W. A. Mozart - Magdalena Kozena / Jos van Immerseel / OotAoE - Sir Simon Rattle - Arias (2006)

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Magdalena Kozena - Mozart Arias
Jos van Immerseel / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment / Sir Simon Rattle
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 278 MB | Full Artwork: 161 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Archiv Produktion # 00289 477 6272 AH | Country/Year: Germany 2006
Genre: Classical | Style: Viennese School, Opera, Vocal

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W. A. Mozart - Magdalena Kozena / Jos van Immerseel / OotAoE - Sir Simon Rattle - Arias (2006)

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Für Magdalena Kozenás Stimme scheint Mozarts Musik wie geschaffen. Hat sie uns schon auf ihrer CD mit Arien von Gluck, Mozart und Myslivecek beeindruckende Kostproben ihrer Interpretation präsentiert, erscheint nun erstmals eine komplette Mozart Arien CD mit dem Prager Stimmwunder. Mit keinem Geringeren als ihrem Partner Sir Simon Rattle als Dirigent des Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment führt sie auf dieser CD ihr persönliches Mozart Projekt weiter.
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Audio 09 / 06: "Rattle führt das superb aufgenommene Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment leicht und zart koloriert, was der eher leichten Stimme seiner Partnerin sehr zupass kommt. Frau Kozena stemmt gekonnt Sopran- und Mezzo-Partien von Idamente bis Fiordiligi."

Simon Rattle draws superior playing from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, nicely captured by DG's lucid, mellow sound. He's partnered by the Czech mezzo, Ko¿ená, exploring a wide range of Mozart arias . . . Regular assignments such as Dorabella and Cherubino fit her like matching gloves . . . Ko¿ená's sensitive musicality, the gentle warmth of her tone, an intelligent approach to whatever she sings.
Record Review / George Hall, BBC Music Magazine (London) / 01. September 2006

[Review James Inverne]: Here is a singer with both a rich, colourful and 'alive'-sounding voice and the musical intelligence to use that gift . . . motherhood or maturity (or both) have somewhat changed her sound. It is fuller now, and she is, if anything, even more confident and at ease with her talent than previously . . . Jos van Immerseel makes it two CD picks in a row with his contribution from the fortepiano . . .
[Review Roger Wigmore]: If anyone has recorded a lovelier Mozart recital in recent years, I've yet to hear it. In her early thirties, Ko¿ená is now consummate mistress of her art. Her liquid high mezzo, with its easy upward extension, combines warmth with the bloom and freshness of youth, while her coloratura, on display in 'Al desio di chi t'adora' . . . is as brilliant and expressive as Bartoli's, yet without the Italian diva's intrusive aspirates . . . Rattle's claim is hard to refute . . . she 'lives' each of these wide-ranging characters intensely . . . The vivid, tangy accompaniments from Rattle and the OAE go well beyond mere good style . . . Fortepianist Jos van Immerseel is an equally sympathetic partner in an impassioned yet intimate performance . . .
Record Review / Roger Wigmore, James Inverne, Gramophone (London) / 01. September 2006

Elsewhere in this glorious recital, Ko¿ená gives a deeply moving account of Vitellia's remorseful final aria in "La clemenza di Tito", sorrow etched into the texture of her voice, and catches all the tenderness and anguish of Ilia in "Idomeneo". The accompaniments from Rattle and the OAE match her in character and point, while fortepianist Jos van Immerseel makes a sensitive partner in "Ch'io mi scordi di te", that sublime love duet for voice and piano . . .
Record Review / Richard Wigmore, Daily Telegraph (London) / 09. September 2006

Here another of the leading singers of our time, the Czech mezzo Magdalena Kozená, shows why she is in such demand with arias from "Le nozze di Figaro", "Idomeneo", "Così fan tutte" and "La clemenza di Tito". She sings an adorable 'Deh vieni' . . . There are dazzling performances of Vitellia's 'Non più di fiori' and Ilia's 'Padre, germani', as well as Cherubino's 'Voi che sapete' with Corri's ornamentation. Her versatility is evident in arias from "Così" for Fiordiligi ('Per pietà'), Dorabella and Despina. Stylish accompaniments are provided by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
Record Review / Sunday Telegraph / 29. October 2006
As if being one of the brightest young stars on the opera scene weren't enough, Magdalena Kozená has also established herself as one of the premier artists of the 2006 Mozart anniversary year, following up her complete recording of La clemenza di Tito with this impressively varied recital of the composer's arias. The Czech mezzo's Mozart chops are implicitly acknowledged by her record label . . . In purely artistic terms, the investment was sound . . . Gossip hounds will know that Kozená and conductor Sir Simon Rattle are one of classical music's power couples these days, but this collaboration ¿ their first on disc ¿ makes it clear that mixing the personal and the professional is paying dividends, not just for these artists but for all of their listeners too.
Record Review / Scott Paulin , Barnes & Noble / 01. November 2006

The stunning Czech mezzo Magdalena Ko¿ená reaches deeper into Mozart's women with this new recital and comes up with some fine music-making . . . Rattle is a sympathetic conductor. Appoggiaturas are wisely and widely added.
Record Review / International Record Review (London) / 01. November 2006

The stunning Czech mezzo Magdalena Kozená reaches deep into Mozart's women with this new recital CD and comes up with some fine music making . . .
Record Review / Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com / 03. November 2006

. . . she gives abundant evidence that she, too, is one of the choice Mozartians of our time, and no admirer of hers should overlook this disc . . .
Record Review / Tim Pfaff, Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) / 23. November 2006

They are in character, are appropriate and, to my ears, altogether charming . . . her words are clear . . . 'Deh vieni, non tardar' . . . suits Ko¿ená to perfection, is full of unexpected beauties and brings a patchy disc to an inspiriting conclusion.
Record Review / Opera (London) / 01. December 2006

. . . Magdalena Kozená has almost nothing of mezzo coloration in her voice, a fluid, agile, sunny yet emotionally potent instrument somewhat reminiscent of the late soprano Lucia Popp. Here Kozená offers her first recorded collaboration – and a most pleasing one – with Simon Rattle . . . The pair presents a dozen Mozart arias, worked to a high gloss yet not lacking in spontaneous-sounding touches . . . Throughout the program, Kozená is highly sensitive and expressive in using stylish appoggiaturas and other decorations . . . the orchestral playing and solo instrumental work prove excellent . . . this album . . . makes a superb souvenir of one of our most interesting and radiant-voiced current interpreters. It would provide new opera listeners an excellent introduction . . . to some of the most beautiful arias ever written for the female voice.
Record Review / David Shengold, Opera News (New York) / 01. December 2006

One of the most delightful Mozart singers on today's stage, 33-year-old Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Ko¿ená could scarcely have assembled a more winning Mozart recital disc . . . Most Mozart lovers, though, will fall easily for this disc.
Record Review / Bradley Bambarger, Star Ledger (Newark) / 19. December 2006

. . . extremely enticing . . . Ms. Kozena sings gorgeously on every number here [Kozena Arias] . . . The Welsh bass-baritone displays remarkable versatility [Terfel: Tutto Mozart!]
Record Review / Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News / 16. January 2007

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