Jennifer Larmore - Bravura Diva
This fine mezzo stakes her claim among today’s top-flight singers
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Composer or Director: Lauro Rossi, Luigi Arditi, Giovanni Pacini, Gioachino Rossini, (Giuseppe) Saverio (Raffaele) Mercadante, Sir Michael Costa
Genre:
Opera
Label: Opera Rara
Magazine Review Date: 10/2005
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 78
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: ORR231
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Eloisa |
Sir Michael Costa, Composer
Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Michael Costa, Composer |
Bianca e Falliero (or Il consiglio dei tre), Movement: Tu non sai qual colpo atroce |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
(Geoffrey) Mitchell Choir David Parry, Conductor Gioachino Rossini, Composer Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Andronico, Movement: Vanne se alberghi in petto |
(Giuseppe) Saverio (Raffaele) Mercadante, Composer
(Giuseppe) Saverio (Raffaele) Mercadante, Composer Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra Majella Cullagh, Soprano |
Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra, Movement: ~ |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
(Geoffrey) Mitchell Choir Gioachino Rossini, Composer Giuliano Carella, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra |
(Il) Desìo |
Luigi Arditi, Composer
David Harper, Piano Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano Luigi Arditi, Composer Majella Cullagh, Soprano |
Amelia, ovvero Otto anni di constanza, Movement: Oh! com'è tristo |
Lauro Rossi, Composer
Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano Lauro Rossi, Composer London Philharmonic Orchestra Majella Cullagh, Soprano |
Amelia, ovvero Otto anni di constanza, Movement: L'alma mia che in Adolfo s'apprese |
Lauro Rossi, Composer
Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano Lauro Rossi, Composer London Philharmonic Orchestra Majella Cullagh, Soprano |
Amelia, ovvero Otto anni di constanza, Movement: Se de' miei palpiti |
Lauro Rossi, Composer
Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano Lauro Rossi, Composer London Philharmonic Orchestra Majella Cullagh, Soprano |
Carlo di Borgogna, Movement: Ove siam? Feral d'intorno |
Giovanni Pacini, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Bruce Ford, Tenor David Parry, Conductor Giovanni Pacini, Composer Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano |
Carlo di Borgogna, Movement: L'ombra mira di colei |
Giovanni Pacini, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Bruce Ford, Tenor David Parry, Conductor Giovanni Pacini, Composer Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano |
Carlo di Borgogna, Movement: Carlo quel talamo |
Giovanni Pacini, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Bruce Ford, Tenor David Parry, Conductor Giovanni Pacini, Composer Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano |
Carlo di Borgogna, Movement: Perdon chiedi? |
Giovanni Pacini, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Bruce Ford, Tenor David Parry, Conductor Giovanni Pacini, Composer Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano |
Temistocle, Movement: Tacete! ohimè, quei cantici |
Giovanni Pacini, Composer
(Geoffrey) Mitchell Choir Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Giovanni Pacini, Composer Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Temistocle, Movement: Ah! di quest' anima |
Giovanni Pacini, Composer
(Geoffrey) Mitchell Choir Antonello Allemandi, Conductor Giovanni Pacini, Composer Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Author: John Steane
But of course all of this music has been forgotten – written off years ago as irredeemably old-fashioned – and would probably have remained so had it not been for the work of Opera Rara and scholars in the field. The first item, Costa’s Eloisa, should help to restore the good name of that composer, whose idiom here owes more to Weber than to Rossini but who is nevertheless adept at writing creatively within a conventional Italian form. Most striking is the lengthy excerpt from Pacini’s Carlo di Borgogna (1835), which is always going its own way and following up interesting musical ideas while working within a well-defined structure. ‘Bravura Diva’ is the disc’s title, centring on the quite exceptional virtuosity of the singer; but it shouldn’t escape attention that the repertoire has claims of its own. The other soloists contribute worthily; conductors, orchestra and chorus also; and, as ever, the expert notes of Dr Jeremy Commons.
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