192 Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth (from Dido & Aeneas) |
Endless Pleasure, Barbara Hendricks' first disc with orchestra for her new label Arte Verum, is also her first solo CD of baroque music. Rediscover one of the great voices of our time in opera arias by Purcell and Handel in what is for her an entirely novel repertoire on disc. “The American-Swedish soprano Barbara Hendricks hits 50 this year, and her voice, though mature, remains rich and lovely, with a full range and some attractive half tones.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2008 *** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Silent Worship - The Timeless Music of Handel
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| |  | The Art of Montserrat Caballe
Beethoven: | Ah! Perfido, Op. 65 | Debussy: | Azael! Pourquoi m'as-tu quitté (from L'Enfant prodigue) | Donizetti: | Eccomi!…Mostro iniquo tremar tu dovevi…Al misfatto enorme e rio (from Maria de Rudenz) Ah! Se d'amor potessi (from Fausta) | Handel: | Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre Ah, non son io che parlo (from Ezio) Care selve (from Atalanta) | Massenet: | C'est lui!…Toi! Vous!…Qui c'est moi moi! (from Manon) Ecoute-moi! Rappelle-toi! (from Manon) | Mercadante: | Dove sono? (from Le due illustri rivali) | Mozart: | Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K505 Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner!, concert aria K383 | Puccini: | Ah, quegli occhi… (from Tosca) Sola, perduta, abbandonata (from Manon Lescaut) | Verdi: | Io vengo a domandar (from Don Carlo) | Wagner: | Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser) | Weber: | Ozean, du Ungeheuer (from Oberon) |
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| |  | Leoncavallo: I Pagliacciand Florence Quartararo - A Memorial
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| |  | The Glories of Handel Opera
Handel: | Tornami a vagheggiar (from Alcina) Emma Kirkby The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood Ah Stigie larve! (from Orlando) James Bowman The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood Già latra Cerbero (from Orlando) James Bowman The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood Vaghe pupille, non piangete (from Orlando) James Bowman The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood Atterrato il muro cada (from Riccardo Primo) Janet Creaser Hutchins - Piano / Les Talens Lyriques / Sara Mingardo - Contralto / Timothy Hutchins - flute Christophe Rousset Care selve (from Atalanta) Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Richard Bonynge Semele: Hence, Iris, hence away Marilyn Horne New Symphony Orchestra of London, Richard Bonynge Io t'abbraccio (from Rodelinda) Alicia Nafé, Dame Joan Sutherland Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Ezio (or Aetius), 1732 : Se un bell'ardire Forbes Robinson The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Philip Ledger Piangerò la sorte mia (from Giulio Cesare) Teresa Berganza Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Alexander Gibson Alcina : Dream music: Entrée de songes funestes...Le Combat The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo) Bernadette Greevy The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (from Alcina) Teresa Berganza London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Renata Tebaldi New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Si, tra i ceppi (from Berenice) Geraint Evans L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Bryan Balkwill Dove sei, amato bene? (from Rodelinda) Marilyn Horne Vienna Cantata Orchestra, Henry Lewis Da tempeste il legno infranto (from Giulio Cesare) Dame Joan Sutherland New Symphony Orchestra of London, Richard Bonynge |
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