Ombra mai fú
Airs, Overtures & Concerti
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor)
Berlin Akademie for Alte Musik
Awards:
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
Scholl at his inimitable best: superbly accomplished and fully inside each character in turn.
Ombra mai fú
Airs, Overtures & Concerti
Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor)
Berlin Akademie for Alte Musik
Purchase product
Awards:
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Scholl at his inimitable best: superbly accomplished and fully inside each character in turn.
About
A stunning recital disc which helped establish Scholl as the first countertenor superstar. The sound is outstanding, the voice perfectly balanced, the orchestral sonorities richly detailed and displaying an impressive tonal depth. In short, the complete artist and the ideal recording.
Contents and tracklist
Handel:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Atto II Scena 2: Aria "Se in fiorito ameno prato"
Work length7:53
Awards and reviews
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Penguin GuideRosette
Scholl at his inimitable best: superbly accomplished and fully inside each character in turn.
Scholl is pre-eminent among today's countertenors for the fine quality, roundness and power of his voice as well as for the artistry of its usage. In this new recital, the sheer opulence of tone impresses afresh, and its firmness make the more dramatic vibrancy of Daniel's seem somewhat loosely focused... the recitative in Admento shudders with the hopelessness of 'omai tornate', and, in the solo from Rodelinda, Bertardio confronts his own epitaph with convincing emotion.
The highlights are the Serse, Alcina and Cesare arias: Handel doesn't come lovelier than this.
Here is another guaranteed hit for this justifiably acclaimed German countertenor.
Handel recitals do not come much better than this... Glorious music, superlative singing.
