Bruno De Sa - Mille Affetti (CD)

In his exploration of the vocal music of Mozart and his contemporaries, soprano Bruno de Sá evokes Mille affetti - a thousand emotions - and adds six world premiere recordings to the catalogue: arias by Luigi Cherubini, Luigi Caruso, Felice Alessandrini, Franz Seydelmann, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, and Niccolo` Antonio Zingarelli. Joining him for this adventurous programme of sacred and secular repertoire are the Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, organist Marcin Szelest, the NFM Choir and conductor Jaroslaw Thiel. For his debut Erato album, Roma Travestita, Bruno de Sá focused on Baroque repertoire, causing BBC Music Magazine to marvel at his "immaculate legato, gift for scintillating decoration, dramatic octave drops and stratospheric ascents above the stave." Now he applies those talents to the Classical era. "This seemed like the moment to explore different musical possibilities," he says, "and also a period that really speaks to me - emotionally, musically and technically. There are some very virtuosic things here, but I've never struggled with them because they are such a joy to sing. I hope that people feel and hear that." Repertoire features: W.A. Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Franz Seydelmann: excerpts from Il Turco in Italia, Johann Friedrich Reichardt: excerpts from Andromeda, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli: Salve, Regina, and more (repertoire selection by Yannis François).

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Il Mesenzio, rè d'Etruria, Act 1: "No non cercar per ora" - "La gran vendetta ancora" (Lauso)
2. Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87, Act 2: "Lungi da te mio bene" (Sifare)
3. Exultate, jubilate, K. 165: I. Exultate, jubilate
4. Exultate, jubilate, K. 165: II. Tandem advenit hora
5. Exultate, jubilate, K. 165: III. Tu virginum corona
6. Exultate, jubilate, K. 165: IV. Alleluja
7. L'isle déserte: Ouverture
8. Il fanatico per la musica, Act 1: "In mezzo a mille affanni" (Lindoro)
9. Grabmusik, K. 42: IV. Aria. "Betracht dies Herz und frage mich"
10. Il Turco in Italia, Act 1: "Girate quel guardo" (Selim)
11. Andromeda: Accompagnato. "Voi sacre piante" (Perseo)
12. Andromeda: Rondo. "Deh soccori, o padre il figlio" (Perseo)
13. Fugue for Organ in G Minor, K. 154 (Compl. Sechter)
14. Salve Regina: I. Salve Regina
15. Salve Regina: II. Ad te clamamus
16. Salve Regina: III. Ad te suspiramus
17. Salve Regina: IV. Eia ergo, advocata nostra
18. Salve Regina: V. O clemens, o pia
19. Il Tobia: Introduzione
20. Requiem in G Minor: XI. Preces meae
21. Alessandro nelle indie, Act 1: "Se possono tanto luci vezzose" (Poro)