Sento Amor: Operatic Arias - David Daniels

David Daniels (Artist), George Frideric Handel (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Harry Bicket (Conductor), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
• Conductor: Harry Bicket
• Composer: George Frideric Handel, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (November 16, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Veritas
• ASIN: B00002Z792
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,987 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mitridate, Re Di Ponto: Aria: Venga pur, minacci e frema

2. Mitridate, Re Di Ponto: Recitativo: Vadasi...O ciel

3. Mitridate, Re Di Ponto: Aria: Già dagli occhi

4. Ombra felice... Io ti lascio, Concert aria K255: Recitativo: Ombra felice!

5. Ombra felice... Io ti lascio, Concert aria K255: Aria en rondeau: Io ti lascio

6. Ascanio in Alba: Aria: Ah di si nobil alma

7. Il Telemaco, o sia l'isola di Circe: Aria: Se per entro alIa nera foresta

8. Orfeo ed Euridice: Recitativo: Ahime! Dove trascorsi?

9. Orfeo ed Euridice: Aria: Che faro senza Euridice?

10. Orfeo ed Euridice: Aria: Che puro ciel

11. Tolomeo, re d'Egitto: Recitativo: Inumano fratel

12. Tolomeo, re d'Egitto: Aria: Stille amare

13. Partenope: Recitativo: Rosmira, oh Dio!

14. Partenope: Aria: Sento amor

15. Partenope: Aria: Ch'io parta?

16. Partenope: Aria: Furibondo spira il vento

Customer Reviews

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Daniels Has Never Recorded Music by Dowland, December 1, 1999

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This review is from: Sento Amor: Operatic Arias - David Daniels (Audio CD)

"Sento amor" David Daniels' second solo recital on CD, raises the bar not just for countertenors but for all singers. To date he has recorded two solo recitals, a disc of Scarlatti cantatas, a live Poppea from Munich, and highlights from Arne's Alfred-- that's five. To me, "Sento amor" captures one of the most distinctively beautiful and dramatic voices that has ever recorded, so it's hard to believe that Daniels' voice could be confused with any other. I anxiously await the next recording-- will we have a Christmas album for next year?

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daniels Soars to Conquer Mozart, Gluck and Handel, August 14, 2004

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Ed Uyeshima (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sento Amor: Operatic Arias - David Daniels (Audio CD)

Countertenor David Daniels is a wonder, especially when you consider the rarity of a fine countertenor recital. On this, his second recital disc for Virgin Classics, Daniels confounds expectations by continuing his amazingly high batting average. By the very nature of the voice type, one would think the repertoire would be rather limited, the fullness of the notes compromised, the warmth sacrificed by the technical demands of maintaining such a high range. But Daniels breaks every rule and makes up a few new ones by tackling the works of Mozart and Gluck, as well as his perennial musical compass, Handel.

Two completely different selections from Mozart's first opera, "Mitridate", are included here - the aggressively rhythmic "Venga pur minacci e frema" with its intensely dramatic strings and the majestic and remorseful concluding aria "Vadasi...O ciel...Già dagli occhi". They illustrate Daniels' versatility in capturing the two sides of the nefarious character of Farnace. He also tackles the only concert aria Mozart ever wrote for a castrati, "Ombra felice...Io ti lascio", in an exquisitely modulated performance. The Gluck selections are highlighted by the touching "Che farò senza Euridice", which achieves an almost dream-like beatitude, and the pastoral "Che puro ciel". Although already breathtaking up to this point, Daniels saves the best for last as he goes back into familiar territory with Handel's two operas, "Tolomeo" and "Partenope", the latter which he has performed onstage on several occasions. From "Partenope" comes the beautiful title track "Sento amor" where his character Arsace experiences devotion and confusion over his still strong feelings for the disguised Rosmira. Daniels' vocal runs are especially amazing on the last aria, "Furibondo spira il Vento", where his conflicting feelings toward Rosmira come to a boil in a turbulent cauldron as she rejects him.

As with Daniels' first recital recording, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment accompanies beautifully but this time under the expert baton of Harry Bicket, who later conducted Daniels in the 2001 Staatsoper München production of Handel's "Rinaldo" (now on DVD and highly recommended). "Sento amor" is a great recording, a must-have addition to any superior Baroque musical collection and further testament to the wondrous talent of David Daniels.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreary Dowland? Hello?, December 5, 1999

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Jesse Cowen (West Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sento Amor: Operatic Arias - David Daniels (Audio CD)

This newest cd "Sento Amor&quels is not only the greatest countertenor in the world, but certainly one of the greatest singers in the world. Congrats Mr. Daniels on reaching yet another plateau!