Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, complete. Nola Richardson & Voices of Music, original instruments 8K

While the work has a religious text, it could be understood as a concerto for soprano voice: its fast-slow-fast structure certainly echoes that of an instrumental concerto, with the addition of a recitative between the first and second sections. Dazzling runs and flourishes in the outer sections to exhortations of “Rejoice, oh blessed souls!” and “Alleluia!” bookend a lovely, lilting heart, in which a prayer for peace and relief from grief is cast in gentle shade (Sophie Benn).
Soprano Nola Richardson makes her Voices of Music debut as an “especially impressive” soprano (The New York Times), Australian-American Nola Richardson’s repertory ranges from medieval to contemporary works, including several world premieres. She has been particularly noted for her performances of Bach, Handel and Mozart and has won First Prize in all three major American competitions focused on the music of J.S. Bach. Recent seasons have featured her debuts with the Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Colorado, Helena, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Seattle Symphonies as well as with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, American Classical Orchestra, Musica Angelica, and with Musica Sacra in her acclaimed Carnegie Hall solo debut.