Karina Gauvin/Arion Baroque Orchestra
Release Date: 09 September 2013
Label: Atma Classique
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 722056264822
Genres: Classical
Description
Canadian superstar soprano Karina Gauvin pays tribute to baroque diva Anna Maria Strada del Pò, singing rarities by Vinci, Vivaldi and some of the greatest Handel arie di bravura. Like Strada del Pò in her prime, Miss Gauvin sings this repertoire with powerful expression and brilliant technique, in particular, the trills for which Strada del Pò was renowned. More than thirteen opera roles were created by Handel for Strada del Pò (including Sosarme, Orlando, and Alcina). Strada del Pò's talent and style may have influenced the composer's work as much as he contributed to the vocal and dramatic development of the prima donna in the first decades of the 18th century.
"Her warm-timbred voice, impeccable intonation, athletic technique and tautly controlled vibrato are virtues ideally suited to the exacting musical demands of Baroque opera" — BBC Music Magazine.
Karina Gauvin has impressed audiences and critics the world over with her luscious timbre, profound musicality and wide vocal range. The Globe and Mail calls her "one of the dream sopranos of our time." The Sunday Times in London also wrote: "Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously rounded and sensual, is used with rare understanding for character... "
Tracklisting
Flute Alors
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay; Corriveau; Milnes; Bursey
Louise Bessette
Jeffrey Stonehouse, Viviane Gosselin, Daniel Anez Garcia, Victor Alibert, Hubert Brizard, David The
Orchestre Symphonique de Laval, Alain Trudel
Arion Orchestre Baroque, Mathieu Lussier, Magali Simard-Galdes, Nicholas Scott, Melisande McNabney
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Jean-Sebastien Vallee
Quatuor Molinari
Yoichi Sugiyama
Slava Guerchovitch
Francesco Ledda, Opera Discovery Orchestra, Stefanna Kybalova, Valer Borin, Marcello Lippi, Paolo B
Karolos
Daniel Di Prinzio, Ihor Kordiuk
Nora von Marschall
Isabel Schicketanz
The Counterpoints
