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Italian composer (1677-1745)
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Beautifully conceived and performed: La vanita del mondo, Philippe Jaroussky and Ensemble Artaserse in Italian oratorio arias
[…] Sant'Agostino premiered in 1750. Another foreign import, Handel, needs little introduction. His oratorio, Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, was written in Rome during a period when opera was banned, though it was given in a performance with sets and costumes. Less well known is Fortunato Chelleri, born in Parma of a German father (called Keller), he worked extensively for the Prince-Bishop in Würzburg, and most of his oratorios premiered there. Neapolitan composer Niccolo Fago was the teacher of composers Leonardo Leo and Niccolò Jommelli. Il Faraone sommerso was written for the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples, where he was music director. Antonio Maria Bononcini was the brother of Giovanni Battista, best known as one of Handel's London rivals. Antonio Maria worked in Vienna and Berlin before returning to his home town of Modena in Italy. La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista dates from 1709, his Viennese […]
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Faces of classical music
2019-12-13 17:20:00
Jakub Józef Orliński: A Millennial Countertenor's Pop-Star Appeal
[…] by their spiritual atmosphere but also by their stylistic proximity to the nascent art of opera, which has roots in secular carnival. "When the festivals in Italy were finished, those composers had to work somehow, and the churches were the biggest employers", Orliński said. "So they were composing for churches, but already you can see they are operatic." The opening track on the record, "Alla gente a Dio diletta", from a 1709 oratorio by Nicola Fago, "Il Faraone Sommerso", depicts Aaron beseeching Pharaoh to free the Israelites. A video released by Warner Classics to promote the recording broadly interprets the aria's sacred import; featuring a shirtless Orliński gracefully intertwining with a female dancer, it seems to be concerned with capturing the experience of rapture, spiritual or otherwise. Orliński, who probably has no rival among contemporary classical singers for pectoral display, defends his shirt-shedding on artistic grounds. The photograph on the […]
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Faces of classical music
2019-01-07 07:21:00
“Anima Sacra” – Jakub Józef Orliński, Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev – Live at Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, November 16, 2018
Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński releases Anima Sacra, his debut album on Erato, October 26, 2018. Featuring eleven Neapolitan arias, the album includes eight world premiere recordings of works from Nicola Fago, Francesco Durante, Francesco Feo, Domenico Sarro and Domingo Terradellas. Other arias are from Gaetano Schiassi, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Johann Hasse, and Johann Heinichen. Accompanying Orliński on the album is the ensemble il pomo d'oro conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.Orliński, who was born in Warsaw, Poland and trained at the Juilliard School, was the 2016 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions. He was praised by The New York Times for combining "beauty of tone and an uncommon unity of color and polish across his range".Orliński and il pomo d'oro go on an international recital tour, including performances in France, Belgium, and the United States. He will make his Carnegie Hall recital concert debut in January 2019 with members of […]
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Faces of classical music
2019-01-05 07:26:00
The Faces of Classical Music Choose the 20 Best Albums of 2018
By Alexandros Arvanitakis *The Faces of Classical Music Choose the 20 Best Albums of 2018.1. Anima Sacra – Jakub Józef Orliński, Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev"Anima Sacra" presents a unique selection of early 18th century masterpieces of sacred music by still to be rediscovered Italian composers of the Neapolitan School like Fago and Sarro, combined with some well known composers working at the catholic Dresden Court such as Hasse, Zelenka and Heinichen – and – last but not least: Antonio Vivaldi.The compositions are united by their captivating beauty and technical perfection in displaying a most intimate yet theatrical essence of baroque spiritual life – the Anima Sacra.The young Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, Grand Finals winner of the 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and winner of the 2015 Marcella Sembrich International Vocal Competition, is quickly gaining a reputation as a singer of striking vocal beauty and daring stagecraft.In his first recording […]
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