Le Belle Immagini

1	La Clemenza di Tito, oper
2	Paride ed Elena, opera in
3	Abramo ed Isacco: Chi per
4	Le nozze di Figaro (The M
5	Antigona, opera: Sarņ qua
6	Idomeneo, rč di Creta, op
7	Paride ed Elena, opera in
8	Lucio Silla, opera, K. 13
9	La finta giardiniera, ope
10	L'Olimpiade, opera, EvaM
11	La clemenza di Tito, oper
12	L'Olimpiade, opera, EvaM
13	La Clemenza di Tito, oper
Le Belle Immagini
1.	La Clemenza di Tito, opera, K. 621: Parto, ma tu, ben mio 5:59
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
2.	Paride ed Elena, opera in 5 acts, Wq. 39: Le belle immagini d'un dolce amore 3:43
	Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
3.	Abramo ed Isacco: Chi per pietą mi dice-Deh, parlate, che forse tace 6:03
	Composed by Josef Myslivecek
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
4.	Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Voi che sapete che cosa č amor 2:50
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
5.	Antigona, opera: Sarņ qual č il torrente 7:35
	Composed by Josef Myslivecek
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
6.	Idomeneo, rč di Creta, opera, K. 366: Ah qual gelido orror-il padre adorato 3:23
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
7.	Paride ed Elena, opera in 5 acts, Wq. 39: O del mio dolce ardor bramato oggetto! 2:47
	Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
8.	Lucio Silla, opera, K. 135: Dunque sperar poss'io-Il tenero momento 9:33
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
9.	La finta giardiniera, opera, K 196: Va' pure ad altri in braccio 3:06
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
10.	L'Olimpiade, opera: Dunque Licida ingrao-Piņ non si trovano 4:40
	Composed by Josef Myslivecek
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
11.	La clemenza di Tito, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 16: Se mai senti spirarti sul volto 8:42
	Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
12.	L'Olimpiade, opera: Che non mi disse un di! 3:15
	Composed by Josef Myslivecek
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
13.	La Clemenza di Tito, opera, K. 621: Deh, per questo istante solo 6:37
	Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conducted by Michel Swierczewski
	Performed by Magdalena Kozenį and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Barnes & Noble

This is one of those rare discs that is a delight from beginning to end. Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená not only has a rich, focused, and characterful voice -- with a charming vibrato that recalls the legendary Conchita Supervia -- she is an expressive singer, too. The program offers mostly little-known gems. Serious opera lovers may know Mozart's late masterwork, La clemenza di Tito, but few are likely to have heard Gluck's version, not to mention Josef Myslivecek's L'Olympiade and Abramo ed Isacco. Myslivecek (1737-87) was a fine composer, and the arias here are true discoveries. Kozená sings them with tremendous ardor, as if she were determined to demonstrate their worth. The Prague Philharmonia is a top-notch ensemble, boasting tight ensemble and some fine soloists. Listen, for example, to Jindrich Pavlis's exquisite clarinet playing in Mozart's "Parto, ma tu, ben mio." To put it quite simply: This is a beautiful record in every way. Andrew Farach-Colton

Gramophone

On this CD you will find some of the most compelling singing of late 18th-century operatic music that you are likely to encounter these days.... Altogether a splendid disc, with, I might add, first-rate support from Swierczewski and the Prague orchestra. Stanley Sadie