Cencic Rokoko

Max Emanuel Cencic, George Petrou, Armonia Atenea - Rokoko: Hasse Opera Arias (2014)

Max Emanuel Cencic, George Petrou, Armonia Atenea - Rokoko: Hasse Opera Arias (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 357 Mb | Total time: 64:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 478 6418 | Recorded: 2013

Rokoko is Croatian counter tenor Max Emanuel Cencic's 2014 release on Decca, in which he explores the elaborate and emotionally stirring arias of Johann Adolf Hasse, one of the neglected masters of 18th century opera. These 11 vocal selections reflect the popular taste of the period, oriented as it was to the extraordinary abilities of the great castrati. Supported by George Petrou and the period instruments group Armonia Atenea, which plays with authentic rococo sonorities, rhythmic vigor, and precision, Cencic displays astonishing virtuosity and power in the arias taken from Hasse's long forgotten operas, Arminio, Il Siroe, Tito Vespasiano, L'Olimpiade, Ipermestra, Il Trionfo di Clelia, La Spartana Generosa, and Tigrane, as well as an aria from the oratorio, Il Cantico de’ Tre Fanciulli.
Max Emanuel Cencic - Arie Napoletane (2015) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Max Emanuel Cencic - Arie Napoletane (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 75:21 minutes | 1.38 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Following the success of 2013’s solo album ROKOKO, Arie Napoletane is a brand new solo album for Decca’s prolific countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic. With repertoire not dissimilar to that on Cecilia Bartoli’s groundbreaking ‘Sacrificium’ album, Cencic sings arias by Porpora, Vinci and their contemporaries written for the superbly talented castrati of the day.