Graun - Cleopatra & Cesare / J. Williams · Vermillion · Dawson · J. Francis · R. Gambill · Popken · Concerto Köln · Jacobs [Import]

Carl Heinrich Graun (Composer), Rene Jacobs (Conductor), Concerto Koln (Orchestra), Klaus Häger (Orchestra), Janet Williams (Performer), Jeffrey Francis (Performer), Lynne Dawson (Performer), Robert Gambill (Performer), Ralph Popken (Performer), Iris Vermillion (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Janet Williams, Jeffrey Francis, Lynne Dawson, Robert Gambill, Ralph Popken, et al.
• Orchestra: Concerto Koln, Klaus Häger
• Conductor: Rene Jacobs
• Composer: Carl Heinrich Graun
• Audio CD (February 9, 1996)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
• ASIN: B0000007AH
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,317 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ouverture

2. Coro

3. Recitativo

4. Aria

5. Recitativo

6. Aria

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Disc: 2

1. Recitativo

2. Sinfonia

3. Recitativo

4. Sinfonia

5. Recitativo

6. Aria

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Disc: 3

1. Recitativo

2. Aria

3. Recitativo

4. Aria

5. Recitativo

6. Aria

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quality performance, May 8, 1999

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This review is from: Graun - Cleopatra & Cesare / J. Williams · Vermillion · Dawson · J. Francis · R. Gambill · Popken · Concerto Köln · Jacobs (Audio CD)

I bought this out of curiosity. Well, it won't exactly compare to Handel, but it is a quality opera, and it is very well presented here. I can't say that this is one of my favorite CD's, but it deserves a high rating. My usual idiosyncratic objection (which is NOT a reflection on the artistic merit!) is this: male roles should be sung by males. The world is teeming with countertenors ready to stand in the shoes of the unfortunate castrati for whom these operas were written.