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Handel Arias for Cuzzoni, Durastanti, Senesino & Montagnana Reviews
Handel Arias for Cuzzoni, Durastanti, Senesino & Montagnana Reviews
| 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful  A must-have for Handelians, By This review is from: Handel Arias for Cuzzoni, Durastanti, Senesino & Montagnana (Audio CD) This bargain-priced box set is a must-have for anyone who loves Handel's operas. Whilst Nicholas McGegan has had his critics over some of his Goettingen recordings, it cannot be denied that he has rescued some of Handel's finest arias and operas from the dustbin of History. And here (87 arias later), he has a fine cast of singers all re-living the repertoire of some of the best singers of the 18th century - Lisa Saffer sings arias by Cuzzoni, Drew Minter arias by Senesino, David Thomas arias for Montagnana, and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson arias by Durastanti.The excellent Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra provide superb accompaniment for each singer, and the sound quality is very good across all four discs. The whole comes with a very informative and exhaustive booklet containing introductory essays for each singer, as well as full libretti. Highlights include Lisa Saffer's ravishing account of Falsa Imagine (Ottone) which Cuzzoni allegedly refused to sing as it was... Read more 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful Do not miss it!, By Smith "Solta" (Hungary) - See all my reviews This review is from: Handel Arias for Cuzzoni, Durastanti, Senesino & Montagnana (Audio CD) As some really interesting McGegan recordings silently disappear, buy it NOW, without hesitation.The concept is lavish. We see how Handel's pen was controlled by the artists' personality. David Thomas, e.g., flies down to the abyss opened by Handel's music to the possibly plutonian Montagnana -nobody, never could sing it better, "fly deeper". The ladies are lecherously "aviatic" to the opposite direction. Those who miss it miss a universe. |
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