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Bel canto : from Monteverdi to Verdi

Simone Kermes

Reviews (4)

Fono Forum

2013 November

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Bjørn Woll

2013 November

"Ebenso zahlreich wie die musikalischen Stile sind die Farben ihres Soprans ... von explosiver Attacke und Flamboyanz hin zum lyrisch-innigen Duett mit der Harfe ... Aber naturlich gibt es auch den typischen Kermes-Sound auf der Platte ... Dafür liebt man Simone Kermes ja - oder eben nicht".

BBC music magazine

2014 February

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Max Loppert

2014 February

"With its sparkling support from the Cologne players and fine presentation, it's an unconventional yet special addition to any Italian opera collection".

The gramophone

2014 February

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Mike Ashman

2014 February

"What can she bring to this repertoire? As you would expect, she's good at 'the runs' and the high notes. However, she simply doesn't have the weight or dark colour to frighten us ... or inspire us ... The final Monteverdi item is heavenly, both in itself and in reminding us how strong Kermes is on home turf".

International record review

2014 February

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Robert Levine (musikanmelder)

2014 February

"I approached this new CD of 'Bel Canto' ... with an open mind ... My loyalty to Kermes has been tested and it has failed. This CD ... is as close to a catastrophe as a major artist can come ... Kermes sings all of these arias without vibrato, which is so effective in many of her Baroque arias but a disaster here ... The period-instrument group Concerto Köln ... plays stunningly, but also in the wrong idiom ... She is forgiven for this but I cannot even recommend it to her greatest fans, It's simply wrong-headed".