Browse: Handel - Scherza in mar (from Lotario)

She provides a sonic feast: rich bottom-register timbre, brilliant yet voluptuous top notes and a pure core that energises even her longest lines...Crossing to the podium is a rare move for a... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

In this dazzling album, Sandrine Piau crowns her legacy as a Baroque prima donna...her informed additions subvert the original melodies and unleash a ferocious vocalism...Correas and the band... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Emma Bell gets better and better. This sparkling recording confirms her reputation as one of the most exciting of the younger generation of Handelians. It's the suppleness of the voice that... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 More…

Her warm-timbred voice, impeccable intonation, athletic technique and tautly controlled vibrato are virtues ideally suited to the exacting musical demands of Baroque opera. She is furthermore... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Invernizzi is often in top voice here. Her coloratura is electrifying; one can’t imagine a more commanding Berenice in ‘Scoglio d’immota fronta’. She handles pathos exquisitely, as in Alcina’s... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Perhaps the most delightful item here is Chi t'intende? from Berenice, where Kirkby clearly enjoys her continuing duet with the solo oboe. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

‘It is difficult to pick out a particular highlight, there are so many of them’ (Classic CD) ‘A splendidly enjoyable disc. Kirkby is in top-notch form’ (Hi-Fi News) ‘This CD is appealing on every... — International Record Review More…