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Barnaby Smith: Handel
Barnaby Smith, Bojan Čičić (violin), Catriona McDermid, Mary Bevan (soprano), Gavin Edwards, The Illyria Consort
Smith’s instrument is sweet, intense and bursting with colours, qualities which peak in the lyricism of ‘Ombra mai fù’ (Serse), ‘Cara sposa’ (Rinaldo), ‘Scherza infida’ (Ariodante) and ‘Verdi...
Barnaby Smith: Handel
Barnaby Smith, Bojan Čičić (violin), Catriona McDermid, Mary Bevan (soprano), Gavin Edwards, The Illyria Consort
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Smith’s instrument is sweet, intense and bursting with colours, qualities which peak in the lyricism of ‘Ombra mai fù’ (Serse), ‘Cara sposa’ (Rinaldo), ‘Scherza infida’ (Ariodante) and ‘Verdi...
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Contents and tracklist
- Barnaby Smith
- The Illyria Consort
- Barnaby Smith, Bojan Čičić, Catriona McDermid
- The Illyria Consort
- Barnaby Smith, Mary Bevan
- The Illyria Consort
- The Illyria Consort
- Barnaby Smith
- Barnaby Smith
- The Illyria Consort
- Barnaby Smith
- The Illyria Consort
- Barnaby Smith, Mary Bevan
- The Illyria Consort
- Gavin Edwards
- The Illyria Consort
- Barnaby Smith
Awards and reviews
January 2022
Smith’s instrument is sweet, intense and bursting with colours, qualities which peak in the lyricism of ‘Ombra mai fù’ (Serse), ‘Cara sposa’ (Rinaldo), ‘Scherza infida’ (Ariodante) and ‘Verdi prati’ (Alcina). He exploits the music’s lines to bold effect, adding shockingly high vaults in repeat sections.
February 2022
He trained with Andreas Scholl, whose influence shows in his even steadiness of tone and well-nigh faultless sense of both legato and phrasing in the slower arias, which are the album’s chief glory.
