The 5 Countertenors
$40.00
Out of Stock6+ weeks add to cart
BACH / BERTONI / GLUCK / HANDEL / PORPORA / etc
The 5 Countertenors
Yuri Minienko, Max Cencic, Valer Sabadus, Vince Yi, Xavier Sabata / Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
[ Decca / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 20 March 2015
This item is currently out of stock. It may take 6 or more weeks to obtain from when you place your order as this is a specialist product.
'The 5 Countertenors' draws together five of the world's most renowned countertenors, who bring the rich world of baroque opera to life.
Described in their heyday as "beyond all creatures upon earth." (William Congreve, 1700), countertenors are once again firmly established on concert platforms, opera stages, the covers of music magazines - and the subjects of heated on-line debate and of fan-pages on social media.
These world-class performers showcase the expressive variety of this unique genre. This album also celebrates the individuality of each singer's voice and in turn the art of the countertenor. The countertenors are accompanied by the brilliant, ECHO-Klassik winning baroque group, Armonia Atenea, under George Petrou.
"[Yi's] super-refined delivery works wonderfully against Yuriy Mynenko's persuasively virile athleticism. Xavier Sabata is the least overtly flamboyant of the five, though his dark alto and exceptional psychological insight make his arias, by Handel and Porpora, particularly outstanding." (Guardian)
"Some freakishly high and squeaky moments aside, it's an enjoyable collection of stonking baroque arias, mostly fast and virtuosic." (Times)
Tracks:
Bach, J C:
Ch'io parta (from Temistocle)
Yuri Minienko (countertenor)
Bertoni:
Addio, o miei sospiro (from Tancredi)
Max Cencic (countertenor)
Galuppi:
A questa bianca mano (from Penelope)
Max Cencic (countertenor)
Gluck:
Non so frenare il pianto (from Demetrio)
Valer Sabadus (countertenor)
Handel:
Crude furie degli orridi abissi (from Serse)
Yuri Minienko (countertenor)
Voi, che udite il mio lamento (from Agrippina)
Valer Sabadus (countertenor)
Hasse, J A:
Ah, non e ver ben mio (from Piramo e Tisbe)
Vince Yi (countertenor)
Jommelli:
Spezza lo stral piagato (from Tito Manlio)
Valer Sabadus (countertenor)
Myslivecek:
Ti parli in seno amore (from Farnace)
Vince Yi (countertenor)
Porpora:
Odi spietato numi… Tu spietato no farai (from Ifigenia)
Xavier Sabata (countertenor)
