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Carl Heinrich Graun - Opera Arias

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Tour Dates

10/03/2019 - Philarhmonie / Berlin, Germany
10/04/2019 - Philarhmonie / Berlin, Germany
10/24/2019 - Rudolfinum / Prague, Czech Republic
10/25/2019 - Annenkirche / Dresden, Germany
11/13/2019 - Zaryadye Concert Hall / Moscow, Russia
11/28/2019 - Philharmonie / Saint Petersburg, Russia
12/01/2019 - Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic Hall / Yekaterinburg, Russia
12/08/2019 - Tchaikovsky Concert Hall / Moscow, Russia
12/20/2019 - Theater an der Wien / Vienna, Austria
01/24/2020 - Felsenreitschule / Salzburg, Austria
01/26/2020 - Felsenreitschule / Salzburg, Austria
01/28/2020 - Mozarteum / Salzburg, Austria
02/12/2020 - Musikverein / Vienna, Austria
02/23/2020 - Hamburgische Staatsoper / Hamburg, Germany
02/28/2020 - Hamburgische Staatsoper / Hamburg, Germany
03/03/2020 - Hamburgische Staatsoper / Hamburg, Germany
03/07/2020 - Hamburgische Staatsoper / Hamburg, Germany
1 Graun: Opera Arias - Sento una pena  
2 Graun: Opera Arias - Sforzero d'avverso mare  
3 Graun: Opera Arias - Senza di te, mio bene  
4 Graun: Opera Arias - La gloria t'invita  
5 Graun: Opera Arias - Piangete, o mesti lumi  
6 Graun: Opera Arias - Sinfonia  
7 Graun: Opera Arias - Il mar s'inalza e freme  
8 Graun: Opera Arias - D'ogni aura al mormorar  
9 Graun: Opera Arias - No, no di Libia fra l'arene  
10 Graun: Opera Arias - A tanti pianti miei  
11 Graun: Opera Arias - Mi paventi il figlio indegno  
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Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva unearths incredible undiscovered arias from Carl Heinrich Graun in her new album, Carl Heinrich Graun: Opera Arias, released on Decca Classics on 14 April. The album features 11 world premiere recordings, as well as the closing piece "Mi paventi il figlio indegno," which initially inspired Julia to delve further into the works of Graun.

A musician of considerable accomplishment as Royal Kapellmeister to the Prussian king Frederick the Great, Graun was an important German composer of Italian baroque opera, but is almost unknown today. It was when preparing for a concert at Frederick's Sanssouci palace in Potsdam that Lezhneva first came into contact with an aria by Graun, "Mi paventi" from Britannico (1751).

  • Julia Lezhneva's Graun is Forbes: Classical CD Of The Week
    Posted At: December 1, 2017 12:00 AM

    Julia Lezhneva, the little soprano whirlwind whom Marc Minkowski discovered on YouTube some years ago, has a new solo CD out on Decca – and it's a corker. That's partly because of the racing, punchy playing of Concerto Köln (with Dmitry Sinkovsky as concertmaster!), certainly because of Lezhneva and her instrument which is so well suited to baroque bravura arias, but especially so because of L...
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  • Julia Lezhneva puts Carl Heinrich Graun under the spotlight / ABC - Classic FM
    Posted At: June 5, 2017 12:00 AM

    Carl Heinrich Graun was one of the most important German composers of Italian baroque opera but is almost unknown today. But now, his music will be put under the spotlight thanks to Julia Lezhneva. The Russian soprano came across Graun's opera arias in a Berlin library, and has dedicated her latest album to his simple, truthful music. It's a journey of discovery - from vibrant, joyful arias to tr...
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  • Julia Lezhneva: Graun Opera Arias is WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: May 21, 2017 12:00 AM

    Soprano Julia Lezhneva sings 11 world-premiere recordings of opera arias by German composer Carl Heinrich Graun – an important composer in his time, but virtually unknown today. Lezhneva spent days in a Berlin library unearthing these arias and brings them to light on this new recording with Concerto Köln, one of Germany's finest period instrument orchestras. The WFMT: Chicago 'Feature...
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  • Julia Lezhneva - Handel / WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: November 29, 2015 12:00 AM

    The new album from Russian coloratura soprano Julia Lezhneva is a vibrant showcase of Handel's Italian compositions, works known for their vocal virtuosity, sense of drama and melodic beauty. Lezhneva offers a selection of both sacred and secular arias for the soprano voice. She recorded the album at the Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium in Cremona, the northern Italian city famous as the home of great viol...
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