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LOST IN A LABYRINTH OF LOVE AND LONGING
On her first PENTATONE album, Czech star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the baroque repertoire that launched her early career. Il giardino dei sospiri is a collection of scenes from secular cantatas on tragic love, ranging from Handel’s Qual ti riveggio to new editions of works by Leo (Angelica e Medoro), Marcello (Arianna abbandonata) and Gasparini (Atalia). These vocal works are connected through instrumental pieces by Handel (sinfonia of Agrippina), Vinci (sinfonia from Maria dolorata) and Sarro (introduzione from Didone abbandonata, included on the digital album in 96/24 PCM and 44.1/16 PCM only). Initially conceived as a scenic project, Il giardino dei sospiri offers a richly-faceted and profoundly moving aural drama. Kožená interprets the tragic heroines of these love stories with fervour, accompanied by Václav Luks and Collegium 1704.
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Reviews
Artistic Quality 10 Sound Quality 10
“…There’s plenty for Kožená to do technically and expressively–and she, and her orchestral partners, leave us, as they say, “wanting more”. I was expecting something good, but not extraordinary. But, even among all the Baroque vocal music recordings of every size and shape and concept occupying the catalog lists, this–and especially Kožená–truly is extraordinary.”
David Vernier – ClassicsToday.com – August 2019
In Baroque music, the cantata often reveals profound emotions. Here we have a fine collection of this type of music. Magdalena Kozena and the Collegium 1704 explore this deeply expressive world with passion and vitality. *****
Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.lu – 1 June 2019
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