MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Telemann: Italian Opera Arias
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Telemann: Italian Opera Arias
Nuria Rial (soprano) / Kammerorchester Basel, Julia Schroder
[ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 14 November 2011
Nuria Rial is one of the leading baroque soloists and is famous for her shining, crystal clear and beautiful voice. In this album she sings, with the world famous Kammerorchester Basel, nine rarely recorded German arias by Georg Philip Telemann. They are taken from rarely performed operas by this underestimated baroque composer: "Emma and Eginhard", "Der geduldige Socrates" and "Germanicus". The aria "Komm, oh Schlaf" from the opera "Germanicus" is a world premier recording, the scores only being found a couple of years ago in Frankfurt. The disc also includes two violin concertos from which the Overtures to "Emma und Eginhard" and "Der geduldige Socrates" are taken.
"Rial's enchanting recital with the Basel Chamber Orchestra comprises high-quality arias...the orchestral performance is beautifully poised to support Rial's serene soprano?" BBC Music
"The diverse programme is selected shrewdly. 'Komm o Schlaf' (Germanicus), with plucked basso continuo, is a beguiling sleep aria ideal for Rial's intimate soft singing...Rial impresses in impassioned outbursts...and virtuoso recorder solos make a dazzling impact" Gramophone
"the disc predominantly displays the crystalline purity of her voice and her rich seam of eloquent lyricism. Her precise and fluting upper register is the most impressive vocal attibute in evidence here...Secondly, it features a genuinely virtuoso instrumental soloist. Julia Schroder bursts on to the scene with a robustness and fiery energy the complete antithesis of Rial." International Record Review
"[In 'Come, o sleep, and let my cares'] the gentle, courtly tone so effortlessly sustained by Rial is elevated by the use of two flutes amid a glowing orchestral arrangement. The delightful feathery fluting of concertante recorder likewise helps animate the emotional quandary of "Hope gives me comfort"" Daily Telegraph
Tracks:
Komm Schlaf (from "Germanicus")
Das Auge starrt, die Lippen beben (from "Die Last-tragende Liebe oder Emma und Eginhard")
Erscheine bald, du Irrstern (from "Die Last-tragende Liebe oder Emma und Eginhard")
Die Last-tragende Liebe oder Emma und Eginhard TWV 21:25: Overture. Violin Concerto in A Minor
Steckt Mars den Degen ein, so wetzt Cupido Pfeile (from "Die Last-tragende Liebe oder Emma und Eginhard")
Mir schmeichelt die Hoffnung (from "Der geduldige Socrates", TWV 21:9)
Overture (from "Der geduldige Socrates", TWV 21:9)
Der geduldige Socrates, TWV 21:9: Mich tröstet die Hoffnung
Ach seht mich doch, geliebte Augen (from "Der Neu-modische Liebhaber Damon", TWV 21:8)
Ach was für Qual und Schmerz (from "Der unglückliche Alcmon")
Meine Tränen werden Wellen, meine Seufzer ein Orkan
