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| |  | Mozart: Arias
From the outset of his career, bass-baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo has been the pre-eminent Mozart man in his Fach. For his all-Italian Mozart album under Gianandrea Noseda, he delivers numbers famous and rare that brim with vocal distinction and interpretive panache. D’Arcangelo’s awesome Don Giovanni (“Champagne Aria”) and uproarious Leporello (“Catalogue Aria”) establish his wide emotional range. Excerpts of his much anticipated Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, which goes public in Paris in 2011 (followed by Vienna and L.A.), and his notable Figaro highlight other facets of D’Arcangelo’s command as a Mozartian. With its unusually prominent writing for the double bass, the concert aria, “Per questa bella mano”, is a composition out of the ordinary; it shows that in addition to being a master of character creation, D’Arcangelo is a master of pure singing. “Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is a complete knock-out as Leporello − charming, funny, sexy. What a difference a native Italian speaker makes in the role”, says The Independent “Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, mellow and secure in tone, forcefully brings the characters and drama alive.” The Telegraph, 17th June 2011 **** “The velvety patina and fierce core strength of the Italian bass-baritone is on show here in a patterning of both popular operatic and rarer concert arias...He shifts from the expression of astonishment to regret, from pride to shame within Leporello's 'Catalogue' aria” BBC Music Magazine, August 2011 *** “D'Arcangelo's savour of text, crucial in Mozart's recitatives, is second to none in this repertoire today...All non-Italian aspirants to Figaro, Leporello and Giovanni should listen to this disc to hear exemplary diction and communication of the text: D'Arcangelo lives the roles precisely because he understands what he is singing and is able to project its meaning so vividly.” International Record Review, July/August 2011 “The sonorous bass-baritone of Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, with its oaken middle register and ringing top notes, is certainly an impressive instrument.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 “D'Arcangelo is a rising operatic star with a rich, dark, burnished bass-baritone voice, a flawless technique and an unusually wide vocal range: skills particularly evident in the demanding concert arias. There's plenty of characterisation, too - smooth and seductive in Don Giovanni's 'Deh, vieni alla finestra', knowing in the 'Catalogue' aria - his Leporello is no bumbling servant, but a sly, rather dangerous man who resents his status.” Classic FM Magazine, September 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Masonic Music and Concert Arias for Bass
Mozart: | Die Mauererfreude, K 471 Dir Seele des Weltalls, K 429 (468a) Rudolf Christ (tenor) Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K477 Rudolf Christ (tenor) Eine Kleine Freimaurerkantate 'Laut verkünde unsre Freude', K 623 Rudolf Christ, Erich Majkut (tenors), Walter Berry (bass) Mentre ti lascio, K513 Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo (from Così fan tutte) Un bacio di mano, K541 Alcandro, lo confesso - Non so d'onde viene, K294 Così dunque tradisci … Aspri rimorsi atroci, K432 lo ti lascio, oh cara…, addio 621a/K.Anh245/ Herman Schey (bass) |
Mozart was a mason for the last seven years of his life and the works on this CD include many pieces which Mozart composed for Masonic celebrations; Cantata “Dir, Seele des Weltalls” K429, Cantata “Die Maurerfreude” K471, Maurische Trauermusik K477, and Eine kleine Freimaurerkantate K623. The director of these performances is Bernhard Paumgartner. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Mozart: Concert Arias for Baritone and Orchestra & Overtures
Mozart: | Così fan tutte, K588: Overture Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo (from Così fan tutte) Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture Vedro mentr'io sospiro (from Le nozze di Figaro) Don Giovanni, K527: Overture Alcandro, lo confesso - Non so d'onde viene, K294 Mentre ti lascio, K513 Un bacio di mano, K541 Die Zauberflöte, K620: Overture Per questa bella mano, concert aria, K 612 Così dunque tradisci … Aspri rimorsi atroci, K432 Io ti lascio, oh cara, addio, KAnh. 245 |
Klaus Mertens (bass baritone) Capella Weilburgensis, Doris Hagel The nine large-scale Concert Arias for Baritone and Orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart date for the most part from the composer’s last creative period. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Mozart: | Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso (from Le Nozze di Figaro) lo ti lascio, oh cara…, addio 621a/K.Anh245/ Soave sia il vento (from Così fan tutte) Warnung 'Männer suchen stehts zu naschen', K433 Così dunque tradisci … Aspri rimorsi atroci, K432 Il core vi dono (from Così fan tutte) Un bacio di mano, K541 La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (from Die Zauberflöte) Hai gia vinta la causa! (from Le nozze di Figaro) Nun, liebes Weibchen, ziehst mit mir, K625 Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja (from Die Zauberflöte) Crudel! perché finora farmi languir così? (from Le nozze di Figaro) Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni) Diggi, daggi, schurry, murry (from Bastien und Bastienne) Pa-pa-pa-pa-Papagena (from Die Zauberflöte) Madamina, il catalogo è questo (from Don Giovanni) Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen (from Die Zauberflöte) |
“…half the pleasure of this disc is the contribution of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, with Sir Charles Mackerras setting the perfect pace for Così's great terzettino… Best of all, perhaps, are Terfel's own excited discoveries: the priceless 'Cat duet', with Persson again, from Der Stein der Weisen; his noble and tender valediction in the concert aria, 'Io ti lascio, oh cara'... the totally authenticated nonsense sorcery, 'Diggi, daggi' from Bastien und Bastienne;...” BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 **** “Technically he can't be faulted -his performances appear absolutely effortless -and he conveys so much emotion and expression that you can almost see the tilt of his head, the glint in his eye.” Liz Mundler, bbc.co.uk, 8th September 2006  BBC Music Magazine
Opera Choice - September 2006 |
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| |  | Mozart: Concert Arias
Mozart: | Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle, K538 Alma grande e nobil core K578 Basta, vincesti… Ah, non lasciarmi Didone K468 Così dunque tradisci … Aspri rimorsi atroci, K432 Mentre ti lascio, K513 Misera, dove son? - Ah! non son' io che parlo! K369 Non più, tutto ascoltai - Non temer, amato bene, K490 Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo (from Così fan tutte) Un bacio di mano, K541 Voi avete un cor fedele, K217 |
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