Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina; Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 273 Mb | Total time: 57:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Analekta | # FL 2 3171 | Recorded: 2003
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 273 Mb | Total time: 57:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Analekta | # FL 2 3171 | Recorded: 2003
Quebec contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux scored a top rating on her earlier Analekta disc of Handel Italian cantatas, and in that review I expressed a desire for more recordings from this sensational young singer. If you enjoyed the Handel program (and if you don't have it, get it), you'll be just as happy with this new disc that combines two famous Baroque solo-vocal works with some engaging, relentlessly upbeat orchestral selections from the same period. Lemieux continues to impress with her warm, true-contralto tone, fluid legatos, canny phrasing, and total command of the technical aspects of these justifiably popular yet challenging works.