Special offer. Donizetti & Bellini: Allegro io son
Bel Canto Arias
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Viktorija Miškūnaitė (soprano), Liudas Mikalauskas (bass), Andrius Apsega (bass)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas State Choir, Constantine Orbelian
Lawrence Brownlee is the real thing; a genuine bel canto tenor whose new recording amply fulfils the promise of his earlier Rossini recital…[there is] admirable diction in a pair of Donizetti...
Special offer. Donizetti & Bellini: Allegro io son
Bel Canto Arias
Lawrence Brownlee (tenor), Viktorija Miškūnaitė (soprano), Liudas Mikalauskas (bass), Andrius Apsega (bass)
Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas State Choir, Constantine Orbelian
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Lawrence Brownlee is the real thing; a genuine bel canto tenor whose new recording amply fulfils the promise of his earlier Rossini recital…[there is] admirable diction in a pair of Donizetti...
About
Tenor Lawrence Brownlee – overwhelmingly regarded as the world’s leading bel canto tenor – follows up his previous Grammy-nominated release on Delos (Virtuoso Rossini Arias, DE3455) with this stirring and eagerly awaited new collection of opera arias by Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini.
Brownlee performs a rich and exciting mix of both tried and true favorites as well as less-often heard pieces. Familiar favorites are from Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, La fille du régiment and L’elisir d’amore – as well as Bellini’s I Puritani. Lesser-known works featured are Donizetti’s Rita, La Favorite, and Dom Sébastien.
As with his previous Grammy-nominated Rossini release, Brownlee’s fabulous collaborators are Constantine Orbelian and Lithuania’s Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra – with added support this time from the exceptional Kaunas State Choir. The result is a paragon of astounding virtuosity and deep interpretive feeling that is bound to attract worldwide attention and critical acclaim.
Contents and tracklist
- Lawrence Brownlee
- Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
- Constantine Orbelian
- Viktorija Miškūnaitė, Liudas Mikalauskas, Andrius Apšega, Lawrence Brownlee
- Kaunas State Choir, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
- Constantine Orbelian
- Lawrence Brownlee, Liudas Mikalauskas
- Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas State Choir
- Constantine Orbelian
Awards and reviews
March 2017
Lawrence Brownlee is the real thing; a genuine bel canto tenor whose new recording amply fulfils the promise of his earlier Rossini recital…[there is] admirable diction in a pair of Donizetti rarities…then there’s a sinuous legato that would surely have brought Donizetti to his feet. And Bellini, too
January 2017
Where some tenors use specific word-colouring, Brownlee also takes extra time by making expressive points with rubato.
9th December 2016
Singing of the highest order.
January 2017
Repeated playings prompt ever-growing admiration for Brownlee’s completely stocked technical armoury, and the artistry at once fine-grained, direct speaking and diligently polished which that technique unfailingly serves. A lovely disc indeed.
