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E-MOTION presents a selection of arias from eighteenth-century opera seria by composers including Duni, Gatti, Guglielmi, Hasse, Jommelli and Vinci, all set to librettos by Pietro Metastasio. Conceived as an exploration of musical affects, the program reveals the aria as the privileged space in which operatic characters give voice to their most intense emotions.
The album was Direct Mixed in DSD from 19 DSD 256 Tracking Channels. It is Exclusively Available at NativeDSD in Stereo and 5 Channel Surround Sound Pure DSD 256. The album will be officially released on April 24, 2026.
Featuring several arias in their first modern recordings, this album offers a rare opportunity to rediscover little-known works from the Baroque operatic repertoire. Mezzosoprano LucÃa Caihuela is joined by the period-instrument orchestra La Madrileña under the direction of José Antonio Montaño, bringing this refined ‘box of emotions’ vividly to life through historically informed performance.
LucÃa Caihuela, Mezzo-Soprano
La Madrileña
José Antonio Montaño, Direction
Tracklist
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Additional information
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| SKU | EUDDR2604 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 32 Bit, DXD 24 Bit |
| Channels | 2ch Stereo, 5 Channel Surround Sound, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround |
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| Recording Location | Universidad Complutense's San Bernardo Assembly Hall, Madrid, Spain |
| Producer | Ana Fernández-Vega, Gonzalo Noqué |
| Recording Engineer | Gonzalo Noqué |
| Equipment | Josephson C617 microphones with ACO Japan 7022 capsules, Pearl CC22, Sanken, Audio-Technica & Neumann microphones; Merging Horus mic preamp and AD/DA converter; Pyramix Workstation; Hifiman headphones; Dutch & Dutch 8c speakers |
| Mastering | Tom Caulfield (DSD Mastering) |
| Release Date | April 17, 2026 |
Press reviews
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E-MOTION, with LucÃa Caihuela, La Madrileña, and José Antonio Montaño, is one of those releases that immediately announces itself through energy, color, and a vivid sense of movement.
What I find especially enjoyable is the way it seems built around the idea suggested by the title itself: emotion in motion. Caihuela’s singing has a wonderfully communicative directness, and La Madrileña under Montaño responds with rhythmic alertness and bright orchestral character. The performances feel animated from within rather than merely driven from the podium, which gives the music an organic sense of propulsion.
One of the most appealing aspects of Eudora productions is Gonzalo Noqué’s ability to combine technical polish with musical spontaneity, and this release continues that tradition. The orchestra’s textures are clear and highly resolved, but Caihuela remains the emotional center of the program. There is a real sense of dialogue between soloist and ensemble, which keeps the album from feeling like a simple showcase vehicle.
The emotional range is also a major pleasure. Rather than relying only on virtuoso brilliance, the program moves through contrasting moods—lyric introspection, nervous momentum, flashes of Iberian warmth, and moments of almost cinematic sweep. That variety makes the title feel earned. It becomes a marriage of expressive immediacy and refined orchestral collaboration, as the performers realize the album’s concept through constant rhythmic life, tonal color, and genuine communicative warmth.
This album is another example of the artistically curated modern classical releases that Eudora does so well: distinctive repertoire, first-rate musicianship, and an engineering style that gives space and air to the performance without ever turning the sonics into the point.
Yet the Pure DSD 256 sonics are always appreciated for the tremendously natural way in which the music emerges. I’ve shared comparisons of tracks converted to DXD for mastering versus Pure DSD 256 in various free downloads in other articles. If you’ve not explored those for yourself, you might wish to do so in order to experience what I consistently rave about.
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