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FURY / MERCY

Channa Malkin, La Sfera Armoniosa, Mike Fentross

Label: Challenge Classics
Catalogue number: CC 720030
EAN / barcode: 0608917200300
Release date: 2 October 2025
Type: Album

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In FURY / MERCY, soprano Channa Malkin and early music ensemble La Sfera Armoniosa under the direction of Mike Fentross present a deeply personal and emotionally charged exploration of Antonio Vivaldi's vocal and instrumental works. Moving seamlessly between operatic arias, sacred motets, and concerti, this album delves into the extremes of the human emotional spectrum—from searing rage to tender compassion. The program opens with music from La fida ninfa, where betrayal and longing unfold through heartbreakingly intimate arias. It then journeys through the thunderous outcry of Armatae face et anguibus from Juditha Triumphans, into the serene and redemptive beauty of the motet In furore iustissimae irae. Along the way, the album draws on lesser-known Vivaldi gems—such as the Concerto in D Minor "Madrigalesco"—all chosen and interpreted with the intent to reveal the transformative power of emotion through music.

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Tracklist

01 La fida ninfa, RV 714: Alma oppressa 05:35
02 La fida ninfa, RV 714: Dite, ohimè! Ditelo al fine 02:53
03 Concerto in D minor “Madrigalesco”, RV 129: I. Adagio 00:54
04 Concerto in D minor “Madrigalesco”, RV 129: II. Allegro 01:51
05 Concerto in D minor “Madrigalesco”, RV 129: III. Adagio 00:37
06 Concerto in D minor “Madrigalesco”, RV 129: IV. Allegro 01:05
07 L’Atenaide, RV 702: Recitativo e Arioso: Ferma, Teodosio… Qual demone 01:56
08 L’Atenaide, RV 702: Arioso: Vanne tosto, fuggi 01:44
09 L’Atenaide, RV 702: Aria: In bosco romito 07:15
10 Juditha Triumphans, RV 644: Armatae face et anguibus 03:27
11 Tito Manlio, RV 738: Non ti lusinghi la crudeltade 08:30
12 Concerto in G Minor, RV 156: I. Allegro 02:32
13 Concerto in G Minor, RV 156: II. Adagio 02:02
14 Concerto in G Minor, RV 156: III. Allegro 02:02
15 In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626: I. Aria: In furore iustissimae irae 04:35
16 In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626: II. Recitativo: Miserationum pater piissime 00:33
17 In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626: III. Aria: Tunc meus fletus evadet laetus 08:04
18 In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626: IV. Aria: Alleluia 01:40

Source: MusicBrainz

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