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While the German soprano follows in the footsteps of Cecilia Bartoli, her virtuoso voice separates her fans from the purists who prefer a less fanciful vocal-line. This long-awaited new album from Simone Kermes shows off her masterful voice in almost every register and there is no sign of the excessiveness for which she has previously been criticised. Typically referred to as a “Ba-rock” star, some people are irritated by her gestures and extreme theatrics during her concerts, but those mannerisms are long forgotten here in the absence of any images. The title of the album, “Mio caro Händel”, says a lot about the affinity Simone Kermes feels with the Saxon composer. She has selected his most popular pieces, such as Ombra mai fù(Largo of Love), Piangeró la sorte mia(I will lament my fate) and Lascia ch’io pianga(Let me weep), along with some much less well-known pieces, which are some of the most wonderful revelations and rare musical gems on the album. The singer recorded this testimony of love to Händel in Berlin’s famous Jesus-Christus-Kirche in 2018 accompanied by Amici Veneziani, an ensemble put together especially for her which mostly comprises of German musicians and is led by Russian violinist Boris Begelman. As a great traveller who went all over Europe, this captures Händel’s European spirit perfectly. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Niccolo Francesco Haym, Librettist - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Carlo Sigismondo Capece, Librettist - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Benedetto Pamphili, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Silvio Stampiglia, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Niccoló Minato, Librettist - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Niccolo Francesco Haym, Librettist - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Niccolo Francesco Haym, Librettist - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Samuel Humphreys, Librettist - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Charles Jennens, Librettist - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Paolo Antonio Rolli, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Thomas Morell, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Simone Kermes, Soprano, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Librettist - Stephan Flock, Producer, Recording Engineer - Boris Begelman, Concert Master - Federico Mattioli, Assistant Engineer - Amici Veneziani, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
While the German soprano follows in the footsteps of Cecilia Bartoli, her virtuoso voice separates her fans from the purists who prefer a less fanciful vocal-line. This long-awaited new album from Simone Kermes shows off her masterful voice in almost every register and there is no sign of the excessiveness for which she has previously been criticised. Typically referred to as a “Ba-rock” star, some people are irritated by her gestures and extreme theatrics during her concerts, but those mannerisms are long forgotten here in the absence of any images. The title of the album, “Mio caro Händel”, says a lot about the affinity Simone Kermes feels with the Saxon composer. She has selected his most popular pieces, such as Ombra mai fù(Largo of Love), Piangeró la sorte mia(I will lament my fate) and Lascia ch’io pianga(Let me weep), along with some much less well-known pieces, which are some of the most wonderful revelations and rare musical gems on the album. The singer recorded this testimony of love to Händel in Berlin’s famous Jesus-Christus-Kirche in 2018 accompanied by Amici Veneziani, an ensemble put together especially for her which mostly comprises of German musicians and is led by Russian violinist Boris Begelman. As a great traveller who went all over Europe, this captures Händel’s European spirit perfectly. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:46
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Simone Kermes
- Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment
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