Julia Lezhneva, Philippe Jaroussky & I Barocchisti - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Laudate pueri & Confitebor (2013) [Hi-Res]

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01. Stabat mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa
02. Stabat mater: II. Cujus animam gementem
03. Stabat mater: III. O quam tristis et afflicta
04. Stabat mater: IV. Quae moerebat et dolebat
05. Stabat mater: V. Quis est homo qui non fleret
06. Stabat mater: VI. Vidit suum dulcem natum
07. Stabat mater: VII. Eja Mater, fons amoris
08. Stabat Mater: VIII. Fac Ut Ardeat Cor Meum
09. Stabat mater: IX. Sancta Mater, istud agas
10. Stabat mater: X. Fac ut portem Christi mortem
11. Stabat mater: XI. Inflammatus et accensus
12. Stabat mater: XII. Quando corpus morietur
13. Laudate pueri Dominum: I. Laudate pueri Dominum
14. Laudate pueri Dominum: II. A solis ortu
15. Laudate pueri Dominum: III. Excelsus super omnes
16. Laudate pueri Dominum: IV. Quis sicut Dominus
17. Laudate pueri Dominum: V. Suscitans a terra
18. Laudate pueri Dominum: VI. Gloria Patri
19. Laudate pueri Dominum: VII. Sicut erat in principio
20. Confitebor tibi, Domine: I. Confitebor tibi Domine
21. Confitebor tibi, Domine: II. Confessio et magnificentia opus ejus
22. Confitebor tibi, Domine: III. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus
23. Confitebor tibi, Domine: IV. Redemptionem misit populo suo
24. Confitebor tibi, Domine: V. Sanctum et terribile nomen ejus
25. Confitebor tibi, Domine: VI. Gloria Patri
26. Confitebor tibi, Domine: VII. Sicut erat in principio

Two voices of celestial beauty and expressive poignancy come together in this new recording of Pergolesi’s exquisite, but tragically charged Stabat Mater as Philippe Jaroussky is joined by the rising young soprano Julia Lezhneva.

The Stabat mater is written for solo soprano and solo alto accompanied by strings. The two singers on this new recording perfectly combine youthful vocal bloom with stylistic sensitivity and a capacity to convey the restrained tragedy of the work.

Philippe Jaroussky is, of course, established as one of the label's flagship artists. As his eminent colleague Cecilia Bartoli has said: 'When I heard Philippe Jaroussky for the first time, I was struck by his musicality and sensibility ... There is a beauty in his phrasing and a delicacy, if not fragility in his soul, that touches the listener profoundly.'

Julia Lezhneva established herself as a rising star when she won the prestigious Mirjam Helin singing competition in Helsinki in 2009. She has studied in both her native Russia and in the UK, and her distinguished mentors include tenor Dennis O’Neill and sopranos Ileana Cotrubas, Yvonne Kenny and, most notably, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Though still in her early twenties, Lezhneva has already shared a concert stage with Juan Diego Flórez, Angela Gheorghiu, Rolando Villazón, and Bryn Terfel. The New York Times has commented on the “almost childlike purity” of her timbre, praising its “angelic beauty”, while Cleveland’s Plain Dealer has described her voice as “an instrument of great distinction, a concentrated beam of pure sound. To borrow a Latin phrase ..., it's a voice one could attend ad infinitum.”

Diego Fasolis leads I Barocchisti in this programme of the Stabat Mater and two other choral works by Pergolesi, the Laudate pueri, which features a solo soprano, and the Confitebor tibi domine, which – like the Stabat mater – calls for two high-voiced soloists.

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