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The Sopranos

Sandrine Piau (soprano), Patricia Petibon (soprano), Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Veronique Gens (soprano), Karina Gauvin (soprano), Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano), Rosanna Bertini (soprano), Gaelle Arquez (soprano), Maria Bayo (soprano), Felicity Lott (soprano)

Release Date: 29th Jul 2013
Catalogue No: V5351
Label: Naive
Length: 75 minutes

Excerpt, Rossini: La donna del lago

Work length7:47

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Julia Lezhneva (soprano)
Warsaw Chamber Opera Chorus, Sinfonia Varsovia
Marc Minkowski

La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake), Act II: Tanti affetti in un momento

Track length7:47

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Excerpt, Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620

Work length4:40

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Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Freiburger Barockorchester
Gottfried von der Goltz

Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ach! Ich fuhl's, es ist verschwunden

Track length4:40

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Excerpt, Vivaldi: In furore iustissimae irae, RV626

Work length4:31

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Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Accademia Bizantina
Ottavio Dantone

Excerpt, Purcell: Come ye sons of art (Ode for Queen Mary's birthday, 1694), Z 323

Work length3:37

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Patricia Petibon (soprano)
Amarillis

Come, ye sons of art away, Z. 323: Bid the Virtues

Track length3:37

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Excerpt, Handel: Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV76

Work length6:33

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Lucy Crowe (soprano)
Musiciens du Louvre, Les
Marc Minkowski

Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: VI. The soft complaining flute

Track length6:33

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Excerpt, Fauré: Songs (3), Op. 7

Work length2:12

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Sandrine Piau (soprano), Susan Manoff (piano)

3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1. Apres un reve

Track length2:12

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Excerpt, Handel: Rinaldo

Work length5:32

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Veronica Cangemi (soprano)
Una Stella Ensemble

Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga

Track length5:32

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Excerpt, Vivaldi: Ottone in Villa

Work length3:19

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Julia Lezhneva (soprano)
Giardino Armonico, Il
Giovanni Antonini

Ottone in Villa, RV 729, Act I: Aria: Gelosia (Jealousy)

Track length3:19

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Excerpt, Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Work length11:14

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Karina Gauvin (soprano), Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Complesso Barocco, Il, Talens Lyriques, Les
Alan Curtis, Christophe Rousset

Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act III: Piangero la sorte mia si crudele e tanto ria

Track length3:32

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Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act II: Aria: Se pita di me non senti

Track length7:42

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Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 8 (Madrigali, libro ottavo) "Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi", SV 146-167 (text by G. Marino)

Work length3:21

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Rossana Bertini (soprano)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini

Madrigals, Book 8 (Madrigali, libro ottavo) "Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi", SV 146-167: Lamento della ninfa, SV 163: 2a parte: Amor, dicea, e'l pie

Track length3:21

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Excerpt, Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

Work length2:23

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Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini

Stabat mater: Cuius animam gementem

Track length2:23

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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Cantata BWV180 'Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele'

Work length4:10

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Barbara Schlick (soprano)
Limoges Baroque Ensemble
Christophe Coin

Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180: Chorale: Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele

Track length4:10

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Excerpt, Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165

Work length5:00

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Maria Bayo (soprano)
Galicia Symphony Orchestra
Victor Pablo Perez

Excerpt, Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

Work length3:18

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Véronique Gens (soprano)
Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: Aria: Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata

Track length3:18

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Excerpt, Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso, RV728

Work length4:34

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Gaelle Arquez (soprano)
Modo Antiquo
Federico Maria Sardelli

Orlando furioso, RV Anh. 84, Act I: Aria: Amero costante sempre

Track length4:34

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Martini, J P: Celestine: Plaisir d'amour

Work length3:15

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Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Isabelle Moretti (harp)

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Much like the American television series of the same name, the sopranos are a large family: although they all play the same role, stylistically speaking they are quite diverse, with the term 'soprano' encompassing a wide variety of voices. Let’s take a closer look!

First come the coloratura sopranos, outstanding for their stratospheric high notes. Patricia Petibon is a great example; her voice is both agile and pure in Henry Purcell’s "Bid the Virtues", in which she and an oboe share a subtle musical conversation. Voices like Julia Lezhneva’s, which effortlessly negotiate wide leaps between the low and high registers, are known as coloratura mezzos. Lezhneva performs two excerpts from Italian opera here: in the first, from Vivaldi’s 'Orlando furioso', she demonstrates flawless virtuosity and a rich timbre. The second, "Tanti affetti”, from Rossini’s 'La donna del lago', showcases her ease in perilous scales. The term 'light' soprano refers to a bright voice that is at home in the baroque and classical repertoires. Sandrine Piau, an exceptional Mozart performer, gives a dazzling rendition of “Ach, ich fühl’s” from 'The Magic Flute'. Barbara Schlick, who stands out for her interpretations of Bach’s music and her great respect for the text, sings an excerpt from Bach's Cantata BWV180. Magnificent performances by light sopranos Rosanna Bertini, in Monteverdi’s 'Lamento della ninfa', and Gemma Bertagnolli (in “Cujus animam” from Pergolesi’s 'Stabat Mater') round out the programme.

A 'lyric' soprano generally indicates a voice with a solid and generous medium register. Lyric sopranos are excellently suited to the music of the 19th century as well as to Handel’s music. Here Lucy Crowe offers a highly convincing version of Handel’s “The Soft Complaining Flute” from the 'Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day'. Veronica Cangemi’s lusciously dark tone takes the well-loved “Lascia ch’io pianga” to new poetic heights, and Karina Gauvin demonstrates astounding control in “Piangerò” from 'Giulio Cesare'. Maria Bayo displays her abilities as a lyric soprano with an aptitude for coloratura singing in the exquisite 'Exsultate jubilate' by Mozart.

The 'dramatic' soprano is the most intense soprano voice, as Véronique Gens, a habitué of tragic roles, ably shows in an excerpt from Mozart’s 'Don Giovanni', with her powerful performance of “Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata”, illustrating Donna Elvira’s tormented mind. These vocal categories do not define a singer for the whole of her career, however, and certain sopranos change registers with the passing years. Gäelle Arquez’s rare recording of “Amerò” from Vivaldi’s 'Orlando' demonstrates her talents as both a soprano and as a mezzo. Other voices simply defy classification. Such is the case of the inimitable Felicity Lott, who sings “Plaisir d’amour” with typically immaculate diction.

The Sopranos

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