Handel: Italian cantatas
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Léa Desandre (mezzo)
Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord, organ and conductor)
This production is a delight throughout…Haïm retains control by preparing both the scores and the sopranos’ ornaments, her vision giving this carefully wrought performance a fiery intensity,... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2018
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Presto Editor's ChoiceNovember 2018
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Gramophone MagazineDecember 2018Recording of the Month
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BBC Music MagazineFebruary 2019Choral & Song Choice
2 CDs
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Handel: Aminta e Fillide (Arresta il passo) HWV 83
- Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano)
- Le Concert d’Astrée
- Emmanuelle Haïm
"Arresta, arresta il passo" (Aminta)
"Fermati, non fuggir!" (Aminta)
"Questa sol volta almeno" (Aminta, Fillide)
Handel: Armida abbandonata, HWV 105
- Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
- Le Concert d’Astrée
- Emmanuelle Haïm
"Dietro l'orme fugaci" (Armida)
"Ah crudele! E pur ten' vai" (Armida)
"Per te mi struggo, infido" (Armida)
Handel: Trio Sonata, HWV 386b in B minor, Op. 2 No. 1
- David Plantier (violin), Agnieszka Rychlik (violin)
- Le Concert d’Astrée
- Emmanuelle Haïm
I. Andante
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro
Handel: La Lucrezia "O Numi eterni", Cantata HWV 145
- Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano)
- Le Concert d’Astrée
- Emmanuelle Haïm
"O numi eterni!" (Lucrezia)
"Già superbo del mio affanno" (Lucrezia)
"Ma voi forse nel cielo" (Lucrezia)