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Handel - Prophetic raptures swell my breast (from Joseph And His Brethren, HWV 59)
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Desandre’s pure, warm core and skilled application of vocal colours make her lyricism seductive, while her warp-speed passagi are simply astonishing. Countertenor Iestyn Davies delivers the... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female & Male Singer of the Year, Conductor of the Year, Solo Vocal
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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... —
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[Singing in English] seems to release a vein of poignant colouration in her beautifully clean, wide-ranging voice. The choices from L'Allegro-the ravishing 'Sweet Bird' and, with the excellent... —
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Special offer. La Francesina, Handel's nightingale
Sophie Junker (soprano)
Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, Franck-Emmanuel Comte
Junker’s voice seems perfect for this repertory. She has the range and tone that fits the lines, though her various melismas can sound a bit sloppy at times, and the ornaments are not always... —
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