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Classical home listening: Má vlast with the Czech Phil; Andreas Scholl revisits Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic mark Smetana’s bicentenary in peerless style, while the countertenor and Accademia Bizantina contemplate the Virgin Mary• Happy birthday Bedřich Smetana! This weekend sees the launch of 2024’s Year of Czech Music, established 100 years ago to mark the composer’s centenary and held every 10 years since. For his bicentenary, the
2022-02-14 07:43:59
[…] vividly theatrical and supremely well sung production wasn't a festival offering but originated as a production designed to tour smaller venues in Ireland, only went to make the results all the more impressive and heartening. Vivaldi: Bajazet - James Laing, Niamh O'Sullivan, Eric Jurenas - Irish National Opera (Photo Kip Carroll) There is an excellent recording of the opera, as part of naive's complete Vivaldi series with Ottavio Dantone directing Accademia Bizantina [see my review] Never miss out on future posts by following us The blog is free, but I'd be delighted if you were to show your appreciation by buying me a coffee. Elsewhere on this blog Devastates & dazzles: Jakub Józef Orlinski, Il Pomo d'Oro & Francesco Corti in rare 18th century arias at Wigmore Hall - concert review György Cziffra: Pianist János Balázs on celebrating the great Hungarian's centenary […]
2020-12-30 21:19:02
Vivaldi’s Il Tamerlano (Best of 2020)
Il Tamerlano Antonio Vivaldi Bruno Taddia, Bajazet; Filippo Mineccia, Tamerlano; Delphine Galou, Asteria; Sophia Rennert, Irene; Marina De Liso, Andronico; Arianna Vendittelli, Idaspe; Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone, director Naïve Vivaldi Edition Vol. 65 In recent years, there has been a reconsideration of Antonio Vivaldi’s stage works. A Vivaldi Edition is appearing on the Naïve label, […]
2020-11-19 07:36:02
Handel Rinaldo; Delphine Galou, Francesca Aspromonte, Anna Maria Sarra, Raffale Pe, Luigi De Donato, Federico Benetti, Anna Bessi, Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone; HDB Sonus Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 18 November 2020 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) Taken from live performances, this is a vivid account of Handel's first opera for London, recorded in Italy with a largely Italian castHandel's Rinaldo was his calling card opera for London. Premiered at the Queen's Theatre in 1711, it was the first major Italian opera written specifically for London. And Handel pulled out all the stops. He reused a great deal of music from his Italian period (1706-1710), and as a result the piece of full of terrific moments. So, even though the libretto leaves a lot to be desired, Rinaldo crops up moderately regularly.This new recording of Handel's Rinaldo features Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina, on their own new HDB Sonus label, […]
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