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The title The 5 Countertenors, with definite article, might suggest something similar to The Three Tenors or one of the similar supergroups that have seen commercial success. That's not what happens here: the five singers represented on the album don't sing together. Instead, each is allotted a pair of arias from operas that not long ago would have been called obscure, but which these young singers and their teachers have been bringing into general circulation. Consider the startlingly light, high voice of countertenor Vince Yi, who emerged from the music program at the University of Michigan in the American Midwest, the program that also produced David Daniels. Yi is at the opposite end of the voice production spectrum from Romanian Valer Sabadus, heard in works by Jommelli and Gluck. The best-known singer is probably Croatian countertenor (and former Vienna Choir Boy) Max Emanuel Cencic. But really, each of the singers has his own virtues and transmits hope for the continued growth of the countertenor specialty. The historical-instrument group Armonia Atenea under George Petrou is light and flexible, and the sound is clear even in the high-volume highs. Think of this 2015 release not as a self-contained project, but as an advance look at the countertenors coming down the pike, and you'll really enjoy it.
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Tito Manlio (Niccolò Jommelli)
Niccolò Jommelli, Composer - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valer Sabadus, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jacopo Antonio Sanvitale, Author - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Ifigenia in Aulide (Nicola Porpora)
Nicola Porpora, ComposerLyricist - Xavier Sabata, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Penelope / Act 2 (Baldassare Galuppi)
Baldassare Galuppi, Composer - Max Emanuel Cencic, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Antonio Rolli, Author - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Serse, HWV 40 / Act 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Nicolò Minato, Author, Original Text Author - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - Silvio Stampiglia, Author, Original Text Author - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yuri Minienko, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Farnace / Act 1 (Josef Mysliveček)
Josef Myslivecek, Composer - Antonio Maria Lucchini, Author - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Yi, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Temistocle (Johann Christian Bach)
Johann Christian Bach, Composer - Pietro Metastasio, Author - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yuri Minienko, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mattia Verazi, Contributor, Revision - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Demetrio (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Pietro Metastasio, Author - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valer Sabadus, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Tancredi (Ferdinando Bertoni)
Max Emanuel Cencic, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ferdinando Bertoni, ComposerLyricist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Agrippina, HWV 6 / Act 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Xavier Sabata, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincenzo Grimani, Author - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Piramo e Tisbe - Intermezzo tragico / 1. Act (Johann Adolf Hasse)
Johann Adolf Hasse, Composer - Pietro Metastasio, Author, Original Text Author - Armonia Atenea, Ensemble, MainArtist - Marco Coltellini, Author - George Petrou, Conductor, MainArtist - Giovanni Prosdocimi, Producer, Recording Producer - Nikos Espialidis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Blazoudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Mathioudakis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Ghirardini, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Yi, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Aretaios, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
Album review
The title The 5 Countertenors, with definite article, might suggest something similar to The Three Tenors or one of the similar supergroups that have seen commercial success. That's not what happens here: the five singers represented on the album don't sing together. Instead, each is allotted a pair of arias from operas that not long ago would have been called obscure, but which these young singers and their teachers have been bringing into general circulation. Consider the startlingly light, high voice of countertenor Vince Yi, who emerged from the music program at the University of Michigan in the American Midwest, the program that also produced David Daniels. Yi is at the opposite end of the voice production spectrum from Romanian Valer Sabadus, heard in works by Jommelli and Gluck. The best-known singer is probably Croatian countertenor (and former Vienna Choir Boy) Max Emanuel Cencic. But really, each of the singers has his own virtues and transmits hope for the continued growth of the countertenor specialty. The historical-instrument group Armonia Atenea under George Petrou is light and flexible, and the sound is clear even in the high-volume highs. Think of this 2015 release not as a self-contained project, but as an advance look at the countertenors coming down the pike, and you'll really enjoy it.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:41
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Max Emanuel Cencic
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2015 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2015 Parnassus Arts Productions
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