popular music: Antonio Cesti

popular music: Antonio Cesti

popular music:

Antonio Cesti

Sumi Jo - La Promessa / Vincenzo Scalera

Vincenzo Bellini, George Frideric Handel, ...

Erato, 1998

A promise fulfilled
This collection of famous Italian arias is in my opinion one of the greatest recordings of the decade. Jo finds a new style and colour for each song, be it hauntingly romantic or elegant, poised baroque. One of the most beautiful voices today. Do not miss this at all ...

Dame Janet Baker Philips and Decca Recordings, 1961-1979 (Limited Edition)

Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, ...

Philips, 2003

Essential Performances from a Great & Beloved Singer
For those of us who grew up on Janet Baker's recordings (and were lucky enough to hear her "live" as well), the sound of her voice and her singular artstic personality - British restraint coupled with fierce emotional and spiritual commitment - are indelibly imprinted ...

David Daniels - Serenade

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Antonio Cesti, ...

EMI Classics, 2000

Follow the Leider...For He Is David Daniels
Countertenor David Daniels takes a breather from his beloved Handel arias this time around for a recording of sheer beauty and most often tranquility, all the more surprising given the wide variety of tempos and international breadth of the program spanning five ...

Una voce poco fa: A Portrait of Teresa Berganza

Roger Hagger, Jesus Arambarri, ...

Decca, 2004

A FORTY YEAR LOVE AFFAIR
The lack of a fifth star reflects the shortcomings of Decca, not of the artist. DISCLAIMER: What you are about to read are the judgments of a man not completely rational about the subject at hand. Teresa Berganza has the most gorgeous female voice I've ever laid ...

Lamenti
Christopher Purves, Laurent Naouri, ...

Virgin Classics, 2008

Emmanuelle Haïm follows her acclaimed 2006 recording of Monteverdi's Combattimento with an unusual and inventive program on the theme of the lamento, a literary and dramatic form that found its 17th-century musical archetype in Monteverdi's celebrated Lamento d'Arianna. Emmanuelle Haïm has taken great care in choosing nine of today's top ...

Love Letters from Italy

Lisa Terry, Antonio Cesti, ...

Lyrichord Discs Inc., 1996

An interesting acquisition
In my opinion, American singers like Ragin,Daniels and Minter always demonstrate more originality and artistic impetus than ancient countertenor traditions followers.In this CD with ARTEK,Mr.Minter endorses my impressions though the hurtful record ...

Cecilia Bartoli - If You Love Me (Se tu m'ami ), 18th-Century Italian Songs

Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Cesti, ...

Decca, 1992

Cecilia Bartoli at her best.
A great singer is one who dedicates singing to the text itself instead to himself/herself. This is achieved 100% by Ms. Bartoli in this earlier album of hers. The recordings here cannot be termed otherwise than 'immaculate'. The very opening song 'Gia sole dal gange' ...

The World of Early Music

Alexander Agricola, Alfonso X (el Sabio), ...

Naxos, 2000

A great introduction to Western roots
It's amazing how modern ancient music sounds. This is an excellent introduction to diverse roots of Western music and an outrageous bargain at this price. All the performances are good. If you, like me, enjoy World music, jazz and classical, I predict you will like ...

Songs For Voice and Harp
Andre Caplet, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, ...

Eclectra Records, 2000

Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Arie Antiche

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anonymous, ...

Polygram Records, 1998

a resplendent recording
My favorite living singer, Hvorostovsky's baritone is like dark honey and in this recording of mostly 18th century arias he shines. There is an expressive purity to his voice that will fill your soul with peace and harmony. The final track, Stradella's "Pieta, ...

The Golden Age of Madrigal
Antonio Cesti, Luca Marenzio, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1999

Stokowski and the Symphony of the Air
Antonio Cesti, Girolamo Frescobaldi, ...

EMI Classics, 1998

D'India & Cesti: Madrigali / Lamnenti / Duetti
Antonio Cesti, Sigismondo d'India, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1992

Songs

Rodion Pogossov, Antonio Cesti, ...

EMI Classics, 2007

review of song recital
the songs were very interessting and rarely heard. the mahler was lovely.