Andreas Scholl - Handel: Airs, Overtures and Concerti (1999)
Classic | Author: SELMER | 2-08-2018, 06:59
Artist: Andreas Scholl
Title Of Album: Handel: Airs, Overtures and Concerti
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Country: Germany
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue, log, scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 01:16:21
Full Size: 400 MB
Tracklist:Admeto, Re Di Tessaglia1. Ouverture
2. Ballo Di Larve
3. Orride Larve: Recitativo-Accompagnato
4. Chiudetevi, Miei Luni (Act I, Scene 1): Aria
Serse5. Sinf
6. Frondi Tenere: Recitativo
7. Ombra Mai Fu (Act I, Scene 1): Aria
Giulio Cesare In Egitto8. Aria - Se In Fiorito Prato (Atto II, Scena 2)
9. Gigue
10. Va Tacito (Act I, Scene 9): Aria
Radamisto11. Passacaille
12. Gigue
13. Passepied
14. Rigaudon
Rodelinda, Regina De Langobardi15. Sinfonia / Recitativo - Pompe Vano Di Morte
16. Dove Sei (Act I, Scene 6): Aria
17. Sinf
18. Si, I'infida Consorte: Accompagnato
19. Confusa Si Miri (Act I, Scene 11): Aria
Alcina, opera, HWV 3420. Verdi Prati (Act II, Scene 1): Aria
Alexander's Feast21. Allegro
22. Largo
23. Allegro
24. Andante Non Presto
No more making allowances for countertenors--now the best of the breed have voices as rich and as varied as those of any other range. Exhibit A: Gramophone cover boy Andreas Scholl. Unlike David Daniels and Brian Asawa, who made their splash on the opera stage, Scholl became famous as a concert and oratorio singer. He doesn't sing with Daniels's temperament and fire; along with a certain equanimity, he has a round, pleasing sound and a vibrato that's attractive but never intrusive. For his first operatic recording, Scholl chose his music wisely: rather than tempest arias or bursts of martial fury, he gives us long, beautifully shaped melody in the title aria and the famous "Verdi prati." He's at his delightful best in the "birdsong" and "hunting" arias from Giulio Cesare: the clean coloratura, detailed phrasing, and imaginative embellishment are reminiscent of Emma Kirkby in her prime. The instrumental soloists in those arias (violin and horn, respectively) are equally fine, as is the entire period-instrument orchestra. However, nearly half of the playing time on this disc is instrumental music--that seems rather much for a recording marketed as a showcase for a hot young singer. (The much-recorded concerto grosso "Alexander's Feast" in particular seems superfluous.) With that caveat in mind, this impressive disc won't disappoint. -- Matthew Westphal
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