Jennifer Larmore - Where Shall I Fly

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), George Frideric Handel (Artist), Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (Artist), Jesus Lopez-Cobos (Artist), Jennifer Larmore (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 1995)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000000SP5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #17 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > Vocal & Song
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Track Listings

1. La finta semplice: 'Che scompiglio, che flagello'

2. Le nozze di Figaro: 'Voi che sapete'

3. La Clemenza di Tito: 'Deh per questo istante solo'

4. Serse: 'Ombra mai fu'

5. Hercules: 'Where Shall I Fly'

6. Mitridate, Re Di Ponto: 'Gia dagli occhi'

7. La finta giardiniera: 'Va pure ad altri in braccio'

8. Ariodante: 'Dopo notte'

9. Semele: 'Hence, Iris, hence away'

10. Rinaldo: 'Cara sposa'

11. Cosi fan tutte: 'Ah, scostati...'Smanie implacabili'

12. La Clemenza di Tito: 'Parto, ma tu ben mio'

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Mezzo for the Ages, December 4, 1999

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This review is from: Jennifer Larmore - Where Shall I Fly (Audio CD)

Having heard all the great mezzos of the past 40 years, many of them (Baker, Cossotto, Horne, von Stade, Valentini-Terrani) in person, I can attest that Jennifer Larmore is one of the greatest. Though her voice is not always stunningly beautiful and her technique not completely polished, there is no question that her COMBINATION of voice, technique and interpretive nuance is unsurpassed in the modern era. Agnes Baltsa may be more honeyed of voice, for instance, but she lacks the sheer excitement and joie-de-vivre that Larmore brings to her singing. In these Baroque and Classical numbers, she also displays a deft sense of style fully apropos to the music at hand. She is truly a mezzo for the ages.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Larmore can certainly fly!, November 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Jennifer Larmore - Where Shall I Fly (Audio CD)

This recording albeit less colorful than her more recent stuff shows the promise that she has delivered to all of us. She is truly a blessing with her mezzo-soprano and her richness is unparalleled by few that I know of.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great listening. Nice selection., July 12, 2006

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This review is from: Jennifer Larmore - Where Shall I Fly (Audio CD)

'Where Shall I Fly' by contemporary mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore is a big surprise when you first listen to it, as one wonders how such big sounds come from such a petite looking lady who'se face is on the cover. The title comes from the name of a Handel aria from the opera Hercules. This is one of the two English language arias on the CD, the other being from Handel's 'Semele'. All other arias from both Handel and Mozart are in Italian, the most familiar being 'Voi che sapete' from Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro'.

As an amateur listener to classical music, I suspect Ms. Larmore is not as highly ranked (Jim Furyk to Renee Fleming's Tiger Woods)as some other mezzos, but this particular collection is makes very nice listening, at least as enjoyable as Ms. Fleming's take on Mozart.