Max Emanuel Cencic Fantastic Cencic - Even in an age of thrilling countertenors, Max Emanuel Cencic stands out for the heroic scale and brilliance of his voice, his expansive lyricism, and his imagination and enterprise in choice of repertoire. Cencic has excelled as both a soprano and a mezzo-soprano, and Fantastic Cencic showcases his extraordinary interpretative range - from the great and lesser-known masters of the Baroque to the bel canto of Rossini and composers of the Romantic era from Schubert to Strauss. The third of these three CDs comprises recordings from the early 1990s, shortly after Cencic left the Wiener Sängerknaben, which are released here for the first time.
1 Semiramide - Gaetano Rossi: Atto I - Eccomi Alfine in Babilonia... Ah, Quel Giorno Arsace - Max Emanuel Cencic/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Michael Hofstetter
2 Semiramide - Gaetano Rossi: Atto II - in Si Barbara Sciagura* Arsace/Coro - Max Emanuel Cencic/Choeur 'Le Motet'/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Michael Hofstetter
3 La Donna Del Lago - Andrea Leone Tottola: Atto I - Mura Felici Malcolm - Max Emanuel Cencic/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Michael Hofstetter
4 Tancredi - Gaetano Rossi: Atto I - Oh Patria! Dolce E Ingrate Patria Tancredi - Max Emanuel Cencic/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Michael Hofstetter
5 Aureliano in Palmira: Atto II - Perche Mai Le Luci Apprimo Arsace - Max Emanuel Cencic/Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Michael Hofstetter
6 Merope - Act III: Sposa... Non Mi Conosci - Max Emanuel Cencic/Il Pomo D'oro/Riccardo Minasi
7 Flavio Anicio Olibrio - Act I: Dolce Mio Ben, Mia Vita - Max Emanuel Cencic/Il Pomo D'oro/Riccardo Minasi
8 La Costanza Combattuta in Amore - Act III: Mormorando Quelle Fronde - Max Emanuel Cencic/Il Pomo D'oro/Riccardo Minasi
9 Adriano in Siria - Act III: Barbaro Non Comprendo - Max Emanuel Cencic/Il Pomo D'oro/Riccardo Minasi
10 La Verità in Cimento, RV 739 - Act I: Mi Vuoi Tradir Lo So - Max Emanuel Cencic/Il Pomo D'oro/Riccardo Minasi
5 Ezio, Atto Primo, Scena I: Aria: Se Tu la Reggi Al Volo - Sonia Prina/Ann Hallenberg/Max Emanuel Cencic/Topi Lehtipuu/Mayuko Karasawa/Julian Pregardien/Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis
6 Faramondo, HMV 39, Act 1: Scene XVII: Aria. Se Ben Mi Lusinga (Faramondo) - Max Emanuel Cencic/I Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis
7 Faramondo, HMV 39, Act 3: Scene V: Aria. Voglio Che Sia L'indegno (Faramondo) - Max Emanuel Cencic/I Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis
8 Faramondo, HMV 39, Act 3: Scene Ultima:Rec. Figlia, Di Faramondo (Gustavo, Rosimonda, Faramondo)-Aria. Virtù Che Rende (Faramondo, Coro) - Max Emanuel Cencic/Marina de Liso/In-Sung Sim/Coro Della Radio Svizzera/I Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis
9 Fernando, Re Di Castiglia, Atto Primo, Scena VI: Aria: "Si, Si Minaccia" Sancio - Alan Curtis
10 Arianna in Creta: Salda Quercia, Inerta Balza - Max Emanuel Cencic/Diego Fasolis/I Barocchisti
11 Imeneo HWV 41 (1740) : Sorge Nell'alma Mia - Max Emanuel Cencic/Diego Fasolis/I Barocchisti
12 Floridante HWV 14 (1721) : Alma Mia - Max Emanuel Cencic/Diego Fasolis/I Barocchisti
13 Tamerlano HWV 18 (1724) : Benché Mi Sprezzi - Max Emanuel Cencic/Diego Fasolis/I Barocchisti
14 Amadigi Di Gaula HWV 11 (1715) : Pena Tiranna - Max Emanuel Cencic/Diego Fasolis/I Barocchisti
- Disc 3 -
1 Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen - Max Emanuel Cencic
2 Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957: X. Das Fischermädchen - Max Emanuel Cencic
3 Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957: XIV. Die Taubenpost - Max Emanuel Cencic
4 Schubert: Rosamunde, D. 797: III. Romanze - Max Emanuel Cencic
5 Schubert: Die Vögel, D. 691 - Max Emanuel Cencic
6 Mendelssohn: 6 Gesänge, Op. 19A: IV. Neue Liebe - Max Emanuel Cencic
7 Mendelssohn: 6 Gesänge, Op. 19A: VI. Bei Der Wiege - Max Emanuel Cencic
8 Mendelssohn: 6 Lieder, Op. 71: VI. Nachtlied - Max Emanuel Cencic
9 Mahler: Lieder Und Gesänge Aus Der Jugendzeit, Book 3: XI. Ablösung Im Sommer - Max Emanuel Cencic
10 Mahler: Lieder Und Gesänge Aus Der Jugendzeit, Book 1: III. Hans Und Grete - Max Emanuel Cencic
11 Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39: V. Mondnacht - Max Emanuel Cencic
12 Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25: I. Widmung - Max Emanuel Cencic
13 Schubert: Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen, D. 965 - Max Emanuel Cencic
14 Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte Aus 'Letzte Blätter', Op. 10: III. Die Nacht - Max Emanuel Cencic
15 Strauss, R: 4 Lieder, Op. 27: II. Cäcilie - Max Emanuel Cencic
16 Strauss, R: 8 Gedichte Aus 'Letzte Blätter', Op. 10: I. Zueignung - Max Emanuel Cencic
17 Handel: Sammlung Von Gesängen, Book 1: No. 38 Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) - Max Emanuel Cencic
18 Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu - Max Emanuel Cencic
19 Bach, JS: St John Passion, BWV 245, Part 2: No. 63 "Zerfliesse Mein Herze" (Soprano) - Max Emanuel Cencic
20 Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera, Act 3: "Saper Vorreste Di Che Si Veste" (Oscar) - Max Emanuel Cencic
21 Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25: III. Der Nussbaum - Max Emanuel Cencic
22 Schubert: Die Forelle, D. 550 - Max Emanuel Cencic
23 Strauss, J: Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 - Max Emanuel Cencic
Max Emanuel Cencic Fantastic Cencic - Even in an age of thrilling countertenors, Max Emanuel Cencic stands out for the heroic scale and brilliance of his voice, his expansive lyricism, and his imagination and enterprise in choice of repertoire. Cencic has excelled as both a soprano and a mezzo-soprano, and Fantastic Cencic showcases his extraordinary interpretative range - from the great and lesser-known masters of the Baroque to the bel canto of Rossini and composers of the Romantic era from Schubert to Strauss. The third of these three CDs comprises recordings from the early 1990s, shortly after Cencic left the Wiener Sängerknaben, which are released here for the first time.