Special offer. Porpora: Farinelli Arias
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Recital
Jaroussky's rapid passagework in quick heroic arias is precise...but the outstanding moments are slow arias that could have been tailor-made for Jaroussky's sweetly graceful melodic singing...Marcon...
Special offer. Porpora: Farinelli Arias
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon
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Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Recital
Jaroussky's rapid passagework in quick heroic arias is precise...but the outstanding moments are slow arias that could have been tailor-made for Jaroussky's sweetly graceful melodic singing...Marcon...
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Alto Giove
Track length10:29
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Spotlight on this release
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Philippe Jaroussky celebrates 25 years in the profession
31st Dec 2025
The French countertenor reflects on the changes he's seen during his first quarter-century in the business, his recent album of Italian secular cantatas, his blossoming parallel career as a conductor, and why he's a firm believer that 'the grass is not always greener in another field'.
Awards and reviews
November 2013
Jaroussky's rapid passagework in quick heroic arias is precise...but the outstanding moments are slow arias that could have been tailor-made for Jaroussky's sweetly graceful melodic singing...Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra produce admirable sentimental finesse or gutsy brilliance as required.
9th September 2013
Jaroussky may not yet scale the extravagant heights of [Fagioli or Hansen], but there are signs that he too is exploring more extreme vocal techniques: an excursion into ‘man-voice’ here, a stratospheric flourish there.
6th October 2013
Does Jaroussky's sweet soprano capture the elemental intensity of a real castrato? We will never quite know, but seven world premiere aria recordings here expand our understanding of Porpora's skill.
5th October 2013
I’d be surprised if Farinelli’s voice was any more astonishing than the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky...The Venice Baroque Orchestra supplies zesty backing
