Max Emanuel Cencic, Michael Hofstetter, L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève - Gioacchino Rossini: Opera Arias & Overtures (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 299 Mb | Total time: 73:14 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # 3857882 | Recorded: 2006
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 299 Mb | Total time: 73:14 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | # 3857882 | Recorded: 2006
Countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic has a truly astonishing voice. The listener could reasonably forget that it's a man who's singing and imagine it's a mezzo with an extraordinary range and coloratura technique. If the cynic were to raise the question of the advisability of a countertenor singing arias originally written for a mezzo-soprano, the answer would simply be "because he can," and the result is pretty fabulous. Terms like "lustrous tone" and "dazzlingly secure technique" and "subtly nuanced interpretations" spring to mind.