in Opera Now (Jun, 2018)
Should Nicola Porpora be watching over us, he must be delighted with the airing his music is getting these days, 250 years after his death. A new disc of Porpora Arias, featuring the Croatian countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic, is devoted entirely to the Neapolitan composer’s music. There is a wealth of material to choose from (Porpora composed around 50 operas), and Cencic includes six world premieres here, conducted by George Petrou. Once again, although he is adept at the vocal firework displays, it’s Cencic’s smooth legato and sense of line that really impress. Porpora’s music reveals a wealth of unusual orchestral colours, particularly in his writing for brass, revealed …
Porpora: Opera Arias – Max Emanuel Cencic
Arias from Ezio, Meride e Selinunte, Ifigenia in Aulide, Filandro, Poro, Enea nel Lazio, Il Trionfo di Camilla, Carlo il calvo, Arianna in Nasso
Max Emanuel Cencic, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
Reference: 483323500289
Barcode: 0028948332359
Label: Decca
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2/3/2018
Artikelnummer: 0028948332359
Categorieën: CD, Klassiek, Diapason d'or, Onze favorieten
21,90€
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