Throughout the disc the continuo battery of Ensemble Claudiana provides colourful support...But the disc belongs to Invernizzi and Prina, who aptly cap a feast of glorious Handelian virtuosity.

The best known is Pur ti miro...now ascribed to one of the great man’s assistants, but the authentic Interotte speranze, Mentre vaga angioletta and Vorrei baciarti benefit from the individuality and the sensual blend of these singers.

Invernizzi and Prina are so accomplished in this repertoire

Sonia Prina and soprano Roberta Invernizzi, both stars of the current baroque scene, are beautifully exact partners, their clashing dissonances as perfectly tuned as their harmonious counterpoint.

An imaginative, engaging programme that goes from Monteverdi at his most austere to Handel at his Italian brightest...Invernizzi and Prina revel in the range and colour of the works in hand, and are rewarded with benchmark recorded sound and presentation.