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Andreas Scholl - O Solitude Purcell - 2025 - FLAC 16BITS 44 1KHZ-EICHBAUM
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03. Come, Ye Sons Of Art, Away (1694) Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Mary II - Strike The Viol, Touch The Lute
04. Chacony, Z628
05. King Arthur, Or The British Worthy (1691) , Act 5 - Fairest Isle
06. King Arthur, Or The British Worthy (1691) , Act 3 - What Power Art Thou
07. Chacony In G Minor Z730
08. The Fairy Queen , Act 2 - One Charming Night
09. Pausanius, The Betrayer Of His Country. (1695), Z585 - Original Version - Sweeter Than Roses
10. Dido And Aeneas , Act 3 - When I Am Laid In Earth - Dido's Lament)
11. The Gordian Knot Untied - Music For The Gordian Knot Unty'd
12. Ode For St. Cecilia's Day, ''Welcome To All The Pleasures'', Z339 - Original Version - Here The Deities Approve
13. Oedipus - Music For A While, Z583
14. O Dive Custos Auriacae Domus, Z504
15. O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice, Z406
16. Pavan In G Minor, Z752
17. An Evening Hymn, Z193
Performers:
Andreas Scholl, contratenor
Accademia Bizantina
Stefano Montanari, conductor
Purcell would seem like a natural fit for Andrea Scholl's voice, but this album of songs, arias, and orchestral selections from Purcell's semi-operas and incidental music is the counter tenor's first foray into recording this repertoire, and it's a fabulous success. This is a recording that takes a while to establish its momentum, but it grows in stature as it progresses. The first few tracks are very fine, but by the time Scholl has finished "What power art thou," (the "Cold Song" from King Arthur), the first of many tracks where one might have to repress the urge to hit replay to experience its wonder again immediately, the music and the performance have cast a net of enchantment that doesn't let up. A few other selections that may elicit a similarly intense response include "One Charming Night," from The Fairy Queen, "Music for a While," from Oedipus, and "Dido's Lament." Seeing this last on the tracklist might reasonably cause a skeptical response, because there are so many superb recordings by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos, and the idea of a counter tenor singing a role that is virtually always, if not always, sung by a woman in the theater seems odd. Scholl's broadly paced and deeply felt singing is fully persuasive, though, and makes it possible to hear the solo not only as a woman's grief at love lost, but as a more universal expression of profound, dignified sorrow. Stefano Montanari conducts Accademia Bizantina in a performance every bit as invested in probing the depths of the music as Scholl's. The violence the orchestra evokes in the "Cold Song" is genuinely startling, fierce enough to make one concerned about the string instruments' withstanding such a battering; it's hugely effective. Scholl is joined on two tracks by counter tenor Christophe Dumaux, with whom he blends beautifully. Their duet, "O dive custos," has a gorgeous Monteverdian lyricism and immediacy. Decca's sound is wonderfully clean, warm, and present.
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FILE LIST
Filename
Size
01 If Music Be The Food Of Love.flac
10.7 MB
02 Come Ye Sons Of Art - Sound The Trumpet.flac
16.3 MB
03 Come, Ye Sons Of Art, Away (1694) Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Mary II - Strike The Viol, Touch The Lute.flac
22.4 MB
04 Purcell- Chacony, Z628.flac
19 MB
05 King Arthur, Or The British Worthy (1691) , Act 5 - Fairest Isle.flac
23.5 MB
06 King Arthur, Or The British Worthy (1691) , Act 3 - What Power Art Thou.flac
14.3 MB
07 Chacony In G Minor Z730.flac
20.5 MB
08 Purcell- The Fairy Queen , Act 2 - One Charming Night.flac
9.6 MB
09 Pausanius, The Betrayer Of His Country. (1695), Z585 - Original Version - Sweeter Than Roses.flac
15.9 MB
10 Dido And Aeneas , Act 3 - When I Am Laid In Earth - Dido's Lament).flac
17.2 MB
11 Purcell- The Gordian Knot Untied - Music For The Gordian Knot Unty'd.flac
56 MB
12 Ode For St. Cecilia's Day, ''Welcome To All The Pleasures'', Z339 - Original Version - Here The Deities Approve.flac
24 MB
13 Purcell- Oedipus - Music For A While, Z583.flac
