Julia Lezhneva: Alleluia

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Lezhneva is at her most accomplished [in the Mozart], providing spirited and focused vocalism, running up and down the scales with effortless abandon and to fine effect. Elsewhere there are occasional... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Apr 2013
Catalogue No: 4785242
Label: Decca
Length: 60 minutes

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Vivaldi: In furore iustissimae irae, RV.626 - Motet - Critical Edition Paul Everett

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Julia Lezhneva (soprano)
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini
Recorded: 2012-10-17
Recording Venue: Sala 1 - Pau Casals, L'Auditori de Barcelona

1. In furore iustissimae irae

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Recit: Miserationum Pater

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2. Tunc meus fletus

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3. Alleluia

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Handel: Saeviat Tellus Inter Rigores, HWV 240 - Motetto per la Madonna Santissima del Carmine - Edited Graham Dixon

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Julia Lezhneva (soprano)
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini
Recorded: 2012-10-17
Recording Venue: Sala 1 - Pau Casals, L'Auditori de Barcelona

1. Saeviat tellus inter rigores

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Recit: Carmelitarum ut confirmet ordinem

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2. O nox dulcis, quies serena

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3. Stellae fidae vobis sit cura

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Recit: Sub tantae Virginis tutela

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4. Alleluia

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Porpora: In caelo stele clare fulgescant

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Julia Lezhneva (soprano)
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini
Recorded: 2012-10-17
Recording Venue: Sala 1 - Pau Casals, L'Auditori de Barcelona

In Caelo Stele Clare Fulgescant

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Exulta, exulta o cor!

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Care Deus cordis amantis

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Alleluia

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Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165

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Julia Lezhneva (soprano)
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini
Recorded: 2012-10-17
Recording Venue: Sala 1 - Pau Casals, L'Auditori de Barcelona

1. Exsultate, jubilate

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2. Fulget amica dies

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3. Tu virginum corona

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4. Alleluia

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Interview, Julia Lezhneva on Alleluia!

8th May 2014

The phenomenal young Russian soprano talks to Katherine about her recent disc of motets by Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and Mozart, and her plans for the future.

Recording of the Week, Julia Lezhneva: Alleluia

1st April 2013

The young Russian soprano makes her solo debut on Decca with cantatas by Handel, Mozart, Porpora and Vivaldi which showcase her scintillating coloratura, tonal clarity and warmth, and radiant middle register; Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini accompany with panache.

The vocal sensation everyone’s talking about – Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva – makes her Decca solo debut with a celebratory disc of motets from Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and Mozart, partnered by one of the world’s leading early music ensembles, Il Giardino Armonico, conducted by Giovanni Antonini.

Praised for her “pure tone” (Opernwelt) and “flawless technique” (Guardian), Lezhneva’s career has skyrocketed since her brief but extraordinary appearance at the 2010 Classical BRIT Awards in London, at the invitation of her mentor, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. “Few young singers have been as widely celebrated so early in their careers as Kiri Te Kanawa’s protegé, the . . . Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva”, wrote The Independent. Dame Kiri recently added her voice to the critical consensus, observing that “from time time to time a really outstanding talent appears and I believe that Julia Lezhneva is just that. The brilliance of her voice and technique are extremely impressive.”

Reviews

May 2013

Lezhneva is at her most accomplished [in the Mozart], providing spirited and focused vocalism, running up and down the scales with effortless abandon and to fine effect. Elsewhere there are occasional deficiencies, including high notes slightly wide of the mark...Yet the precision and determination Lezhneva bring to Vivaldi's In furore...is remarkable...the period-instrument orchestra sounds fesity under Giovanni Antonini.

May 2013

a voice of bell-like purity, even throughout its compass, immaculately fluent in coloratura...Though Il Giardino Armonico's punchy, adrenaline-fuelled playing may disconcert some in Mozart, they vividly complement a singer who rivals the young Bartoli in high-octane virtuosity

1st April 2013

The purity of her voice has been much vaunted in the press, but this is no vibrato-free, pseudo-treble sound: there’s a warmth and sensuality to the timbre, and she treats repeated text with insight and imagination that never descends into mannerism...This is a real Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman, and I can’t wait to see where she’ll go next!

12th April 2013

a singer of uncommon ability and vivacity...Il Giardino Armonico provide apt support throughout: their dashing, frothy strings offer a syllabub-light bed for her glass-like clarity and poise

14th June 2013

[Alleluia] certainly showcases her unusual status as a Russian coloratura specialist, and one who trills and leaps with enviable cleanliness and clarity...She sings sweetly, with trills effortlessly folded in like sparkling jewels, and four top Ds easily scaled...Lezhneva’s voice, however, still seems a work in progress.

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An introduction to the new Decca Album by Julia Lezhneva

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'O nox dulcis' (excerpt), from Handel's "Saeviat tellus inter rigores"

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Julia Lezhneva discusses Vivaldi's 'In furore iustissimae irae'

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Interview, Julia Lezhneva on Alleluia!

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