Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin - Johann Adolf Hasse: Piramo E Tisbe - Import 2 CD

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Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin

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Mozart admired Hasse's last opera Forbidden love, passion, overflowing lyricism.., A masterpiece that shatters all previous conventions. At the age of nine, Mozart said, "I want to be immortalized like Handel and Hasse. Johann Adolph Hasse was one of the most frequently performed composers of the Baroque period. Now comes a gorgeous new recording of Hasse's masterpiece, "Pirhamo and Thisbe"! The story of the opera is ancient Babylon. It is a "Romeo and Juliet"-like story of two young lovers whose happiness is prevented by the rivalry between their families, and who are united only by death. There are many elements that break with the conventions of the time, such as the natural flow of the songs and their integration into a cohesive scene, and the full orchestral accompaniment of the recitative. A captivating orchestra from the Berlin Academy of Ancient Music. The two main cast members are Annette Fritsch, a soprano recognized by Jacobs, and Roberta Mameli, a soprano who has performed with Abbado from Biondi and has visited Japan frequently. Their voices are as soft and beautiful as silk.Jeremy Ovenden, who plays the father, is regarded as one of the world's best Mozart tenors, and he delivers the role with the perfect control that he has acquired from his studies under Nicolai Gedda. He sings Hasse's singing parts in a wide range with great freedom. As a German who absorbed Italian culture, Hasse had a decisive influence on the form of opera seria (a large dramatic opera genre) throughout Europe for half a century. He was highly regarded by monarchs such as Friedrich the Great of Prussia and Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, as well as by the general public. Given the brilliance of Hasse's work at the time, it may be said that his presence in the modern world is somewhat light. This is because the sheer number of extant manuscripts makes it difficult to get a clear picture of his work and activities as a whole for a long time, and because the opera seria that emerged in the cultural context of the court gradually became outdated in the 18th century. It is only in the past 20 years or so that Hasse has been reevaluated. In this context, another excellent performance that gives us a taste of the essence of Hasse's music has been born.Hasse himself considered "Pirhamo e Tisbe" to be one of his greatest works, and had planned to retire from his operatic career. However, around the time of its completion, Maria Theresa asked him to compose an opera to celebrate her son's marriage, so he composed "Il Ruggiero," which was a failure. The night after the performance of Il Ruggiero, the 15-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's theater serenata "Ascanio in Alba" was a resounding success, symbolizing the transition of the times. In any case, it is worth noting that this long-awaited masterpiece by Hasse, Mozart's admired masterpiece, "Pirhamo and Thisbe," has given birth to a masterful performance. HARMONIA MUNDI