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György Vashegyi gives lots of orchestral detail and colour. —
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Molière at the Opera
Stage music by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Luanda Siqueira (soprano), Jean-François Lombard (tenor), Jérôme Billy (tenor) & Virgile Ancely (bass)
Les Paladins, Jérôme Correas
The performers throw themselves into it with engaging gusto. Correas encourages what he calls ‘parlé-chanté’ for the comic scenes, at which tenor Jérôme Billy and bass Virgile Ancely excel as... —
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Il Canto della Sirena
Cantate Napoletane dell' eta Barrocca
Pino De Vittorio, Roberta Invernizzi, Antonella Ippolito, Roberta Andalò, Daniela Del Monaco & Rosario Totaro
I Turchini, Antonio Florio
Folk-singer Pino de Vittorio's salty, bawdy narratives of infidelity are contrasted with the prim pastorals of the Naples aristocracy —
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Principally known for his keyboard works, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) was also an accomplished madrigalist. Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam's three-disc set confirms his extraordinary facility... —
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Victoria: Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae (Office for Holy Week)
La Colombina & Schola Antiqua, Juan Carlos Asensio
Victoria's massive publication of 1585, the OfficiumHebdomadae Sanctae, was never intended as a self-contained 'work': alongside the famous Tenebrae settings, it includes Lamentations for the... —
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Rameau: Les Surprises de l'Amour
Virginie Pochon, Caroline Mutel, Amel Brahim-Djeloul (sopranos), Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Anders Dahlin (tenor), Pierre-Yves Pruvot, Jean-Sébastien Bou (baritones)
Les Nouveaux Caractères, Sébastien d’Hérin
It includes a beautiful passage where Anacreon falls asleep to a descending chromatic bass below flute and violin, followed by four pizzicato bars representing raindrops… the instrumental writing... —
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Mondonville: Isbé
Katherine Watson, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Thomas Dolié, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Alain Buet, Blandine Folio Peres, Rachel Redmond, Artavazd Sargsyan, Márton Komáromi
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, György Vashegyi
although the story is slight and formulaic, the music is anything but, with bold orchestration, eclectic language, novel forms and intensified emotions. Vashegyi directs his Hungarian forces... —
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Alessandro Melani: Lempio Punito
Lorenzo Barbieri, Carlos Negrin Lopez, Shaked Evron, Roberta Invernizzi, Federico Fiorio, Raffaella Milanesi, Piersilvio De Santis, Benedetta Gaggioli, Raffaele Pe, Giorgio Celenza, Alberto Allegrezza, Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata
This live recording, with applause, brings Melani’s music to life with vigour and sensibility. The singing is never less than competent, and the instrumental ensemble of strings, recorders and... —
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Handel: Rinaldo (1731)
Filippo Mineccia (Rinaldo), Vivica Genaux (Armida), Roberta Mameli (Almirena), Logan Lopez Gonzalez (Argante), Francesca Martini (Sirena/Donna), Michele Mignoni (L'Araldo/Mago Cristiano), Marco Angioloni (Goffredo/conductor), Il Groviglio
Never recorded before, the 1731 version is performed spiritedly by Il Groviglio, conducted by tenor Marco Angioloni (who sings the part of Goffredo)...Filippo Mineccia’s florid fireworks in... —
