Michael Spyres, Il pomo d'oro & Francesco Corti - Contra-Tenor (2023)
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Classical, Vocal, Opera | Label: Erato Records, Warner Classics
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 425 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 178 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:12:54
Classical, Vocal, Opera | Label: Erato Records, Warner Classics
With Contra-Tenor, Michael Spyres challenges perceptions of the tenor in the Baroque era, often seen as the age of the castrato. In the company of Il Pomo d’Oro and conductor Francesco Corti, he explores the period from the late 17th century to the 1770s, tracing the course of opera in both the French and Italian styles. The 15 arias range from Lully to early Mozart by way of Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Gluck and composers such as Hasse, Galuppi and Latilla (represented by world premiere recordings), and Mazzoni and Sarro (represented by first studio recordings). Spyres’ exceptional credentials for this virtuoso repertoire have been summed up by Gramophone magazine: a “superb artist whose voice [is] perfectly equalised over more than two-and-a-half octaves,” notable for “exceptional artistry, formidable technique and seemingly limitless understanding of style.”Tracklist:
1. Persée, LWV 60, Act 5: "Cessons de redouter la fortune cruelle" (Persée) (1:27)
2. Persée, LWV 60, Act 5: Passacaille (2:46)
3. Tamerlano, HWV 18, Act 3: "E il soffrirete, d'onestade, oh Numi?" - "Empio, per farti guerra" (Bajazet) (4:25)
4. Artabano, re de’ parti, RV 701, Act 3: "Cada pur sul capo audace" (Artabano) (4:00)
5. Catone in Utica, Act 1: "Si sgomenti alle sue pene" (Catone) (3:38)
6. Germanico in Germania, Act 1: "Nocchier, che mai non vide l'orror della tempesta" (Segeste) (3:53)
7. Achille in Sciro, Act 1: "Fra l'ombre un lampo solo" (Ulisse) (8:16)
8. Alessandro nell'Indie, Act 1: "Vil trofeo dun alma imbelle" (Alessandro) (8:21)
9. Siroe, re di Persia, Act 1: "Se il mio paterno amore" (Cosroe) (6:12)
10. Arminio, Act 1: "Solcar pensa un mar sicuro" (Segeste) (5:11)
11. Naïs, Act 3: "Cessez de ravager la terre" (Neptune) (3:16)
12. Antigono, Act 1: "Tu m'involasti un regno" (Antigono) (6:15)
13. Orphée et Eurydice Wq. 41, Act 4: "J'ai perdu mon Euridyce" (Orphée) (4:39)
14. Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87, Act 1: "Se di lauri" (Mitridate) (5:19)
15. Roland, Act 1: "En butte aux fureurs de l'orage" (Médor) (5:15)
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FILE: 09 - Siroe, re di Persia, Act 1_ _Se il mio paterno amore_ (Cosroe).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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