[ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Friday 3 March 2023
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For his second recital album for BIS, countertenor and sopranist Nicolò Balducci, 'a singer of a remarkably sweet sound and distinct vocal agility' (Gramophone), presents arias that evoke love and pain, two basic ingredients of Italian opera in the 18th century. Often tailor-made for specific singers who were in some cases the foremost castrati from that era such as the legendary Farinelli, these arias expressed resolute valour, unbridled fury and sometimes extreme guilt, to the delight of audiences that enjoyed these operas with their far-fetched narratives inspired by mythology or historical events. For this album, Nicolò Balducci is accompanied by the Baroque Academy Gothenburg Symphony under the direction of renowned recorder player Dan Laurin. Together, they perform well-known arias by Handel, from Vivaldi's long neglected operas, as well as by lesser-known composers such as Riccardo Broschi (Farinelli's brother) and Egidio Duni.
Riccardo Broschi: Son qual nave ch'agitata from Artaserse
Egidio Romualdo Duni:
Misero pargoletto from Demofoonte, King of Thrace
Sperai vicino il lido from Demofoonte, King of Thrace
Georg Friedrich Händel:
Overture to Giulio Cesare
Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo
Ombra mai fu from Serse
Crude furie degl' orridi abissi from Serse
Antonio Vivaldi:
Gelido in ogni vena from Farnace
Nel profondo cieco mondo from Orlando furioso
Sol da te, mio dolce amore from Orlando furioso
Sinfonia from Orlando Furioso, Act I
Sento in seno from Tieteberga