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In the crush of mezzo sopranos actively recording, Angelika Kirchschlager's warm and direct voice stands somewhat apart from the perhaps overly subjective Cecilia Bartoli and the possibly overly objective Anne-Sofie von Otter. This combination has worked well in many, even most, of Kirchschlager's recordings: her disc of Korngold and Mahler songs was affecting without being affected and her disc of lullabies was sentimental without succumbing to mawkishness. In many ways, this disc of Bach arias is quite as lovely as anything Kirchschlager has done: her tone is beautifully rounded, her phrasing is alert to the meaning of the text and the music, and her sensitivity to the nuances of Bach's vocal writing makes her interpretation of each aria separate and special. But teaming Kirchschlager with the Venice Baroque Ensemble, a period instrument ensemble directed by violinist Giuliano Carmignola, does her no good. Against the dry sound of the Baroque violinist, Kirchschlager's thoroughly modern vocal performance sounds overheated. And against the detached-to-the-point-of-reticence interpretations of Carmignola, Kirchschlager's straightforward interpretations sound almost affected. In such wonderful arias as Erbarme Dich from the St. Matthew Passion, for example, Kirchschlager sings with passionate but controlled vibrato while the Venice Baroque Ensemble plays with a parched tone that verges on desiccation. Separately, either might have been wonderful, but they are almost oxymoronic in combination. This is worth getting to hear Kirchschlager, but with reservations.
© TiVo
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Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer - Giuliano Carmignola, Violin
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer - Venice Baroque Orchestra, Performer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer - Giuliano Carmignola, Violin
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Venice Baroque Orchestra, Performer - Giuliano Carmignola, Violin
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer - Giuliano Carmignola, Violin
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Stefanie Haegele, Oboe - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Venice Baroque Orchestra, Performer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - Angelika Kirchschlager, Performer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Venice Baroque Orchestra, Performer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Jeremy Caulton, Executive Producer - Andrea Marcon, Conductor - Angelika Kirchschlager, Mezzo-Soprano - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750), Composer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
In the crush of mezzo sopranos actively recording, Angelika Kirchschlager's warm and direct voice stands somewhat apart from the perhaps overly subjective Cecilia Bartoli and the possibly overly objective Anne-Sofie von Otter. This combination has worked well in many, even most, of Kirchschlager's recordings: her disc of Korngold and Mahler songs was affecting without being affected and her disc of lullabies was sentimental without succumbing to mawkishness. In many ways, this disc of Bach arias is quite as lovely as anything Kirchschlager has done: her tone is beautifully rounded, her phrasing is alert to the meaning of the text and the music, and her sensitivity to the nuances of Bach's vocal writing makes her interpretation of each aria separate and special. But teaming Kirchschlager with the Venice Baroque Ensemble, a period instrument ensemble directed by violinist Giuliano Carmignola, does her no good. Against the dry sound of the Baroque violinist, Kirchschlager's thoroughly modern vocal performance sounds overheated. And against the detached-to-the-point-of-reticence interpretations of Carmignola, Kirchschlager's straightforward interpretations sound almost affected. In such wonderful arias as Erbarme Dich from the St. Matthew Passion, for example, Kirchschlager sings with passionate but controlled vibrato while the Venice Baroque Ensemble plays with a parched tone that verges on desiccation. Separately, either might have been wonderful, but they are almost oxymoronic in combination. This is worth getting to hear Kirchschlager, but with reservations.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:04
- Main artist: Angelika Kirchschlager
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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