Cecilia Bartoli - Gluck Italian Arias ~ Dreams & Fables
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Tremo Fra' Dubbi Miei
- Di Questa Centra In Seno
- Misera, Dov Son!...Ah! Non Son Io Che Parlo
- Ciascum Siegua il Suo Stile...Maggior Follia
- Quel Chiaro Rio
- Ah, Taci, Barbaro...Come Potesti, Oh Dio!
- Se Mai Senti Spirarti Sul Volto
- Berenice, Che Fai?
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Free Music Review: Just Splendid - Bravo!!
Hit: 4 Stars
Now i don't own too many of Ms Bartoli's albums (including this one only 2). In fact i don't own too many opera albums at all. I am only just getting into this genre. So i don't know anything about operatic technique or style or for that matter what is technically meant by the terms soprana or mezzo etc. (I guess i could do some googling on the subject). So this is not a review about any of this.
This is simply a review about the music & what i hear when i listen to this CD. It is hard not to be "captured" by her voice. I was glued to this CD when i first listened to it & in subsequent listenings i still find myself turning up the volume. The production & quality of the sound on this CD is first class imho. When i listen to Bartoli on this album her voice reminds me just what a remarkable instrument the voice is - especially when played as beautifully as Cecilia Bartoli. Tacks 2,4 & 7 have even been awarded a 5Star rating on my iTunes & i don't give 5 stars easily. Simply splendid music. Enjoy
Cecilia Bartoli - Gluck Italian Arias ~ Dreams & Fables Poster
On this recording of eight unfamiliar arias by Gluck, Cecilia Bartoli once again demonstrates her peerless vocalism and communicative power. Using texts by Pietro Metastasio, the leading librettist of his day, from whose poetry the disc's title is taken, Gluck composed music of heartwarming and heartbreaking beauty. The arias encompass an infinite variety of style, mood, character, and expression, and Bartoli's mastery of them is complete. The sheer beauty of her voice and her consummately effortless coloratura are unique: endless cascading runs, ranging from below the staff to high D's and E-flat's, flow out flawlessly placed and articulated, like strings of perfect, shining pearls. But what makes her singing so fascinating and unforgettable is Bartoli's ability to color and change her voice to fit the music, going in an instant from lighthearted parody to tempestuous fury, half-mad desperation, and lamentatious pleading. Equally captivating is her ability to create real characters by purely vocal means. The pyrotechnics are stunning, the fiery outbursts thrilling, but it is the slow, lyrical, inward arias that are most moving and memorable. She can spin out a long melody like a golden thread, with a focused, centered sound and a concentrated intensity of expression that cast an irresistible spell over ear and heart. Most of these arias are in da capo form, but she ornaments the repeats freely and imaginatively without becoming excessive. The Berlin Academy for Ancient Music, playing on period instruments tuned to a low A, supports her with a wonderfully clear, transparent sound and great stylistic empathy. --Edith EislerBlues Music CDs
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