Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Julia Lezhneva Dominates Händel In Fall 2015 Release From Decca

As a follow-up to her Decca debut in 2013, Julia Lezhneva's next release will be an all-Händel disc that drops in October. Similar to the first disc, which featured motets of Händel, Mozart, Porpora, and Vivaldi, this new recording keeps the young Russian star focusing on Baroque. During 2014, the soprano toured with Il Giardino under the direction of Giovanni Antonini in a concert titled "Händel's Italy" that featured works written by the composer between 1706-1710 while in the country, including the operas Rodrigo and Agrippina as well as the oratorio Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, all of which are featured on the new release. Adding other works written during that time such as the sacred oratorio La Resurrezione, the psalm Dixit Dominus, the antiphon Salve Regina, and the secular cantata Apollo e Dafne, completes the experience of Händel's time in Italy. Like the first disc and the international tour, she is accompanied by one of the world’s leading early music ensembles, Il Giardino Armonico, conducted by Giovanni Antonini. See the full track list, as well as videos of Julia Lezhneva singing Händel, after the jump.



Track List

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
La Resurrezione (1708), HWV 47
Parte Prima
Julia Lezhneva, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Rodrigo, HWV 5
Act 1
Julia Lezhneva, Dmitry Sinkovsky, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a - Oratorio
Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Julia Lezhneva, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Agrippina, HWV 6
5.
3:53
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Salve Regina HWV 241
6.
3:15
7.
3:46
Agrippina, HWV 6
Act 2
Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a - Oratorio
Apollo e Dafne, HWV 122
Julia Lezhneva, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a - Oratorio
Julia Lezhneva, Dmitry Sinkovsky, Marco Bianchi, Thomas Meraner, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Julia Lezhneva, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Julia Lezhneva, Dmitry Sinkovsky, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini