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Andreas Scholl - The Voice | 
 enlarge | Creators: Traditional, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Caldara, William Christie, Chiara Banchini, Philippe Herreweghe, Rene Jacobs, Arts Florissants Orchestra, Berlin Academy For Ancient Music, Ensemble 415, Collegium Vocale, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Andreas Scholl, Andreas Martin
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 22888
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 75
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 2901726
UPC: 794881613229
EAN: 0794881613229
ASIN: B000050A7K
Release Date: November 6, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | The Three Ravens, Barbara Allen - Follsongs and Lute Songs | | • | Messiah, Aria: "But Who My Abide the Day of His Coming?" - Handel | | • | Serse; Sinfonia, Recite & Aria "Ombra Mai Fu" - Handel | | • | Cantata "Cessate, omai cessate" - Antonio Vivaldi | | • | Mass in B Minor - Angues Dei - Bach | | • | Stabat Mater - Vivaldi | | • | Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo - Caldara | | • | Jubilate DOmino - Buxtehude | | • | Johann Nauwach / Andreas Hammerschmidt - Barocklieder | | • | Hercules at The Crossroads" - Bach | | • | Mattaus-Passion "Erbarme dich" - Bach | | • | Stabat Mater (Exc): Eja Mater, Fons Amoris - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini | | • | Stabat Mater (Exc): Fac Ut Ardeat - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini | | • | Stabat Mater (Exc): Amen - Andreas Scholl/Ens 415/Chiara Banchini | | • | Maddalena Ai Piedi Di Cristo. Recitativo Amor Celeste: Di Miei Dardi Possenti - Andreas Scholl | | • | Maddalena Ai Piedi Di Cristo. Aria Amor Celeste: Da Quel Strale Che Stilla Veleno - Andreas Scholl | | • | Cantate 'Jubilate Domino' - Andreas Scholl/Friederike Heumann/Brigitte Gasser/Markus Markl/Karl-Ernst Schroder | | • | Ach Liebste, Lass Uns Eilen - Andreas Scholl/Markus Markl/Karl-Ernst Schroder/ALix Verzier | | • | Kunst Des Kussens - Andreas Scholl/Markus Markl/Karl-Ernst Schroder/ALix Verzier | | • | Cantate Profane 'Hercules Auf Dem Scheidewege'. Aria Hercules: Treues Echo - Andreas Scholl | | • | Matthaus-Passion. Aria: Erbarme Dich - Andreas Scholl/Collegium Vocale/Philippe Herreweghe |
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| Customer Reviews:
Excellent introduction to this countertenor and well-rounded compilation of his work April 2, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you're new to Andreas Scholl and want to dip a toe in the water of his recordings I think this would be an excellent choice - not only because it is mid-priced and because it has a generous 21 tracks. This countertenor singer has an unsurpassed voice, pure and beautiful but also strong and yet not overblown. Unlike many singers he doesn't (for me) ruin it by being excessively warbly but adds just the required variety to the tone.
This album contains a selection of tracks from several of his albums for the Harmonia Mundi label (he then switched to Decca and is now back with HM) which include a variety of styles and accompaniments. The first two tracks, for example, are English folksongs, then we have an Air from Handel's Messiah and three tracks (one instrumental) from Handel's Serse opera, some lively Vivaldi cantatas, there are a couple of German baroque songs, a JS Bach opera Aria from Hercules and finally the big guns (in my opinion), "Agnus Dei" from J S Bach's Mass In B Minor, Vivaldi's "Stabat Mater," a Buxtehude cantata "Jubilate Domino" and the incomparable recording of "Erbarme Dich" from the St Matthew Passion by Bach. That last track is so good I tend to feel I have to lie down afterwards and contemplate the world whilst waiting for the hairs on the back of my neck to settle down. The album price is worth it just for that one track.
The accompaniment on this album varies from just lute (in the folk songs), organ lute and cello on the German baroque songs, the Ensemble 415 with Chiara Banchini and several full orchestras. There's something here for everyone and none of the tracks is in any way disappointing (although I have my favourites, of course). The album was produced in 2000 and of course Andreas Scholl has done many more recordings and probably become an even better singer since this album but it's still an excellent album which can be played and enjoyed over and over again.
Best introduction to the countertenor's voice January 3, 2001
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Andreas Scholl's voice combines the essence of purity and vitality that will get you, if you are not already, hooked for life to the works of one of the best and most popular countertenors in the world. This compilation brings together some of the most warmly-received works that Scholl has done for Harmonia Mundi before he became an exclusive Decca artist. Widely acclaimed as the standard with which other countertenors should be compared, and winner of numerous prestigious awards, Scholl delivers to perfection works written for the alto voice. If you've been put off by the male falsetto voice previously, you'll be surprised by Scholl's sheer power of attraction and enchantment. An excellent CD for its price too. If you've enjoyed this, you shouldn't hesitate to grab a copy of each of all his other works, which of course are available at Amazon.co.uk. Also try David Daniel, available here too, who's got a creamy and rich head voice quite different from Scholl's lighter and more cystalline expressions.
A deserved homage to a brilliant career in Early Music January 3, 2001
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
Versed in all Italian, German and English Early Music repertoire - Andreas Scholl, young as he indeed is, deserved such a compilation of his awesome singing career dating back to the late 80s. Such a cd should not forget his magnificent Bach, both religious (his "Agnus Dei" from Bach's Mass in B minor is indeed the finest I have heard, only comparable to Bowman's) and secular, which has often brought him the applause of critics from all over the world (including some not so much in favour of his voice type - the lately rather fashionable countertenor one). Neither have they forgotten his award-winner Vivaldi, mainly represented in this album by the cantata "Cessate, omai cessate" as dramatically powerful both the work and the reading as one could ever wish for. So much could one add about his delighting english folksongs, which will undoubtely lead most listeners to his forthcoming Dowland album, to be released in a few weeks. Indeed, a excellent introduction not only to Mr Scholl's unique singing but also to the interesting figure of the countertenor and to the intensely compelling music prior to Mozart.
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