This special project gathers together the most beautiful Vivaldi arias recorded by Sandrine Piau since 2005, and features highlights from La fida ninfa, Atenaide, In furore, Laudate Pueri and La Candace. She performs them alongside prestigious recording artists such as Philippe Jaroussky, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Verónica Cangemi, Jean-Christophe Spinosi and Ottavio Dantone. Sandrine Piau has become one of the most-acclaimed sopranos of her time and was voted Singer of the Year at the French Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2009. Her recording output is regularly praised by the critics and she has received many awards. Last year her Handel album with Concerto Italiano and Rinaldo Alessandrini was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone, and another Handel album, ‘Opera Seria’, was awarded the Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize for 2005. Sandrine Piau will be performing in the greatest European cities in the coming months including Paris, Köln, London, Milan and Vienna. All the tracks from this album are taken from releases recorded for the Vivaldi Edition, one of the most ambitious recording projects of the 21st century. The original recordings were all major successes at the time they were released.

Artists

Sandrine Piau (soprano), Verónica Cangemi (soprano), Ann Hallenberg, Guillemette Laurens (mezzosopranos), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Paul Agnew & Topi Lehtipuu (tenors)

Ensemble Matheus, Modo Antiquo & Accademia Bizantina, Federico Maria Sardelli, Ottavio Dantone & Jean-Christophe Spinosi