- Audio CD (Sep 25 2001)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Virgin Classics/EMI
- ASIN: B00005AFRB
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #171,153 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Prima Parte: Sinf - Il Seminario Musicale/Gerard Lesne | |||
| 2. Prima Parte: Recitativo: Gia Il Possente Monarca - Mark Padmore | |||
| 3. Prima Parte. Aria: Le Corone Ad Un Regnante - Mark Padmore | |||
| 4. Prima Parte. Recitativo: O Qual Strano Timore - Gerard Lesne | |||
| 5. Prima Parte. Aria: Si, Che Il Barbaro Tiranno - Gerard Lesne | |||
| 6. Prima Parte. Recitativo: Tanto Sperar Degg'io - Mark Padmore/Gerard Lesne/Philippe Jaroussky | |||
| 7. Prima Parte. Aria: Del Mio Cor Nel Piu Segreto - Philippe Jaroussky | |||
| 8. Prima Parte. Recitativo: Valoroso Consorte - Virginie Pochon | |||
| 9. Prima Parte. Aria: Se Il Generoso Cor - Virginie Pochon | |||
| 10. Prima Parte. Recitativo: Nei Cimenti L'uom Saggio - Gerard Lesne/Virginie Pochon | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Seconda Parte. Aria: Denso Stuol Dei Miei Pensieri - Virginie Pochon | |||
| 2. Seconda Parte. Recitativo: Ma Qual Nuovo Fragore - Virginie Pochon/Philippe Jaroussky | |||
| 3. Seconda Parte. Aria: Doppio Affetto - Philippe Jaroussky | |||
| 4. Seconda Parte. Recitativo: Figlio, Consorte - Gerard Lesne | |||
| 5. Seconda Parte. Aria: Copri, O Sol, L'aurato Manto - Gerard Lesne | |||
| 6. Seconda Parte. Recitativo: Tolga, Benigno Fato - Virginie Pochon | |||
| 7. Seconda Parte. Aria: Nelle Tue Cure Estreme - Virginie Pochon | |||
| 8. Seconda Parte. Recitativo: Ah, Troppo E Il Ciel - Gerard Lesne | |||
| 9. Seconda Parte. Aria: Per Punire Il Mio Pubblico Errore - Gerard Lesne | |||
| 10. Seconda Parte. Recitativo: Ma Nadabbe Dov'e - Gerard Lesne/Virginie Pochon | |||
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Product Description
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Alessandro Scarlatti fut à la fin du XVIIe siècle, l'un des grands compositeurs italiens de cantates et d'oratorios. Il Sedecia, oratorio composé en 1705, peut être considéré comme un opéra, l'un des plus impressionnants du style dit napolitain. Cette œuvre charnière utilise un matériau musical des plus riches et des plus complexes, peut être plus impressionnant et efficace encore que dans ses opéras. Ses œuvres s'inspirent très largement du style de celles de Stradella par le brillant des arias, la virtuosité extrême des parties chantées. Mais son génie brille par le fait qu'il sut adapter son écriture aux cours et aux pays dans lesquels il s'installa pendant de longues périodes. Le haute-contre Gérard Lesne fait parfaitement ressortir ces influences multiples. --Étienne Bertoli
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Baroque indulgence, Aug 13 2004
By S Duncan "sfedlandd" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sedecia Re Di Gerusalemme (Audio CD)
I'm inclined to believe that the instrumentation from Il Seminario Musicale is necessarily divine and thus a given, but I shy away from such absolutes. What is true, however, is that the conducting, playing and choice of instruments are demonstration class. I defer to the informed Editorial review on more technical matters concerning periodic style and but can definitely concur that this is a baroque indulgence; such imaginative and varied accompaniment.The singers are uniformly excellent with the exception of one; and that's because he is phenomenal! I'm referring to Philippe Jaroussky whose voice is peerless among men. It is no exaggeration or even a superlative to say that his soprano puts MANY sopranos to shame. I have heard many women sing even female baroque roles with far less accuracy, control, skill and sheer beauty. His voice is cast as `sopraniste' rather than `alto' or `contretenore' and rightfully so! `Del mio cor nel piu segreto' will melt your heart. You will be fascinated, and that's a promise.
The rest, as I said, are excellent. Gerard Lesne had proven his virtuosity with the Stradella/Caldara Medea/Motets recording. Here, I expected no less: warm voiced and secure, though lacking a little of the brilliance of his more youthful voice. His direction of Il Seminario further attests to his musical brilliance. Virinie Pochon, a soprano that I was not previously familiar with, has a beautiful voice that is less `airy' than the norm. That, I suppose, adds to the more operatic feel of this oratorio. Who could ask for a more expressive and pure-voiced tenor than Mark Padmore? Very much the concerned Nadabbe. Peter Harvey's Nabucco is without criticism: firm, imposing (without the `barking' menace) and virile.
A real pleaser without too much generalisation.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
a voice teacher and early music fan, April 27 2006
By George Peabody "Ariel" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sedecia Re Di Gerusalemme (Audio CD)
'BLUE RIBBON' SINGERS RECREATE A DELIGHTFULLY EXCITING SCARLATTI.Alessandro Scarlatti composed over 30 oratorios yet only 5 have been published and they are the most significant compositions of the genre
between Carissimi and Handel. And because only five have been published, we have an incomplete picture of Scarlatti as the Oratorio composer. With this present premier recording of 'Sedecia.....' we are hearing Scarlatti's most significant oratorio on a biblical theme.
This oratorio tells of the last King of Judaea and his punishment by Nebuchadnezzar. There are 5 main characters in this work: Sedecia(alto-Gerard Lesne);Anna (soprano-Virginia Pochon);Ismale(sopraniste-Philippe Jaroussky); Nabucco(bass-Peter Harvey); Nadabbe(tenor-Mark Padmore). All of these singers have excellent voices. But what really impressed me the most was how very skilled they were in projecting their characters. I was especially surprised at Lesne's ability to do so. I've always enjoyed his singing, but have felt that his sense of drama was not always profound. But this role was absolutely wonderfully done; his voice was outstanding in every way.
One has to mention Jaroussky: his versatility and skill cannot be denied. His aria "Il nitrito dei fieri cavalli" in which he goes one on one with a trumpet at breakneck speed into the stratisphere is phenominal! And one of my favorite tenors Mark Padmore with his warm lush tone quality also is in top form. Peter Harvey creates a very convincing and frightening Nabucco. This is a marvelous listening experience.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent!, Feb 3 2007
By Christian V. Pampinella "musician" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sedecia Re Di Gerusalemme (Audio CD)
I just had to agree with the other two reviewers. This is an outstanding performance. Not to detract from Jacobs' recent Scarlatti recordings, because I am a huge fan and they are also very good, but it is a shame to see one so fine as this (it surpasses Jacobs' recorded performances in my opinion, and the score itself may be superior) leave the catalog and possibly fall into obscurity because of EMI/Virgin's flaky distribution. If you are a fan of dramatic baroque vocal music don't hesitate to snatch this out-of-print title as soon as you come across it.
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