Perfido!: Concert-arias by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven

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Bevan’s energy and assurance see her through some demanding vocal writing…Page conducts with vigour and the orchestra makes a strong showing. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th May 2017
Catalogue No: SIGCD485
Label: Signum
Length: 69 minutes

Presto Editor's Choice

May 2017
International Opera Awards

2018

Nominated - Solo Recital

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Haydn: Berenice, che fai? (Scena di Berenice), Hob XXIVa:10

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

"Berenice, che fai?" (Version I)

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"Berenice, che fai?" (Version II)

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"Non partir, bell’idol mio"

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"Me infelice! Che fingo?"

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"Perché, se tanti siete"

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Mozart: Oh, temerario Arbace… Per quel paterno amplesso, K.79

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

"Oh, temerario Arbace!"

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"Per quel paterno amplesso"

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Beethoven: No, non turbati, WoO 92a

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

"No, non turbati, o Nice"

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"Ma tu tremi, o mio tesoro?"

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Mozart: Basta, vincesti, K.486a / 295a

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

"Basta, vincesti, eccoti il foglio"

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"Ah non lasciarmi, no"

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Haydn: Solo e pensoso, Hob. XXIVb:20

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

Mozart: Ah, lo previdi, K. 272

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

"Ah, lo previdi!"

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"Ah, t’invola agl’occhi miei"

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"Misera! In van m’adiro"

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"Deh, non varcar quell’onda"

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Mozart: Bella mia fiamma, addio... Resta, oh cara, K528

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

"Bella mia fiamma, addio"

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"Resta, o cara"

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Beethoven: Ah! Perfido, Op. 65

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Sophie Bevan
The Mozartists
Ian Page

"Ah! perfido"

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"Per pietà, non dirmi addio"

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"Ah crudel! tu vuoi ch’io mora"

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Described by the Observer as 'dazzling', leading British soprano Sophie Bevan performs a sumptuous programme of concert arias by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. Bevan is accompanied on this new recording by The Mozartists, recently launched by Ian Page’s internationally renowned period ensemble Classical Opera as an expansion of its continuing exploration of Mozart and his contemporaries.

Complementing Classical Opera’s ongoing recording series of the complete operas of Mozart, the creation of The Mozartists reflects the group’s expanding repertoire and ambitious plans, and they can be heard in concert from September 2017.

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August 2017

Bevan’s energy and assurance see her through some demanding vocal writing…Page conducts with vigour and the orchestra makes a strong showing.

July 2017

She is, of course, hugely experienced in music of this period and brings a characteristically vivid intensity to each piece, tempered by an endearing touch of breathiness in the voice. The Mozartists are a brand-new spin-off from Ian Page's Classical Opera company and accompany with sensitivity and a welcome graininess to the string tone.

May 2017

I simply can't stop listening to this glorious collection of Classical scenas and concert arias from the young British soprano, caught here just as the youthful freshness of the voice begins to take on more dramatic qualities - the stormy final sections of the Haydn and Beethoven in particular suggest heavier roles to come. Taut, incisive accompaniments from Page's Mozartists, too.

30th June 2017

They take Bevan into more dramatic territory than she has explored hitherto. Ah! Perfido is powerfully propelled… there’s no doubting Bevan’s prowess

Early Music Today May 2017

Sophie Bevan is highly successful… singing throughout with a gleaming tone and shaping lines with real sensitivity, but equally under the skin of the character she is portraying.

Opera Now May 2017

Bevan has made her reputation with her pure lyric soprano, but it's interesting to hear a bit of attractive smoke to the tone these days. Her voice is perhaps on the light side for these arias, but her partnership with Ian Page, who conducts, pays dividends as they sail confidently through the heavier perils of these dramatic pieces…an interesting disc of lesser-performed arias dispatched with freshness and style

Classical Music August 2017

Bevan [is] in imperious form yet alive to text and colour throughout...With delightfully pointed playing from Page's recently-formed ensemble, and with fine sound an presentation, this is a treasure.

Klassik Magazin June 2017

A great pleasure… The Mozartists delight through dramatic attack and round harmonious sound

Record Review 11th June 2017

[Sophie Bevan] is on wonderful form from the start…it’s a really well designed programme of arias

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