℗ 2019 PENTATONE
Released May 3, 2019
Duration 1h 25m 17s
Record Label PENTATONE
Catalogue No. PTC5186921
Genre Classical (Baroque Era)
 

Il giardino dei sospiri

Magdalena Kožená

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Arianna abbandonata, S. 98  
1.1
No. 1a, Sinfonia. Prestissimo
Benedetto Marcello; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
2:49
1.2
No. 1b, Sinfonia. Adagio assai
Benedetto Marcello; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
2:07
1.3
No. 1c, Sinfonia. Presto
Benedetto Marcello; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
0:50
1.4
No. 2, Dove, misera, dove
Benedetto Marcello; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
2:37
1.5
No. 3, Come mai puoi
Benedetto Marcello; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
11:01
1.6
No. 4, Se fia che pensi, o caro
Benedetto Marcello; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
1:09
1.7
No. 5, Che dolce foco in petto
Benedetto Marcello; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
5:56
Maria dolorata  
1.8
No. 1a, Sinfonia. Allegro
Leonardo Vinci; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
2:09
1.9
No. 1b, Sinfonia. Largo
Leonardo Vinci; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
0:25
1.10
No. 1c, Sinfonia. Minuet
Leonardo Vinci; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
2:06
Atalia  
1.11
Ombre, cure sospetti
Francesco Gasparini; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
5:09
Didone abbandonata, introduzione  
1.12
Allegro
Domenico Sarro; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
1:37
1.13
Largo e staccato
Domenico Sarro; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
0:24
1.14
Minuetto
Domenico Sarro; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
1:41
Or ch'e dal sol difesa (Angelica e Medoro)  
1.15
Or ch'è dal sol difesa
Leonardo Leo; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
7:44
1.16
Siedi, siedi ben mio
Leonardo Leo; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
2:33
1.17
Che detto avranno mai
Leonardo Leo; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
5:19
Agrippina  
1.18
HWV 6: Overture
George Frideric Handel; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
3:35
Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio, HWV 150  
1.19
Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio
George Frideric Handel; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
0:40
1.20
Empio mare, onde crudeli
George Frideric Handel; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
7:10
1.21
Amor, che ascoso ne’ suoi vaghi lumi
George Frideric Handel; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
0:42
1.22
Se la morte non vorrà
George Frideric Handel; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
6:55
1.23
Questi dalla mia fronte
George Frideric Handel; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
0:56
1.24
Si muora, si muora
George Frideric Handel; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
8:40
1.25
Ecco, gelide labbra
George Frideric Handel; Magdalena Kožená; Collegium 1704; Václav Luks
1:03
Digital Booklet
On her first PENTATONE album, Czech star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the baroque repertoire that launched her early career. Il giardino dei sospiri is a collection of scenes from secular cantatas on tragic love, ranging from Handel’s Qual ti riveggio to new editions of works by Leo (Angelica e Medoro), Marcello (Arianna abbandonata) and Gasparini (Atalia). These vocal works are connected through instrumental pieces by Handel (sinfonia of Agrippina), Vinci (sinfonia from Maria dolorata) and Sarro (introduzione from Didone abbandonata). Initially conceived as a scenic project, Il giardino dei sospiri offers a richly-faceted and profoundly moving aural drama. Kožená interprets the tragic heroines of these love stories with fervour, accompanied by Václav Luks and Collegium 1704
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – PENTATONE Studio Masters

Tracks 1-25 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-5.55
-12.95 to -0.46
-27.85
-33.54 to -25.09
-23.78
-28.10 to -19.80
14
9 to 18
1
No. 1a, Sinfonia. Prestissimo
-9.47-29.01-25.813
2
No. 1b, Sinfonia. Adagio assai
-10.43-33.54-27.412
3
No. 1c, Sinfonia. Presto
-10.62-30.53-26.813
4
No. 2, Dove, misera, dove
-1.13-25.17-20.215
5
No. 3, Come mai puoi
-0.84-27.24-22.918
6
No. 4, Se fia che pensi, o caro
-4.63-29.40-25.016
7
No. 5, Che dolce foco in petto
-4.58-27.49-24.115
8
No. 1a, Sinfonia. Allegro
-9.61-27.91-25.012
9
No. 1b, Sinfonia. Largo
-12.95-31.41-28.112
10
No. 1c, Sinfonia. Minuet
-10.23-29.64-26.411
11
Ombre, cure sospetti
-3.09-25.43-21.515
12
Allegro
-7.48-25.91-22.812
13
Largo e staccato
-9.83-28.92-25.79
14
Minuetto
-9.51-28.94-25.512
15
Or ch'è dal sol difesa
-2.90-25.91-21.715
16
Siedi, siedi ben mio
-5.77-29.87-25.815
17
Che detto avranno mai
-1.66-26.09-22.416
18
HWV 6: Overture
-6.64-26.55-23.413
19
Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio
-0.46-25.32-20.413
20
Empio mare, onde crudeli
-1.26-25.09-21.114
21
Amor, che ascoso ne’ suoi vaghi lumi
-2.95-25.56-19.813
22
Se la morte non vorrà
-2.48-25.90-22.316
23
Questi dalla mia fronte
-4.13-29.63-25.314
24
Si muora, si muora
-2.54-27.82-22.515
25
Ecco, gelide labbra
-3.58-27.94-22.514

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