Nella Anfuso - Farinello's Favourite Songs
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Artist: Nella AnfusoPerformer: Nella Anfuso
Composer: Johann Adolf Hasse
Composer: Geminiano Giacomelli
Composer: Attilio Ariosti
Composer: Nicola Porpora
Composer: Carlo Broschi
Composer: Riccardo Broschi
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2010-12-30
Music Label: Stilnovo
Soundtracks:
- Nicolo Porpora - Sposa non mi conosci
- Carlo Broschi - Al dolor che vo sfogando
- Riccardo Broschi - Son qual nave ch'agitata
- Attilio Ariosti - Fortunate passate mie pene
Music reviews of Farinello's Favourite Songs
Music Review: "This double CD is technically the greatest interpretation of the history of recordings?" I beg to differ
Rating: 1 Stars
I am somehow unimpressed at the claim that Nella Anfuso can sing "25 trills on one breath," mostly because I studied baroque and early music for four years and have no idea what it means. Does that mean that her trills contain 25 notes? Or does it mean that her breath control is so astounding that she can literally sing a trill 25 times without stopping for air? But how long are these trills? Is it 25 trills with 25 notes each? Who cares? Certainly not me--any barnyard animal could make the same claim and it still wouldn't motivate me to purchase a CD of them singing baroque music. Although come to think of it, a sheep bleating out "Sposa non mi conosci" would still be preferable to this "musicologist's" bleating of the same aria, plus six more. This is anti-music.
And as far as early music practices go, to call this authentic is laughable. I can picture Emma Kirkby, David Thomas, Paul Hillier, and the younger generation, such as Vivica Genaux (who the previous reviewer quite rightly offered as an alternative to this), Simone Kermes, Sandrine Piau, and many more, being quite insulted that this woman presents herself as an authentic singer. Of course, we have no idea how people really sounded back in the day, but it's my guess they didn't sound like foghorns, only with more vibrato.
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