Courage to dissonance is one of the keys to sound here. However, these are low-ironed by the ladies with a tremolo, the person would be me always annoying, but that is simply not permitted in this type of music. Barbara Bonney also manages (other recording) in a similar manner to equalize the brilliant singing partner Andreas Scholl and the great ensemble "Les Talens Lyriques" and to make a joint admissions maggoty. Why are trained singers unable to produce smooth tones and place your tremolo and vibrato where they belong as an ornament? This should not hesitate to be a musical style means and not a permanent condition. Sometimes you think the theme of women is: "If the amplitude of the tremolo large enough, the right tone is already be there!". On smooth tones can intone clean just not every (r).
Anyone who has ever heard the term "historical performance practice" or "baroque singing" and who knows how the compliance with these ideals makes music from this period only alive, which is strongly discouraged from buying this CD.
Allen, who do not know, I recommend Bowman and Kirkby (older image but very good) and / or especially the promotional video of this Netrebko CD with the video with Vivica Genaux and the ensemble "Les Talens Lyriques" under Christophe Rousset, can be found on youtube, compare. I have the Stabat Mater by Pergolesi never heard better and poignant. Unfortunately, there is no CD of it.
