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For a work of Mozart's childhood, Mitridate, Rè di Ponto has inspired more than its share of quality recordings. While that is certainly due in part to the completionist approach labels have taken toward major composers over the years, it is also a testament to the musical virtues of the opera, which has melodic spark and formal refinement in doses worthy of a great, albeit impressionable, young composer. It's no Idomeneo, but it's no slouch, either. Making every second count, and highlighting Mitridate's economical expressivity in new ways, Jed Wentz makes a good argument for the work's vitality with this recording on Brilliant. The textural transparency and rhythmic charge of Musica ad Rhenum and the compelling performances of a largely unknown cast make it sound better in many ways than the two big-budget offerings by Decca and Philips already on the market. It doesn't have their vocal star power, to be sure, and listeners who value that above all else may be disappointed. But it has a compact charisma that often outshines the larger-scale approach of those recordings, which sometimes highlight what Mitridate isn't more than what it is. This Mitridate never sounds like a stepsister, because it is recorded on its own, more modest terms. Jed Wentz deserves the lion's share of the credit. He has found, and brought into relief, every ounce of orchestral texture and counterpoint in the score, and chosen tempos that flatter both the ensemble and each singer. There is an audible attention to affect, in the Baroque sense of "feeling," and the result is a performance that skips lightly from one number to the next, rarely calling attention to its conservative opera seria formal elements. The cast is excellent throughout. If you're looking to get to know Mitridate, don't overlook this gem.
© TiVo
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2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Young-Hee Kim, Soloist, MainArtist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Young-Hee Kim, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Alexei Grigorev, Soloist, MainArtist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Young-Hee Kim, Soloist, MainArtist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Young-Hee Kim, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Young-Hee Kim, Soloist, MainArtist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Alexei Grigorev, Soloist, MainArtist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Alexei Grigorev, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Young-Hee Kim, Soloist, MainArtist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Alexei Grigorev, Soloist, MainArtist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Alexei Grigorev, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Marcel Reijans, Soloist, MainArtist - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Johannette Zomer, Soloist, MainArtist - Jed Wentz, Conductor, MainArtist - Musica Ad Rhenum, Orchestra, MainArtist - Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, Lyricist - Young-Hee Kim, Soloist, MainArtist - Francine van der Heyden, Soloist, MainArtist - Cécile van de Sant, Soloist, MainArtist - Marije van Stralen, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
Album review
For a work of Mozart's childhood, Mitridate, Rè di Ponto has inspired more than its share of quality recordings. While that is certainly due in part to the completionist approach labels have taken toward major composers over the years, it is also a testament to the musical virtues of the opera, which has melodic spark and formal refinement in doses worthy of a great, albeit impressionable, young composer. It's no Idomeneo, but it's no slouch, either. Making every second count, and highlighting Mitridate's economical expressivity in new ways, Jed Wentz makes a good argument for the work's vitality with this recording on Brilliant. The textural transparency and rhythmic charge of Musica ad Rhenum and the compelling performances of a largely unknown cast make it sound better in many ways than the two big-budget offerings by Decca and Philips already on the market. It doesn't have their vocal star power, to be sure, and listeners who value that above all else may be disappointed. But it has a compact charisma that often outshines the larger-scale approach of those recordings, which sometimes highlight what Mitridate isn't more than what it is. This Mitridate never sounds like a stepsister, because it is recorded on its own, more modest terms. Jed Wentz deserves the lion's share of the credit. He has found, and brought into relief, every ounce of orchestral texture and counterpoint in the score, and chosen tempos that flatter both the ensemble and each singer. There is an audible attention to affect, in the Baroque sense of "feeling," and the result is a performance that skips lightly from one number to the next, rarely calling attention to its conservative opera seria formal elements. The cast is excellent throughout. If you're looking to get to know Mitridate, don't overlook this gem.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 48 track(s)
- Total length: 02:59:41
- Main artists: Musica Ad Rhenum Jed Wentz
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical
2012 Brilliant Classics 2006 Brilliant Classics
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