As Steals the Morn: Handel Arias & Scenes for Tenor
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Composer: George Frideric HandelConductor: Andrew Manze
Orchestra: The English Concert
Performer: Mark Padmore
Performer: Robin Blaze
Performer: Lucy Crowe
Performer: Katharina Spreckelsen
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2007-06-12
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi (France)
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Free Music Review: ENJOYABLE HANDEL RECITAL
Hit: 5 Stars
I happened upon this recent CD based on nothing else other than the recent glut of Handel vocal recitals being offered on CD (that are literally unavailable anywhere else except via websites). Other reviewers here have already covered the merits and the less than favorable aspects of Mr. Padmore's singing. I found his voice attractive, musical, and beautifully produced. It is obviously not an instrument that will fill a large opera house or knock down the scenery at Bayreuth, but I haven't listened to this enjoyable a singer in a very long time. A very pleasant experience and highly recommended.
As Steals the Morn: Handel Arias & Scenes for Tenor Poster
Sopranos and mezzos tend to steal the thunder from tenors in Handel's operas, but there are a few notable exceptions, reflected in Mark Padmore's program here. The imprisoned emperor Bajazet (Tamerlano) and the villainous duke Grimoaldo (Rodelinda) are probably the most complex of Handel's tenor characters. Padmore takes them both on, but without the nobility for the first or the tortured guilt for the second. Alas, the tenor's Italian is unidiomatic, while the voice is sorely notably lacking in variety of color. It's in the oratorios that Handel gives his tenors much more attention, especially in such title roles as Jephtha and Samson. Each requires extraordinary eloquence and tragic grandeur, neither of which is in evidence here. Padmore finally lets his voice out in Jephtha's potentially thrilling "His Mighty Arm," which also displays the tenor's impressive coloratura (would that a few more florid arias had been included). Otherwise he seemingly tiptoes through music that requires a direct, forthright manner. The rarely heard arias from Alceste and L'allegro better suit Padmore's sweet, lightweight sound and exceedingly "polite" delivery. There are two fine supporting singers, and the English Concert--long a standard-setter among English original-instrument ensembles--offers impeccable support. --Roger PinesClassical Music CDs
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