Armida

Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset - Salieri: Armida (2021)

Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset - Salieri: Armida (2021)
FLAC tracks +booklet | 02:05:34 | 601 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Aparté

Enregistrée du 10 au 13 juillet 2020 à la Philharmonie de Paris, cette Armida nous en apprend un peu plus sur Antonio Salieri, si aimé de son vivant et si décrié par la suite, notamment à cause de ses rapports obscurs avec Mozart que le XIXe siècle a inventés et que le film de Milos Forman a perpétué à notre époque.
Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset - Salieri:  Armida (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset - Salieri: Armida (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 02:05:07 | 2.32 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover+digital booklet

A keen advocate of the works of Antonio Salieri (1750-1825), Christophe Rousset continues his exploration of the composers operas, having unearthed the manuscript of another masterpiece. In the form in which it was first performed in Vienna on 2 June 1771, Armida presents a perfect synthesis of the Italian and French styles.
Jose Miguel Perez-Sierra and Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024)

José Miguel Pérez-Sierra and Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 2:46:54 | 845 Mb
Genre: Classical

The story of Armida had already inspired around 70 composers by the time Rossini took it on both as an opportunity to measure himself against his colleagues, and as a special role for soprano Isabella Colbran with whom he had recently started a relationship. The narrative of Armida sees the arrival of a beautiful noblewoman at a Crusaders’ camp, asking them for help and protection. She claims that her throne has been usurped by the evil Idraote. However, she is in fact the sorceress Armida in disguise – and secretly in love with the heroic Rinaldo. This acclaimed Rossini in Wildbad production was admired for its ‘near magical casting’ (Interlude.hk).
Jose Miguel Perez-Sierra and Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024)

José Miguel Pérez-Sierra and Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 2:46:54 | 845 Mb
Genre: Classical

The story of Armida had already inspired around 70 composers by the time Rossini took it on both as an opportunity to measure himself against his colleagues, and as a special role for soprano Isabella Colbran with whom he had recently started a relationship. The narrative of Armida sees the arrival of a beautiful noblewoman at a Crusaders’ camp, asking them for help and protection. She claims that her throne has been usurped by the evil Idraote. However, she is in fact the sorceress Armida in disguise – and secretly in love with the heroic Rinaldo. This acclaimed Rossini in Wildbad production was admired for its ‘near magical casting’ (Interlude.hk).
Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano - Antonio Vivaldi: Armida al campo d'Egitto (2010)

Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano - Antonio Vivaldi: Armida al campo d'Egitto (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 693 Mb | Total time: 62:09+67:01+41:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # OP 30492 | Recorded: 2009

Armida is the tenth opera in the Vivaldi Edition; it's the second one to be recorded by Rinaldo Alessandrini (their first was L’Olimpiade). It's a great success. Marking the end of Vivaldi's first period in Venice, it lacks music for Act II. Alessandrini has reconstructed it here using carefully chosen existing music of the composer with the assistance of the musicologist Frédéric Delaméa.
José Miguel Pérez-Sierra & Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Ruth Iniesta, Manuel Amati, Michele Angelini, César Arrieta, Patrick Kabongo, Moisés Marín, Chuan Wang, Jusung Gabriel Park, Shi Zong, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Kraków Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 167:14 minutes | 1,77 GB
Classical, Opera | Label: Naxos Records, Official Digital Download

Armida was composed as a vehicle for the legendary soprano Isabella Colbran – Rossini’s lover at the time. She changed the composer’s view of what was possible with bel canto – her dynamic force inspiring Rossini’s dramatic intensity. This acclaimed Rossini in Wildbad performance features soprano Ruth Iniesta in the title role and tenor Michele Angelini as the heroic Rinaldo.
José Miguel Pérez-Sierra & Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

Ruth Iniesta, Manuel Amati, Michele Angelini, César Arrieta, Patrick Kabongo, Moisés Marín, Chuan Wang, Jusung Gabriel Park, Shi Zong, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Kraków Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra - Rossini: Armida (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 167:14 minutes | 1,77 GB
Classical, Opera | Label: Naxos Records, Official Digital Download

Armida was composed as a vehicle for the legendary soprano Isabella Colbran – Rossini’s lover at the time. She changed the composer’s view of what was possible with bel canto – her dynamic force inspiring Rossini’s dramatic intensity. This acclaimed Rossini in Wildbad performance features soprano Ruth Iniesta in the title role and tenor Michele Angelini as the heroic Rinaldo.
Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Niccolo Jommelli: Armida abbandonata (2005)

Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Niccolò Jommelli: Armida abbandonata (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 928 Mb | Total time: 61:04+66:40+44:10 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # AMB 9983 | Recorded: 1994

Armida abbandonata is one of Niccolo Jommelli's finest operas. It was the first he composed after returning to Naples from his triumphant years in Stuttgart (1754-1769), receiving its first performance at the Teatro San Carlo on May 30, 1770. Among those who attended was the 14-year old Mozart, whose report that Armida was "beautiful, but too serious and old-fashioned for the theater," has been frequently quoted and almost as frequently misunderstood. "The theater" almost certainly refers specifically to the San Carlo, which did indeed find Armida "too serious," in the sense of its harmonic and orchestral complexity, ironically a criticism Mozart himself would later encounter in Vienna.
Vivaldi - Armida al campo d'Egitto (Sara Mingardo, Furio Zanasi, Romina Basso, Marina Comparato - Rinaldo Alessandrini) (2010)

Vivaldi - Armida al campo d'Egitto (Sara Mingardo, Furio Zanasi, Romina Basso, Marina Comparato - Rinaldo Alessandrini) (2010)
Classical | Eac. Flac, Tracks+Cue, Log | Covers | 701.01 MB
Label: Naïve | TT: 3 CD, 02:51:04

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741), nicknamed il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest") because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, Catholic priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe. Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin, as well as sacred choral works and over forty operas. His best known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons..
Armida Quartett - Mozart - String Quartets, Vol. III (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Armida Quartett - Mozart - String Quartets, Vol. III (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 01:55:30 minutes | 2,08 GB
Classical | Label: CAvi-music, Official Digital Download

…….With the recordings on this album, the Armida Quartet has reached the halfway mark in a project that seeks to intimately explore an entire mountain range: