Karina Gauvin: Prima Donna

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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... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Oct 2012
Catalogue No: ACD22648
Label: Atma Classique
Length: 74 minutes

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Excerpt, Handel: Lotario, HWV 26

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act I: Aria: Scherza in mar la navicella mentre ride aura seconda

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Excerpt, Handel: Orlando

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act II: Non potra dirmi ingrata

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Act II: Verdi piante, erbette liete

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Vinci, Leonardo: Astianatte

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Tortorella se rimira

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Excerpt, Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 1 in B flat major, HWV312

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Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

II. Largo

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Excerpt, Handel: Sosarme

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act I: Aria: Dite pace, e fulminate, crudi Cieli!

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Excerpt, Vivaldi: La Verità in cimento

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act II: Aria: Addio caro. Tu ben sai

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Excerpt, Handel: Flavio

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act III: Da te parto: ma concedi

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Excerpt, Handel: Lotario, HWV 26

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Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Overture

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Excerpt, Handel: Alcina

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act II: Aria: Ah! Ruggiero crudel

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Act II: Aria: Ombre pallide, lo so, mi udite

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Act I: Si, son quella!

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Excerpt, Handel: Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 8 in C minor, HWV326

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Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

II. Grave

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Excerpt, Handel: Alcina

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act III: Aria: Ah! mio cor

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Excerpt, Handel: Atalanta, HWV35

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Alexander Weimann (harpsichord)
Arion Orchestre Baroque
Alexander Weimann
Recorded: 2012-05-02
Recording Venue: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel

Act I: Arioso: Care selve, ombre beate

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• 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.).

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February 2013

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

Karina Gauvin: Prima Donna

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