4 reviews for Mozart Salieri

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   Info – 3. March 2025

   Mozart/Salieri Castrato Arias and Motets
   An interesting disc in that it pairs the so-called ‘rivals’ Mozart and Salieri in a genre where they are little known, that is the castrato aria. Arno Raunig is a suitably schooled interpreter and he gives well drilled performances of all works on offer with sympathetic accompaniment by Kobera and his Viennese orchestra. ‘Il padre adoratao’ from ‘Idamante’ is certainly rare Mozart and one cannot help but admire the vocal syncopations that permeate Raunig’s singing of the proceedings. On the contrary, Sextus’ famous aria from ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ is slightly too thin for my liking although one cannot be so preposterous as to fault such a difficult piece when it is sung with musicality and feeling. The disc follows a similar pattern with three arias and a motet by each composer. One cannot discount Salieri, especially in the beautiful ‘Perdermi’ from ‘Aspasia’ which contains much wanton passion and heinous thoughts as is the inflamingly erotic ‘Lungi da te’ from ‘Armida’, surely this opera deserves a revival? Of the two motets, I refrain to single out my favourite although it will suffice to say that ‘Fremat Thyrannus’ was infinitely more welcome than the dreary ‘Exsultate Jubilate’. Campion secure a somewhat bassy recording in a fine acoustic and the booklet contains copious notes on the ‘sopranist’ tradition together with an explanation of this somewhat controversial term. Worth investigating.
   Gerald Fenech

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   Info – 3. March 2025

   Mozart/Salieri Castrato Arias and Motets
   Former soloist in the Vienna Boys’ Choir, Arno Raunig has kept and developed his soprano voice with an easy range shown here up to top C. These recordings were made in 1989 since when he has created an unforgettable impression in Schnittke’s Faust opera (RCA, 7/96). An exceptional technique further distinguishes him, as does a fast vibrato: all are well sampled in Salieri’s fine cantata, Fremat Tyrannus.
   gramophone.co.uk

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   Info – 3. March 2025

   Arno Raunig is a suitably schooled interpreter and he gives well drilled performances of all works on offer with sympathetic accompaniment by Kobera and his Viennese orchestra.
   MusicWeb International, February 2000

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   Info – 3. March 2025

   ”Ma qual virtu”, Arie des Cabri aus “La Betulia Liberata” KV 118
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   Arno Argos Raunig, sopranist, countertenor, male-soprano
   http://arnoargos.com/
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