The CD "Arias for Farinelli" with Vivica Genaux and the Academy of Ancient Music under the direction of René Jacobs is an absolute must for all fans of Baroque vocal art. And just all other music lovers should not miss this recording of Farinelli arias escape to get to know and enjoy bel canto to.
Vivica Genaux has a warm mezzo-soprano voice with a brilliant height and depth round. She sings without any effort and promotion over several octaves most difficult ornaments and trills. The CD is characterized by its compilation of arias the composer Hasse, Porpora, Broschi, Giacomelli: It combines virtuosic bravura arias - where Vivica Genaux ignited a firework with her voice - with melancholic pieces, as the aria of Idaspe from Broschis's opera. Especially in these arias comes Vivica Genaux wonderful voice in gentle piano to full fruition. But the bravura arias designed the American mezzo-soprano never as pure artistry, but it unites sophisticated vocal technique with expression design at the highest level. A highlight of the CD is the aria "Quell'usignolo" in the Genaux in their design of the chirp of the "nightingale full of love longing" surpasses the members of the Academy of Ancient Music.
