Cantata No. 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret," BWV 35 (BC A125): Ich wünsche nur, bei Gott zu leben
Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 (BC A143): Stirb in mir, Welt und alle deine Liebe
Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Stà nell'Ircana
Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Va tacito e nascosto
Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Che faró senza Euridice
Nel cor più non mi sento, aria from "La molinara"
Carmen, opera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Mon c?ur s'ouvre à ta voix
Mignon, opera in 3 acts: Connais-tu le pays
Benvenuto Cellini, opera, H. 76a, Op. 23: Tra la la (Paris version)
La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra ("légende dramatique"), H. 111 (Op. 24): D'amour l'ardente flamme
Kullervo, symphonic poem for vocal soloists, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 7: 3. En ole sukua suurta
As a single-disc collection of recordings by Finnish mezzo-soprano Monica Groop, this 2007 release entitled Artist Portrait could hardly be bettered. As showcased here, Groop's voice is a warm and plush instrument with a rich, creamy tone and a smooth yet agile technique, and there doesn't seem to be anything she can't do with it. From the devotional intensity of the three Bach arias that open the disc through the ravishing arias from Bizet's Carmen and Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila that form its centerpiece to the ...
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As a single-disc collection of recordings by Finnish mezzo-soprano Monica Groop, this 2007 release entitled Artist Portrait could hardly be bettered. As showcased here, Groop's voice is a warm and plush instrument with a rich, creamy tone and a smooth yet agile technique, and there doesn't seem to be anything she can't do with it. From the devotional intensity of the three Bach arias that open the disc through the ravishing arias from Bizet's Carmen and Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila that form its centerpiece to the scorching excerpt from Sibelius' Kullervo Symphony that closes it, Groop is totally on top of the repertoire. Accompanied by Juha Kangas and the Ostrobothinian Chamber Orchestra in the Baroque works by Muhai Tang and the Finnish Radio Symphony in the French works and by Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Finnish Radio Symphony in the Sibelius symphony, Groop never lacks for firm but sympathetic support. Drawn from four discs she recorded for Finlandia, the selection may for some lean too much...
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