Mynenko, Sabata, Cencic, Sabadus, Yi - The 5 Countertenors (2015) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

‘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)

Tito Manlio
1. "Spezza lo stral piagato" [07:42]
Valer Sabadus, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Nicolai Porpora (1686 - 1768)

Ifigenia in Aulide
2. "O di spietati numi più spietato ministro! Tu, spietato, non farai cader vittima" [06:11];
Xavier Sabata, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Baldassare Galuppi (1706 - 1785)

Penelope - Act 2
3. "A questa bianca mano" [08:43]
Max Cencic, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Serse, HWV 40 - Act 3
4. "Crude furie degl' orridi abissi" [03:36]
Yuri Minienko, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Josef Myslivecek (1737 - 1781)

Farnace - Act 1
5. "Ti parli in seno amore" [07:48]
Vince Yi, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782)

Temistocle
6. "Ch'io parta?" [05:12]
Yuri Minienko, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787)

Demetrio
7. "Non so frenare il pianto" [08:58]
Valer Sabadus, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Fernandino Bertoni (1725 - 1813)

Tancredi
8. "Addio o miei sospiri" [04:22]
Max Cencic, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Agrippina, HWV 6 - Act 2
9. "Otton, Otton…Voi che udite il mio lamento" [06:11]
Xavier Sabata, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Johann Adolph Hasse (1699 - 1783)

Piramo e Tisbe - Intermezzo tragico
10. "Ah, non è ver, ben mio" [05:03]
Vince Yi, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou