Mozart's Garden

Mojca Erdmann, La Cetra, Andrea Marcon

Released on 1/01/2011 by Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Main artists: Mojca Erdmann La Cetra Barockorchester Basel Andrea Marcon
Genre: Klassiek

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German soprano Mojca Erdmann made her debut at the 2006 Salzburg Festival in the title role of Zaide and has gone on to build an international career in diverse repertoire that includes Haydn, Weber, Mahler, Ravel, Strauss, Britten, Ligeti, Reimann, and Takemitsu. Her voice seems ideally suited to the music of her debut album, Mozart's Garden, a selection of arias of the Classical era by Mozart and some of his near contemporaries ranging from familiar names like Salieri, Paisiello, and J.C. Bach to the very obscure Ignaz Holzbauer. Erdmann brings secure technique, a warm, caressing tone that's well supported throughout her range, and plenty of personality to this varied selection of arias. She's entirely at home in lyrical pieces like "Ach, ich fühl's" and "Batti, batti, o bel Masetto," which she sings with limpid poise. Other arias that showcase this warmly melodic aspect of her voice and delivery include the lovely "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben," from Zaide and "Ihr Rosenstunden," from Holzbauer's Günther von Schwarzburg. Erdmann's ability to project a fiery temperament and negotiate more florid arias is demonstrated in the ferocious "Tiger! Wetze nur die Klauen," from Zaide and "Die Klüfte sausen," from Holzbauer's opera, where her voice takes on a gleaming brightness. It's an attractive program that beautifully showcases her expressive range and her immensely appealing voice. The fact that it unearths some vocal treasures from off the beaten track adds to its value. Andrea Marcon leads La Cetra Barockorchestra Basel, a period instrument ensemble, in graceful, supple performances; the orchestra seems to breathe together in its natural, elegant phrasing. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is clean, clear, and present. Based on her auspicious beginnings, Erdmann is certainly an artist to watch out for.

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Zaide, K.344 / Act 2 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

"Tiger! wetze nur die Klauen"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer, Recording Producer - Johann Andreas Schachtner, Author - Andrea Marcon, Conductor, MainArtist - Mojca Erdmann, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bastian Schick, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ute Fesquet, Producer, Executive Producer