Antonio Vivaldi
Fury / Mercy
Channa Malkin Soprano
La Sfera Armoniosa | Mike Fentross
Challenge Classics / HQ|NORTHSTAR
Catalogue: CC720030
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About the album
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.
Album tracks
1. Alma oppressa da sorte crudele - RV 714 La fida ninfa
2. Dite, oimè! Ditelo al fine - RV 714 La fida ninfa
3. Concerto in D Minor “Madrigalesco” RV 129 - I Adagio
4. Concerto in D Minor “Madrigalesco” RV 129 - II Allegro
5. Concerto in D Minor “Madrigalesco” RV 129 - III Adagio
6. Concerto in D Minor “Madrigalesco” RV 129 - IV Allegro
7. Ferma, Teodosio (Recitativo) – L’Atenaide RV 702
8. Qual demone, qual furia (Arioso) – L’Atenaide RV 702
9. In bosco romito – L’Atenaide RV 702
10. Non ti lusinghi la crudeltade – Tito Manlio RV 738
11. Armatae face et anguibus – Juditha Triumphans RV 644
12. Concerto in G minor RV 156 – I Allegro
13. Concerto in G minor RV 156 – II Adagio
14. Concerto in G minor RV 156 – III Allegro
15. In furore iustissimae irae RV 626 – I Aria “In furore iustissimae irae”
16. In furore iustissimae irae RV 626 – II Recitativo “Miserationum pater piissime”
17. In furore iustissimae irae RV 626 – III Aria “Tunc meus fletus evadet laetus”
18. In furore iustissimae irae RV 626 – IV Aria “Alleluia”
