Farinelli (Original Soundtrack)
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BROSCHI / HASSE / HANDEL / PERGOLESI / PORPORA
Farinelli (Original Soundtrack)
Ewa Mallas-Godlewska (soprano) & Derek Lee Ragin (counter-tenor) / Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
[ Naive CD / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 15 October 2007
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Reissue of Naïve's best selling (more than 800,000 copies sold worldwide) soundtrack to the film 'Farinelli', the 1994 biopic film about the life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
It stars Stefano Dionisi as Farinelli and was directed by Belgian director Gérard Corbiau. Although Dionisi provided the speaking voice, Farinelli's singing voice was provided by a soprano, Ewa Malas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin, who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of a castrato. Through the film the general public discovered a whole repertoire of works for a voice that can no longer be heard today. The soundtrack from the film became a bestseller, as we discovered with delight some beautiful pieces by Handel, Pergolesi, Hasse, Porpora and others, in a unique interpretation.
"I have very little knowledge of classical music but I do have a fascination with the bizarre, sparked by a book about the life of the castrati. I tracked down this CD. To create the voice of a castrato the voices of a male and female singers were cleverly blended (ah, that digital jiggery-pokery...). Do see the film if you haven't already, I found it lovely, although I have no idea why the film was a fictitious account, Farinelli's real life was fascinating enough to be a movie anyway. The music here is utterly beautiful, we even had one track as our wedding music. A good CD for anyone who doesn't know anything about classical music (like me!) and perhaps also for someone who does!"
(Amazon.co.uk)
Tracks:
Broschi, R:
Son qual nave (insertion aria for Hasse's Artaserse)
Se al labbro mio non credi (insertion aria for Hasse's Artaserse)
Qual guerriero in campo armato (from Idaspe)
Ombra fedele anch'io (from Idaspe)
Handel:
Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo)
Cara sposa (from Rinaldo)
Generoso risuegliati o core (from Cleofilde)
Hasse, J A:
Artaserse (Overture)
Pergolesi:
Salve Regina in C minor: Salve Regina
Porpora:
Alto Giove (from Polifemo)
