This album by countertenor Jakub Józef Orlinski is something of a sequel to the singer's debut album, Anima Sacra, released in 2018. Both releases include 18th century sacred arias, largely unknown ones, but there should be no suspicion of a lack of new inspiration here. Orlinski finds tremendous material, and if he wants to do a third album of the same stuff, listeners who appreciate exciting countertenor singing will be lining up for that as well. He begins with two works by the still underrated Jan Dismas Zelenka, with a ...
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This album by countertenor Jakub Józef Orlinski is something of a sequel to the singer's debut album, Anima Sacra, released in 2018. Both releases include 18th century sacred arias, largely unknown ones, but there should be no suspicion of a lack of new inspiration here. Orlinski finds tremendous material, and if he wants to do a third album of the same stuff, listeners who appreciate exciting countertenor singing will be lining up for that as well. He begins with two works by the still underrated Jan Dismas Zelenka, with a superbly calm, Bachian motet by Johann Joseph Fux between them. Then come pieces by the even less known Gennaro Manna, Francisco António de Almeida, and Bartolomeo Nucci; buyers of the audiophile LP release get a bonus by another unknown, Davide Perez. All of these works have splendid vocal writing that displays one of Orlinski's great strengths, namely the variety of colors he can bring to his voice. There are countertenors of greater sheer power, but few who can move so...
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