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The Jommelli Album
Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
Nereydas, Javier Ulises Illán
Filippo Mineccia is a visceral performer for whom dramatic characterisation seems to be paramount, while the range of musical moods provides some scope for versatile and astute musicianship…the...
The Jommelli Album
Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
Nereydas, Javier Ulises Illán
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Filippo Mineccia is a visceral performer for whom dramatic characterisation seems to be paramount, while the range of musical moods provides some scope for versatile and astute musicianship…the...
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For his new aria recital for Pan Classics, countertenor Filippo Mineccia teams up with the young Spanish ensemble, Nereydas, directed by Javier Ulises Illán. The repertoire, a selection of arias for alto by Niccolò Jommelli, aims at making clear the importance of this composer in the history of Italian opera, and especially in the early days of Classicism. It is bright, delicate and sensitive music, combining, in the word of scholar Marita P. McClymonds, “German complexity, French decorative elements and Italian brio, welded together by an extraordinary gift for dramatic effectiveness”. This CD demonstrates a command of vocal writing, as found equally in the composer’s operas and oratorios, and a new showcase for Filippo Mineccia’s breathtaking vocal abilities; already among the leading countertenors of our time.
Contents and tracklist
- Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
- Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
- Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
- Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
- Recorded: May and December 2014
- Recording Venue: Sala Gayarre (Teatro Real de Madrid) & Concert Hall of Escuela Municipal de Música de Pinto (Madrid), Spain
- Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
- Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
- Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
- Nereydas
- Javier Ulises Illán
Awards and reviews
January 2017
Filippo Mineccia is a visceral performer for whom dramatic characterisation seems to be paramount, while the range of musical moods provides some scope for versatile and astute musicianship…the small band Nereydas play turbulent stormy effects with brio
April 2017
With a most agreeable, alto-tinged timbre, Filippo Mineccia makes the most of Jommelli's spohisticated turns of phase and suggestive word-painting.
27th November 2016
the standout is Se mai senti spirarti sul volto, from Jommelli’s La clemenza di Tito of 1771: expressive, spacious yet concentrated, with singing to match. But everything impresses, including the suave, exciting playing of the Spanish group Nereydas.
Opera Now January 2017
Mineccia sings with the early music ensemble Nereydas, conducted by Javier Ulises Illán, and together they explore Jommelli’s rich orchestral textures and colours with obvious delight
