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Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Roberta Invernizzi (Aci), Blandine Staskiewicz (Galatea) & Lisandro Abadie (Polifemo)
La Risonanza, Fabio Bonizzoni
The deftness of tempos, sweetness of variations, detailing of dynamics, and above all the musicians' total investment in the drama are irresistable...[Invernizzi and Abadie] ignite the other... —
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Damien Guillon & Le Banquet Céleste perform Vivaldi & Bach
Damien Guillon (countertenor & direction) & Céline Scheen (soprano)
Le Banquet Céleste
this is a profoundly thoughtful new interpretation by countertenor Damien Guillon, who directs his own ensemble Le Banquet Céleste and is joined by soprano Céline Scheen. The hallmarks of their... —
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Marais 1689: Pièces à une et à deux violes
Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba), Amélie Chemin (viola da gamba), Thomas Boysen (theorbo/Baroque guitar) & Markus Hünninger (harpsichord)
Few gambists are better versed in this repertoire than Paolo Pandolfo, whose playing is supple, poetic, effortless…[he] and fellow gambist Amélie Chemin dialogue and vie delightfully in the... —
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La Compagnia’s customary alertness to the meaning of particular words as well as the narrative is much in evidence … The five voices are joined by a sixth in Donna, se m’ancidete and the larger... —
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Caccini, F: La liberazione di Ruggerio dall'isola di Alcina
Elena Sartori (harpsichord/direction), Elena Biscuola, Mauro Borgioni, Gabriella Martellacci, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Emanuela Galli, Raffaele Giordani & Yiannis Vassilakis
Allabastrina, La Pifarescha
The sensitivity of Caccini's word setting rings clear in this sober reading. The choral singing is clean and the instrumental ritornelli are shapely, with tart improvisations for percussion... —
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The performances…pay the music full respect. We are not told the age of make of any of the three instruments but they blend together well, string of thirds in the violins especially ringing... —
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Jones’s music is irresistibly colourful and eclectic … it takes a skilled and seasoned performer to realise its full potential. Harpischord doyenne Mitzi Meyerson does not disappoint, and brings... —
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Costanzi: Cello Sonatas
Giovanni Sollima (cello), Monika Leskovar (cello), Arianna Art Ensemble: Andrea Rigano (cello), Paolo Rigano (archlute), Cinzia Guarino (harpsichord)
Master of the Choir at St Peter’s, Rome in the 18th Century, little of Constanzi’s work is recorded. The stylish performances accompanied by excellent programme notes make this a worthwhile... —
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Francoeur: Sonates À Violon Seul Et Basse Continue, Livre I
Kreeta-Maria Kentala (violin), Lauri Pulakka (cello) & Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichord)
