Opera, Steffani (composer)
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Special offer. Steffani: Niobe Regina di Tebe
Karina Gauvin (Niobe), Philippe Jaroussky (Anfione), Amanda Forsythe (Manto), Aaron Sheehan (Clearte), Terry Wey (Creonte), Jesse Blumberg (Poliferno), Colin Balzer (Tiberino) & José Lemos (Nerea)
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs
it is a scrupulously detailed, slow-burning performance with an outstanding viol consort...The supporting roles are strongly cast...Jaroussky is at his best in music of penetrating sweetness... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, Disc of the Month
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Opéra
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Mission
RecommendedDeluxe edition
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
Bartoli's plummy mezzo soars, smoulders and seduces, milking the music's vocal and expressive scope to dramatic effect. It's hard to resist her sparkling personality and infectious passion for... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th October 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Steffani: Niobe Regina di Tebe
Veronique Gens (Niobe), Jacek Laszczkowski (Anfione), Delphine Galou (Nerea), Iestyn Davies (Creonte), Tim Mead (Clearte), Lothar Odinius (Tiberino), Amanda Forsythe (Manto), Bruno Taddia (Tiresia) & Alastair Miles (Poliferno)
Bathasar Neumann Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock
a central performance of extraordinary spirit and plangency from Veronique Gens...Hengelbrock's ensemble boasts a rich and characterful continuo section...The dance music is muscular, the violins... —
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Steffani: Enrico Leone
Ralf Popken, Monika Frimmer, Vokalensemble des Studios für Alte Musik der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover
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her soprano has a bright, characterful quality well capable of encompassing the required flexibility. However, it is in the more lyrical music that Frigato really comes into her own. There the... —
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Vivaldi, Bononcini, Scarlatti, Legrenzi: Dolce Pupillo
Sonia Prina (contralto), Luan Goes, Les Furiosi Galantes
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Queen of Baroque
Cecilia Bartoli (soprano, mezzo-soprano), June Anderson (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Andrés Gabetta (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello), Julian Prégardian (tenor), Daniel Behle (tenor), Franco Fagioli (countertenor), I Barrochisti, Il Giardino Armonico, Academy of Ancient Music, Sinfonietta...
Bartoli indeed thinks about everything she sings, and her whispered, beautifully phrased account of ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ is carefully shaded, with decorations scrupulously delivered. Other,... —
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Mineccia is well equipped both musically and intellectually to meet the broad demands of this repertoire. The full, vibrant timbre of his well-produced voice and evenness across its range is... —
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