SACD2645 假聲男高音詠嘆調集-愛與痛苦 巴杜奇 假聲男高音 丹.羅林 指揮 Nicolo Balducci / Dolore - Countertenor Arias (BIS)

假聲男高音詠嘆調集 - 愛與痛苦

尼科洛.巴杜奇 假聲男高音

丹.羅林 指揮

哥特堡巴洛克學院交響樂團

For his second recital album for BIS, countertenor and sopranist Nicolo 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, Nicolo 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

01 Son qual nave ch''agitata 9''03

Egidio Romualdo Duni

02 Misero pargoletto 6''56

03 Sperai vicino il lido 6''32

Georg Friedrich Handel (Handel)

04 Overture to Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 3''04

05 Lascia ch''io pianga, HWV 7 4''33

06 Ombra mai fu, HWV 40 2''59

07 Crude furie degl'' orridi abissi, HWV 40 4''11

Antonio Vivaldi

08 Gelido in ogni vena, RV 711 9''12

09 Nel profondo cieco mondo, RV 728 4''18

10 Sol da te, mio dolce amore, RV 728 9''41

Sinfonia from Orlando Furioso, RV 728 6''58

11 I. Allegro 3''09

12 II. Andante 2''19

13 III. Allegro 1''30

14 Sento in seno, RV 737 4''01

Album total 71''34