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Something about the Kansas-born mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato makes British audiences roll over and put their paws in the air, and this frothy but enjoyable recital gives additional indications about what it is. The album is taken from a pair of live recitals at London's Wigmore Hall, and the Erato label deserves credit for a sound environment that captures the relaxed quality of the events. Simply, DiDonato has the confidence to master whatever she tackles, and it's infectious. Known for muscular pieces like the little-known Haydn scene that opens the program, she shifts easily to semi-popular and popular songs as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The songs of composer Francesco Santoliquido, one click toward art song from what is usually understood by the term "Neapolitan song" (although Santoliquido was from Naples), are rarely performed, but DiDonato and her accompanist "Tony" (Antonio Pappano) are pitch-perfect in their lightly affecting quality. The second CD of the double set (and presumably the second recital of the original pair) is devoted to American song, from Stephen Foster to songs reflecting DiDonato's Irish heritage (despite the surname), and here again clarity, humor (from both musicians), and a relaxed quality are the watchwords. A superior light recital.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Anonymous, Poet - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Nicodemo di Santo-Mango, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Conte Carlo Pepoli, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Santoliquido, Composer, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Santoliquido, Composer, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Santoliquido, Composer, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Santoliquido, Composer, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Ernesto De Curtis, Composer - DOMENICO FURNO, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Stephen Foster, Composer, Writer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - David Krane, Arranger
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerome Kern, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerome Kern, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Traditional, Writer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Havelock Nelson, Composer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Anonymous, Writer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Celius Dougherty, Composer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerome Kern, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Oscar Hammerstein II , Writer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Jerome Moross, Composer - John Latouche, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - William Bolcom, Composer - Arnold Weinstein, Writer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - GEORGE FORREST, Writer - Robert Wright, Writer - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerome Kern, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Piano - Oscar Hammerstein II , Poet - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Writer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerome Kern, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Piano, MainArtist - Oscar Hammerstein II , Poet - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Poet - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Antonio Pappano, Piano, MainArtist - Harold Arlen, Composer - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edgar Yipsel Harburg, Poet
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Something about the Kansas-born mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato makes British audiences roll over and put their paws in the air, and this frothy but enjoyable recital gives additional indications about what it is. The album is taken from a pair of live recitals at London's Wigmore Hall, and the Erato label deserves credit for a sound environment that captures the relaxed quality of the events. Simply, DiDonato has the confidence to master whatever she tackles, and it's infectious. Known for muscular pieces like the little-known Haydn scene that opens the program, she shifts easily to semi-popular and popular songs as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The songs of composer Francesco Santoliquido, one click toward art song from what is usually understood by the term "Neapolitan song" (although Santoliquido was from Naples), are rarely performed, but DiDonato and her accompanist "Tony" (Antonio Pappano) are pitch-perfect in their lightly affecting quality. The second CD of the double set (and presumably the second recital of the original pair) is devoted to American song, from Stephen Foster to songs reflecting DiDonato's Irish heritage (despite the surname), and here again clarity, humor (from both musicians), and a relaxed quality are the watchwords. A superior light recital.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:29:22
- Main artists: Joyce DiDonato Antonio Pappano
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Erato - Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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