Ewa Podles, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Patrick Peire - Récital: Airs Célèbres (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 260 Mb | Total time: 59:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Forlane classique | # UCD 16620 | Recorded: 1990
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 260 Mb | Total time: 59:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Forlane classique | # UCD 16620 | Recorded: 1990
Ewa Podles is a rarity: a true contralto with thrilling high and low notes, not to mention everything in between. Unlike Horne, whose lower register occasionally sounds baritonal, Podles is feminine throughout her estimable range. This recording of 18th-century arias exploits every aspect of this wonderful artist, including firm, beautiful tone and awesome coloratura. All of the selections, from the familiar Purcell and Gluck to the less recognizable arias from Vivaldi, Handel, and Marcello, are sung with brio and/or firm legato. Excellent period accompaniment by Patrick Peire and the Collegium Instrumental de Bruges.