Handel - Scherza in mar (from Lotario)
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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... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal
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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... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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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... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2005, Editor's Choice
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Perhaps the most delightful item here is Chi t'intende? from Berenice, where Kirkby clearly enjoys her continuing duet with the solo oboe. — More…
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Queens - Opera arias by Handel
premiered by Francesca Cuzzoni & Anna Maria Strada del Pò
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) & Fabio Ciofini (harpsichord & direction)
Accademia Hermans
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... — More…
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Karina Gauvin: Prima Donna
Karina Gauvin (soprano)
Arion Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (director/harpsichord)
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... — More…
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Handel - Opera Arias
Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Catherine Bott (soprano)
The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman
‘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... — More…
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