Max Cencic, Yuri Minienko, Valer Sabadus, Xavier Sabata, Vince Yi, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou – The 5 Countertenors (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Max Cencic, Yuri Minienko, Valer Sabadus, Xavier Sabata, Vince Yi, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou – The 5 Countertenors (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:45 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.

‘The 5 Countertenors’ draws together five of the world’s most renowned countertenors, who bring the rich world of baroque opera to life.

Described in their heyday as “beyond all creatures upon earth.” (William Congreve, 1700), countertenors are once again firmly established on concert platforms, opera stages, the covers of music magazines – and the subjects of heated on-line debate and of fan-pages on social media.

These world-class performers showcase the expressive variety of this unique genre. This album also celebrates the individuality of each singer’s voice and in turn the art of the countertenor. The countertenors are accompanied by the brilliant, ECHO-Klassik winning baroque group, Armonia Atenea, under George Petrou.

Tracklist:
NICCOLÒ JOMMELLI (1714 – 1774)
1. Spezza lo stral piagato Tito Manlio (second version, Venice 1746) 7:42
Valer Sabadus

NICOLA PORPORA (1686 – 1768)
2. O di spietati numi più spietato ministro! …Tu, spietato, non farai cader vittima Ifigenia in Aulide Xavier Sabata 6:11

BALDASSARE GALUPPI (1706 – 1785)
3. A questa bianca mano Penelope Max Emanuel Cencic 8:43

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685 – 1759)
4. Crude furie degl’orridi abissi Serse Yuriy Mynenko 3:36

JOSEF MYSLIVEC ˇ EK (1737 – 1781)
5. Ti parli in seno amore Farnace Vince Yi 7:48

JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH (1735 – 1782)
6. Ch’io parta? Temistocle Yuriy Mynenko 5:12

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK (1714 – 1787)
7. Non so frenare il pianto Demetrio Valer Sabadus 8:58

FERDINANDO BERTONI (1725 – 1813)
8. Addio, o miei sospiri! Tancredi Max Emanuel Cencic 4:22

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
9. Otton, Otton … Voi che udite il mio lamento Agrippina Xavier Sabata 6:11

JOHANN ADOLF HASSE (1699 – 1783)
10. Ah, non è ver, ben mio Piramo e Tisbe Vince Yi 5:03

Personnel:
Yuriy Mynenko
Xavier Sabata
Max Emanuel Cencic
Valer Sabadus
Vince Yi
Armonia Atenea (on period instruments)
George Petrou

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