Beauty of the Baroque / Danielle De Niese, Scholl - Decca - DEC B001586902 - 02

Since her early success in Glyndebourne's now famous production of Handel's Giulio Cesare, Danielle de Niese has become most closely associated with the music of the Baroque. The New York Times commented: "A voice seductive enough to woo gods as well as mortals". With her third solo album, Danielle de Niese embodies the Beauty of the Baroque with an album of arias from the English, German, and Italian traditions, accompanied by the leading European Baroque orchestra, The English Concert, under Harry Bicket. Many popular arias feature, including Handel's, 'Ombra mai fu', and highlights from JS Bach's Cantatas are contrasted with much loved solo songs by Purcell and Dowland. Decca's star countertenor Andreas Scholl joins Danielle de Niese for duets including the ravishing duet "Pur ti miro" from Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea.

"It's an intriguing and enjoyable programme...The English Concert provides suitable support throughout, from solo theorbo on Dowland's "What if I never speed?" to the trio of harpsichord, theorbo and viola da gamba with her delightful duet with counter-tenor Andreas Scholl" -The Independent

"This is a charming recital that shows this popular soprano at her best...she has plenty of vivacity and fresh-toned sweetness. Guardian Angels, from Handel's "The Triumph of Time and Truth", is a highlight: a little-known but beautiful aria, sung here with poise and allure." -The Daily Telegraph

"She keeps things light on this disc, and for the greater part only shows off her many splendid advantages. Indeed, her flirtatious performance of the famous lute-song Come again can rank as one of the most captivating on disc. The duets with Scholl are a delight too. De Niese's sheer joy in singing leaps off the CD and her emotional immediacy is hard to resist." -Classic FM

"In Dowland's Come again, sweet love doth now invite and What if I never speed?, she sounds like a sexier Emma Kirkby...The English Concert under its Music Director Harry Bicket provides the stylish orchestral and instrumental backing...You really hear the personality behind the voice - the 'Beauty of the Baroque' is, without question, a real artist." -International Record Review

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (08/12/2010-08/16/2010).

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Dowland, John : Come Again

Performers: Harry Bicket (Organ); Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Danielle Niese
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1597

Dowland, John : Third and Last Booke of Songes

Performers: Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Danielle Niese; Harry Bicket (Organ)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: by 1603

Handel, George Frideric : Serse :: Act 1. Aria. Ombra mai fu

Performers: Harry Bicket (Organ); Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Danielle Niese
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738

Handel, George Frideric : Samson :: Act 3. Air. Let the bright Seraphim

Performers: Harry Bicket (Organ); Danielle Niese; Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Mark Bennett (Trumpet)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Notes: Composition written: 1741.
Running Time: 5 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Purcell, Henry : Dido and Aeneas :: Act 3. Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in earth ('s Lament)

Performers: Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Harry Bicket (Organ); Danielle Niese
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1689

Handel, George Frideric : Acis and Galatea :: Air. Heart, the seat of soft delight

Performers: Danielle Niese; Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Harry Bicket (Organ)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Notes: Composition written: 1718.
Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1718

Monteverdi, Claudio : L'Incoronazione di Poppea :: Act 3. Duet. Pur ti miro

Performers: Martin Zeller (Cello); Giorgio Paronuzzi (Harpsichord); Danielle Niese; Andreas Scholl (Countertenor); Daniele Caminiti (Theorbo)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1642

Monteverdi, Claudio : Madrigals, Book 10

Performers: Danielle Niese; Harry Bicket (Organ); Harry Bicket (Harpsichord)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: circa 1632

Handel, George Frideric : Rodelinda :: Act 2. Duet. Io t'abbraccio

Performers: Harry Bicket (Organ); Danielle Niese; Andreas Scholl (Countertenor); Harry Bicket (Harpsichord)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Notes: Composition written: 1725.
Running Time: 6 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1725

Handel, George Frideric : The Triumph of Time and Truth :: Act 3. Guardian angels

Performers: Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Danielle Niese; Harry Bicket (Organ)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 5 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1757

Pergolesi, Giovanni : Stabat Mater :: Duet. dolorosa

Performers: Andreas Scholl (Countertenor); Harry Bicket (Organ); Danielle Niese; Harry Bicket (Harpsichord)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1736-1736

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten", BWV 202 :: Aria. Sich üben im Lieben

Performers: Harry Bicket (Harpsichord); Harry Bicket (Organ); Danielle Niese
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1730

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208 :: Aria. Schafe können sicher weiden

Performers: Danielle Niese; Harry Bicket (Organ); Harry Bicket (Harpsichord)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Ensemble: The English Concert
Running Time: 4 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 02/23/1713

Beauty of the Baroque / Danielle De Niese, Andreas Scholl

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