The 5 Countertenors | Decca 4788094

The 5 Countertenors

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4788094

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 16th March 2015

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Christian

Temistocle
» Ch'io parta?

Bertoni, Ferdinando

Tancredi
» Addio, o miei sospiri

Galuppi, Baldassare

Penelope
» A questa bianca mano

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Demetrio
» Non so frenare il pianto

Handel, George Frideric

Agrippina, HWV6
» Voi, che udite il mio lamento
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40
» Crude furie degl'orridi abissi (Act 3)

Hasse, Johann Adolph

Piramo e Tisbe
» Ah, non e ver, ben mio (Act 1)

Jommelli, Niccolo

Tito Manlio
» Spezza lo stral piagato

Myslivecek, Josef

Farnace
» Ti parli in seno amore (Act 1)

Porpora, Nicola

Ifigenia in Aulide
» O di spietati numi più spietato ministro! Tu, spietato, non farai cader vittima

Artists

Yuriy Mynenko (countertenor)
Xavier Sabata (countertenor)
Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor)
Valer Sabadus (countertenor)
Vince Yi (countertenor)
Armonia Atenea

Conductor

George Petrou

Works

Bach, Johann Christian

Temistocle
» Ch'io parta?

Bertoni, Ferdinando

Tancredi
» Addio, o miei sospiri

Galuppi, Baldassare

Penelope
» A questa bianca mano

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Demetrio
» Non so frenare il pianto

Handel, George Frideric

Agrippina, HWV6
» Voi, che udite il mio lamento
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40
» Crude furie degl'orridi abissi (Act 3)

Hasse, Johann Adolph

Piramo e Tisbe
» Ah, non e ver, ben mio (Act 1)

Jommelli, Niccolo

Tito Manlio
» Spezza lo stral piagato

Myslivecek, Josef

Farnace
» Ti parli in seno amore (Act 1)

Porpora, Nicola

Ifigenia in Aulide
» O di spietati numi più spietato ministro! Tu, spietato, non farai cader vittima

Artists

Yuriy Mynenko (countertenor)
Xavier Sabata (countertenor)
Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor)
Valer Sabadus (countertenor)
Vince Yi (countertenor)
Armonia Atenea

Conductor

George Petrou

About

‘The 5 Countertenors’ draws together five of the world’s most renowned countertenors, who bring the rich world of baroque opera to life.

Described in their heyday as “beyond all creatures upon earth” (William Congreve, 1700), countertenors are once again firmly established on concert platforms, opera stages, the covers of music magazines - and the subjects of heated on-line debate and of fan-pages on social media.

These world-class performers showcase the expressive variety of this unique genre.

This album also celebrates the individuality of each singer’s voice and in turn the art of the countertenor. 

The tenors are accompanied by the brilliant, ECHO-Klassik winning baroque group, Armonia Atenea, under George Petrou.

Track Listing:
Jommelli: Tito Manlio
[1] "Spezza lo stral piagato"
Valer Sabadus

Porpora: Ifigenia
[2] "Odi spietato numi… Tu spietato no farai"
Xavier Sabata

Galuppi: Penelope
[3] "A questa bianca mano“
Max Cencic

Handel: Serse
[4] "Crude furie"
Yuri Minienko

Myslivicek: Farnace
[5] "Ti parli in seno amore“
Vince Yi

J C Bach: Temistocle
[6] "Ch’io parta“
Yuri Minienko

Gluck: Demetrio
[7] "Non so frenare il pianto"
Valer Sabadus

Bertoni: Tancredi
[8] "Addio miei sospiri“
Max Cencic

Handel: Agrippina
[9] "Otton, otton… Voi che udite il mio lamento"
Xavier Sabata

Hasse: Piramo e Tisbe
[10] "Ah, non e ver ben mio“
Vince Yi

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