Opera, Traetta (composer)
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Che puro ciel
The Rise of Classical Opera
Bejun Mehta (counter-tenor)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Jacobs and Bejun Mehta unleash the primal energies buried in magnificent yet largely forgotten operas...Jacobs's abrupt tempo twists, the instrumentalists' boldness and the chorus's power make... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Recital
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Coming soon. Semiramide - La Signora Regale
RecommendedArias & Scenes from Porpora to Rossini
Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano)
Accademia degli Astrusi, Federico Ferri
There is much coloratura and here, as elsewhere, Anna Bonitatibus is spot-on...This set, sumptuously illustrated, is an absolute must-have. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Recital
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Sturm Und Drang, Vol. 1
RecommendedBeck, Gluck, Haydn, Jommelli, Traetta
Chiara Skerath, The Mozartists, Ian Page
The Mozartists play this repertoire with a mix of urgent spirit and plumbed depths…Skerath voices the various heroes and heroines, exploring the full emotional range of the lesser-known parts... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Building A Library, February 2022, Also Recommended
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Special offer. L'Olimpiade: The Opera
RecommendedRomina Basso (Megacle), Franziska Gottwald (Licida), Karina Gauvin (Argene), Nicholas Phan (Clistene), Ruth Rosique (Aristea), Nicholas Spanos (Aminta)
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Markellos Chryssicos
Within individual numbers the performances can be thrilling...the band nimbly negotiates the huge range of effects demanded by this composite score...Franziska Gottwald is spellbinding in Vivaldi's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd July 2012
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Her impressive range stretches from a very clear low G to a sparkling top D, and her tasteful decorations in ‘Dove sono’ show just how much she understands the style…The Mozart pieces attract... —
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Italian Operatic Overtures Vol. 1: The 18th Century
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, Camerata del Titano, Orchestra Barocca Cappella della Pietà dei Turchini, I Turchini, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona, Orchestra Sinfonica N, Federico Maria Sardelli, Jean-Claude Malgoire,...
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Sol Nascente
Italian coloratura arias
Charlotte Schäfer (soprano)
Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik, Michael Preiser
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the disc's highlight is countertenor Bejun Mehta's poignant and beautifully controlled reading of Porpora's aria 'Alto Giove' from Polifemo...Concerto Köln, under the dynamic baton of Pablo... —
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There is much to enjoy here, but the “Prendi amor” from Tomasso Traetta’s Ippolito e Aricia is the highlight of this two disc compilation...Ciofi’s cool tone and shell-like timbre is utterly... —
