Xenia Meijer ~ Arias by Purcell, Handel, Mozart
On this CD:
1. Ah! Belinda I am pressed with torment (from "Dido and Aeneas"), aria for soprano, Z. 626/3 Ah! Belinda
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
2. Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in Earth (from "Dido and Aeneas"), soprano aria, Z. 626/37 Thy Hand...When I am laid
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
3. Alcina, opera, HWV 34 Overture
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
4. Alcina, opera, HWV 34 È gelosia
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
5. Alcina, opera, HWV 34 Mi lusinga il dolce affetto
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
6. Alcina, opera, HWV 34 Sta nell' ircana
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
7. Alcina, opera, HWV 34 Verdi prati
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
8. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58 Hence, Iris, hence away
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
9. La Lucrezia (O Numi Eterni), cantata for soprano & continuo, HWV 145 O numi eterni...Già superbo
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
10. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 Ah scostati...Smanie implacabili
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
11. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 È amore un ladroncello
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
12. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
13. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Voi che sapete
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
14. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Batti, batti, o bel Masetto
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by New Berlin Chamber Orchestra
with Xenia Meijer
Conducted by Jac Van Steen
Xenia Meijer ~ Arias by Purcell, Handel, Mozart, Music, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Henry Purcell, Jac Van Steen, Xenia Meijer, New Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Art Song (General), Cantata, Choral, Classical, Classical Music, German/Austrian Classical Period Opera, Italian Baroque Opera, Opera, Oratorio, Vocal
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Xenia Meijer ~ Arias by Purcell, Handel, Mozart
Manufacturer: Berlin Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0000035N3
Release Date: 1997-03-18 |
Customer Reviews:
Xenia, Purcell, Haendel and Mozart.......2002-06-30
In 1996 The Philip Morris Finest Selection category Classical Music was awarded to the young Dutch mezzo-soprano Xenia Meijer, which enabled her to record this disc, and her career certainly took off. Xenia Meijer possesses a very warm, deep, beautiful voice, she's a true mezzo, add to this a wonderful stage presence and acting talent (I was so fortunate to attend one of her concerts) and a versatility in different musical genres. The booklet contains besides information about Xenia Meijer and the composers the lyrics and translations.
On this disc Ms. Meijer offers a bouquet of well-known arias by Henry Purcell, Georg Friedrich Haendel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which concern tragedy, heartbreak, love, lust or conceit. The Neues Berliner Kammerorchester conducted by Jac van Steen lends her a sparkling, attentive support and they certainly shine in the only instrumental piece here from Haendel's 'Alcina'.
Her rendition of 'Ah! Belinda' and 'Thy Hand ... When I am laid' from Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' is achingly beautiful and very poignant. She's passionate in Haendel's 'E gelosia', 'Hence Iris, hence away' and wistful in his 'O Numi eterni ... Gia superbo'. My favourite of the Mozart arias was her tender and warm Cherubino in 'Voi che sapete' from 'Le Nozze di Figaro'.
In my opinion this album is a great introduction to a gorgeous mezzo-soprano, which you should buy if you like that type of voice and/or the composers.
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