Handel - Susanna: Crystal streams in murmurs flowing
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Special offer. In War & Peace
RecommendedHarmony Through Music
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Though the top of her voice is wiry under pressure, her coloratura is tightly sprung, her diction is flawless, and her phrasing of the often underrated poetry is sympathetic and sophisticated…Il... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Recital
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Opera, January 2017, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson: A Tribute
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (soprano, mezzo-soprano) & Nicholas McGegan (director & harpsichord), with Drew Minter (counter-tenor)
Freiburger Barockorchester & Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Handel's popular "Angels, ever bright and fair" from Theodora and "Scherza infida" from Ariodante remind us of her musical intelligence and vitality...The final tracks on each disc, Dido's Lament... — More…
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Handel's Last Prima Donna: Giulia Frasi in London
Ruby Hughes (soprano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Laurence Cummings
Ruby Hughes’s vocalism fits Frasi’s song perfectly…Cummings turns even the rawest musical material into gold…this disc is a treat, illuminating why Frasi and her music commanded a huge following. — More…
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Handel: Streams of Pleasure
Karina Gauvin (soprano) & Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
Bright, edgy woodwind; neat violins; an ever-purposeful bass line; two healthful, smiling voices and some lovely music. There is much to admire...but there is little sense of dramatic context...If... — More…
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Special offer. In War & Peace - Harmony Through Music
Live from Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, June 2017
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato sings with poise and elegance, a few pitchy notes above the stave notwithstanding; her sorrow and passion are clear to see and appreciate – it is an incredibly giving performance. Conductor... — More…