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Peter van Heyghen, Les Muffatti, Hasnaa Bennani – Handel: Arie per la Cuzzoni (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:09:25 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Ramée
When one looks at the biographies of famous prima donnas, the suspicion sometimes arises that opera is not really an art form but a way of life. At any rate, for many of its protagonists, the theatrics, the scheming and the scandalmongering of the stage appear to flow seamlessly into real life. And the situation in the eighteenth century was no different from today. Among the most famous and also the most notorious stars of European opera houses was the Italian diva Francesca Cuzzoni, whose extravagance must have been as phenomenal as her singing talent. Had there already been a gutter press in her time, La Cuzzoni would certainly have been one of the most reliable suppliers of headlines. But, even without tabloids, news of La Cuzzonis affairs got around quickly, and indeed seem to have played no small part in the fascination she exercised over her audience. Her early success, her fairytale fame and eventually her dramatic fall caught the imagination of the musical world. This CD features some of the most beautiful and breathtaking arias, composed for the diva by Handel.
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Il Gardellino, Peter Van Heyghen – Mysliveček: Adamo ed Eva (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/176,4 kHz | Time – 02:04:33 minutes | 3,69 GB | Genre: Classical
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“Full of fire, spirit and life.” is how Mozart described this work of his contemporary, presented here for the first time on this new 2CD set.
Mozart’s positive verdict on Josef Myslivecek (1737-1781) was intended to make the listener aware, for the fact that the extremely critical Salzburg composer expresses himself positively about a colleague is an absolute exception.
His oratorio Adamo & Eva, performed in Florence in 1771, was composed at precisely the time when contact with the Mozart family seemed to have been particularly close.
The work presented by Il Gardellino alongside soloists Valerio Contaldo, Luciana Mancini, Roberta Mameli and Alice Rossiunder and under the direction of Peter van Heyghen, gives a good impression of what Mozart
appreciated about Myslivecek’s music: melodic ingenuity as well as transparency and lightness of musical language. Highly Recommended.
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Vox Luminis, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Reinhard Keiser: Brockes-Passion (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 02:00:30 minutes | 2,04 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Brockes-Passion can be considered the archetype of the German Passion oratorio. As such, it served as a model and source of inspiration for famous later masterpieces, enjoying uninterrupted popularity throughout the 18th century when no less than 11 composers, including Handel and Telemann, set it to music. The superb version by Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) is not only the first but also adheres most closely to the great rhetorical power and rich changes of affects of the poet’s text. In German literary history, Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680-1747) is known above all for his innovative role during the second quarter of the 18th century. In 1712, the year of the Brockes-Passion’s first performance, Keiser, fellow citizen of Brockes in Hamburg, was already recognized as the most important opera composer in Germany – and, in some opinions, even in Europe. When the genius of these two great artists combined in a single work, the result could only be spectacular. The tricentennial of its first performance justified a belated but nonetheless dithyrambic tribute, here presented by the singers of the Vox Luminis ensemble and the instrumentalists of Les Muffatti.
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Il Gardellino, Peter Van Heyghen – Die Befreiung Israels: Oratorios by Telemann & Rolle (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:20 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Classical
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Il Gardellino is a period-instrument ensemble devoted largely to the performance of Baroque music, both instrumental and vocal. Consisting of eight core members, Il Gardellino can range in size from three to as many as thirty players, depending on demands of the repertory. That said, most of the instrumental concerts feature fewer than a dozen performers.
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Altberg Ensemble, Peter van Heyghen – Telemann: Suites & Concerto (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:17 minutes | 1,34 GB | Genre: Classical
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Łódź Baroque Orchestra Altberg Ensemble is an early music ensemble founded in 2017 by cellist Jakub Kościukiewicz, who specializes in historically informed performance of baroque music.
The ensemble cooperates with outstanding leaders: harpsichord and organ player, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, violinist Olivia Centurioni, oboist Alfredo Bernardini and recorder player, musicologist and conductor Peter Van Heyghen.
In Aprill 2022 Altberg Ensemble published the first CD with G. Ph. Telemann “Suites & Concerto” recorded with Peter Van Heyghen as conductor for DUX Recording Producers DUX 1761.
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