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Vinci, Leonardo (1690–1730) Sembro quell’usignuolo (from Il trionfo di Camilla) Più non so finger sdegni (from Il trionfo di Camilla) Ove corri? (from L‘Ernelinda) Sorge talora fosca l’aurora (from L’Ernelinda) Gelido in ogni vena (from Siroe, re di Persia) Quell’usignolo che innamorato (from Gismondo, re di Polonia) Barbara, mi schernisci (from La Rosmira fedele) Nave altera (from Gismondo, re di Polonia) Nube di denso orrore (from L’Ernelinda) Sull’ali del suo amor (from L’Ernelinda) Vil trofeo d’un’alma imbelle (from Alessandro nelle Indie) Scherzo dell’onda instabile (from Il Medo) Oh da me troppo offesa, troppo amabil Medea (from Il Medo) Sento due fiamme in petto (from Il Medo) Following up his “fantastic” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Handel recital, Franco Fagioli lavishes his “extraordinary agility and richly upholstered voice” (Gramophone) on Leonardo Vinci, the Neapolitan composer who influenced Handel and many later masters of Italian opera. He is again partnered by Il Pomo d’Oro led by Zefira Valova, the superb period- instrument ensemble who offered “stunning playing – stylish and superbly tuned” (ClassicsToday) on Fagioli’s previous album. Reviews BBC Music Magazine August 2020 “Fagioli is best in bravura displays…His voice is also capable of touching tenderness…The orchestral playing is supportive, and sometimes delicately and effectively alert. – 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) Gramophone Magazine August 2020 “Il Pomo d’Oro’s crisp playing, directed by violinist Zefira Valova, is a vivacious foil to Fagioli’s powerful coloratura…More complete Vinci opera recordings of this high calibre are needed. Opera February 2021 “To arias with a tessitura that suits his voice Fagioli brings masterly command. Gracious melodic lines are consistently shaped with sensitive perception and insight, his command of melisma and ornamentation always pleasing and well deployed…Il Pomo d’Oro provides its customary alert response…Fagioli’s legion of fans will need no second bidding, but anyone yet to discover this marvellous composer really should also hear this. Presto Music June 2020 “What a treat it is to have an entire album dedicated to this inventive, prolific Neapolitan. The album’s unusually light on bravura for a Fagioli project, showcasing instead Vinci’s gift for long-lined melody and pastoral word-painting, with Medo’s Sento due fiamme a particular highlight, and some ravishing obbligatos from Il Pomo d’Oro’s winds. – Katherine Cooper |
