Exultate, Jubilate [Import]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Conductor), Kurt Masur (Conductor), Michel Legrand (Conductor), Concentus Musicus Wien (Orchestra), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Orchestra), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra), Barbara Bonney (Performer), Edith Wiens (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Barbara Bonney, Edith Wiens
• Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra of London
• Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kurt Masur, Michel Legrand
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Gabriel Faure
• Audio CD (June 11, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea International
• ASIN: B000024ME6
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,860 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 - Exsulatate Jubilate

2. Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 - Fulget Amica Dies

3. Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 - Tu Virginum Corona

4. Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 - Alleluja

5. Stabat Mater, Hob - Quis Non Posset Contristari

6. Mein Herz Schwimmt Im Blut - Stumme Seufzer, Stille Klagen

7. Mein Herz Schwimmt Im Blut - Tief Gebuckt Und Voller Reue

8. Mein Herz Schwimmt Im Blut - Wie Freudig Ist Mein Herz

9. Regina Coeli K. 127 - Regina Coeli, Laetare

10. Regina Coeli K. 127 - Quia Quem Meruisti Portare

11. Regina Coeli K. 127 - Alleluia

12. Symphony No. 2 - Andante

13. Requiem - Pie Jesu

Editorial Reviews

Soprano Barbara Bonney Possesses an Extremely Lovely Voice and in this Repertoire She Especially Shines. Sure, There Are Numerous Recordings of Mendelssohn's Lobsgesang, Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate Or Faure's Pie Jesu; But Few Soloists Rival Bonney's Seamless Delivery and Evocative Flair. In Many Selections Bonney is Joined by the Equally Inspired and Capable Soprano Edith Wiens and Throughout Backed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus- One of Europe's Oldest and Most Distinguished Orchestras.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This title is sick!, April 25, 2005

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E. Montoya (Coral Gables, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exultate, Jubilate (Audio CD)

This is probably the most incredible classical CD known to man - it posseses the Lobsgesang (Song of Praise) by Mendelssohn on it, it's sung by Barbara Bonney and Edith Wiens at the Leipzig Gewandhaus - Europe's most unknown, but ultimately finest house of classical music. I honestly felt that I had died and that angels were singing in the middle of my living room when I first heard that hauntingly beautiful duet with full chorus. The CD has other wonders like the Bach aria "Wie freudig ist mein Herz," Mozart's Exsultate, a few rarer Mozart sacred arias, and her Pie Jesu (Faure). What's absolutely incredible to think is that these pieces were mostly recorded in Germany in small churches and performance hall - no one who likes Germany and classical music could be disappointed. It's also a great buy for lovers of die deutsche Romantik. I can't believe it's for sale, because it's discontinued with many record stores, and it could easily go for 3 times the price - it's a rare import.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A glorious sound!, March 12, 2007

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C. Verbruggen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exultate, Jubilate (Audio CD)

A beautiful voice: pure, very agile, never straining. A voice ideally suited to this type of music. Something to listen to with your eyes closed, letting it wash over you. Barbara Bonney is one of the best voices today.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A rarity these days., December 27, 2007

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Abel "AMY" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Exultate, Jubilate (Audio CD)

Barbara Bonney and Harnoncourt collaborated largely in this collection of sacred songs sung and recorded over a span of 6 years from 1989 to 1995.
Bonney owns a very affecting and lyrical voice, reminiscent of the late queen of sopranos Lucia Popp at certain places. The voice is ideally suited to the pieces collected in this album.
A great shame that not the entire piece of Bach's BWV 199 cantata was being recorded - I have heard the earlier collaboration by Schwarzkopff and Dart with the Philharmonia Orchestra recorded some several decades ago, and the entire work is miraculously beautiful. There are recitatives and the third part has a longer opening recitative between the viola and soprano voice that is simply stunning.
Otherwise, the other works in this collection are all wonderful. Bonney in 1990 - 1995 is recognisably in her absolute vocal prime.