Handel in Italy, Volume 2
Benjamin Bevan (baritone), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Bridget Cunningham (harpsichord), Sophie Bevan (soprano) & Benjamin Bevan (baritone)
London Early Opera
London Early Opera plays with lemon-fresh strings and lean phrasing...Cunningham's own playing is delicate...There is far more bouyancy and colour in the vocal items...All three [Bevans] sing...
Handel in Italy, Volume 2
Benjamin Bevan (baritone), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Bridget Cunningham (harpsichord), Sophie Bevan (soprano) & Benjamin Bevan (baritone)
London Early Opera
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London Early Opera plays with lemon-fresh strings and lean phrasing...Cunningham's own playing is delicate...There is far more bouyancy and colour in the vocal items...All three [Bevans] sing...
About
London Early Opera continue their new series of Handel’s works with the second volume of pieces composed in Italy.
Both volumes of Handel in Italy explore the young composer’s Italian years through his cantatas, sacred pieces, operatic works and instrumental compositions. Handel wrote prolifically during his stay in Italy, his output includes oratorios, operas, sonatas, instrumental works and sacred vocal masterpieces including over 100 cantatas. Featuring performances from internationally acclaimed soloists, the sopranos Sophie Bevan and Mary Bevan with their uncle, baritone Benjamin Bevan, conducted and conceived by Bridget Cunningham.
Contents and tracklist
- Benjamin Bevan
- London Early Opera
- Bridget Cunningham
- Benjamin Bevan
- London Early Opera
- Bridget Cunningham
- Benjamin Bevan
- London Early Opera
- Bridget Cunningham
- Benjamin Bevan, Mary Bevan, Sophie Bevan
- London Early Opera
- Bridget Cunningham
- Benjamin Bevan, Mary Bevan, Sophie Bevan
- London Early Opera
- Bridget Cunningham
Awards and reviews
April 2017
London Early Opera plays with lemon-fresh strings and lean phrasing...Cunningham's own playing is delicate...There is far more bouyancy and colour in the vocal items...All three [Bevans] sing together in the delicious Quel fior che all'alba ride and Se tu non lasci amore, making a persuasive argument for a complete survey of the chamber cantatas.
