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Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato has gained a strong following with novel, even fearless programs, flawlessly executed. The stimulus for In War & Peace was extramusical: DiDonato temporarily shelved a different project in the wake of the terrorist attack at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. The concept is ambitious: the booklet includes quotes about finding peace from figures as varied as Patrick Stewart, Riccardo Muti, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and an inmate at New York's Sing Sing prison. Does it directly connect with DiDonato's program of Baroque arias? Listeners will have to decide for themselves, but the good news is that the program stands on its own. War and peace are among the most common themes in Baroque opera, but DiDonato has woven them together intelligently here. For one thing, the two interpenetrate, with elevated tragic arias in the War half of the program, and complex dramatic conceptions in the Peace half. Sample Handel's remarkable "Augelletti, che cantante," from Rinaldo, with its sopranino recorder part and discursive development. Added bonuses are some world-premiere arias from the still largely unexplored corpus of opera seria from the middle 18th century, represented by compositions of Leonardo Leo and Niccolò Jommelli. Equally good are the big hits, including a magnificent, deliberate "When I am laid in earth," from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, which shows the breadth of DiDonato's conceptualizations of war and peace. The accompaniment from the historical-instrument group Il Pomo d'Oro under Maxim Emelyanychev is ideal. Recommended, whatever your views on the feasibility of world peace.
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George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Leonardo Leo, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Nicola Francesco Haym, Poet - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Magdalena Karolak, Oboe, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nahum Tate, Poet - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Poet - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Poet - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Anna Fusek, Recorder, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Nicolò Jommelli, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Nicolò Jommelli, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist - Moses Mendes, Poet
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Nicola Francesco Haym, Poet - Il Pomo d'Oro, Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor, FeaturedArtist
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato has gained a strong following with novel, even fearless programs, flawlessly executed. The stimulus for In War & Peace was extramusical: DiDonato temporarily shelved a different project in the wake of the terrorist attack at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. The concept is ambitious: the booklet includes quotes about finding peace from figures as varied as Patrick Stewart, Riccardo Muti, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and an inmate at New York's Sing Sing prison. Does it directly connect with DiDonato's program of Baroque arias? Listeners will have to decide for themselves, but the good news is that the program stands on its own. War and peace are among the most common themes in Baroque opera, but DiDonato has woven them together intelligently here. For one thing, the two interpenetrate, with elevated tragic arias in the War half of the program, and complex dramatic conceptions in the Peace half. Sample Handel's remarkable "Augelletti, che cantante," from Rinaldo, with its sopranino recorder part and discursive development. Added bonuses are some world-premiere arias from the still largely unexplored corpus of opera seria from the middle 18th century, represented by compositions of Leonardo Leo and Niccolò Jommelli. Equally good are the big hits, including a magnificent, deliberate "When I am laid in earth," from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, which shows the breadth of DiDonato's conceptualizations of war and peace. The accompaniment from the historical-instrument group Il Pomo d'Oro under Maxim Emelyanychev is ideal. Recommended, whatever your views on the feasibility of world peace.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:10
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Joyce DiDonato
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Erato - Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2016 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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