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Il Caro Sassone - Handel In Italy - Lucy Crowe, Harry Bicket, English Concert (2011)

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Il Caro Sassone - Handel In Italy - Lucy Crowe, Harry Bicket, English Concert (2011)

Il Caro Sassone - Handel In Italy - Lucy Crowe, Harry Bicket, English Concert (2011)
EAC Rip | Flac (Image + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 313 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | Catalog Number: 907559

Soprano Lucy Crowe joins The English Concert led by Harry Bicket in this dazzling programme of Handel arias and cantatas dating from his 1706-10 sojourn in Italy, where he was affectionately dubbed ‘the dear Saxon’. 2nd in the 2005 Kathleen Ferrier and a Wigmore Young Artist, Lucy Crowe made her debuts with Scottish Opera as Sophie in 'Der Rosenkavalier' and ENO as Poppea in 'Agrippina', both to great critical acclaim.

Other opera engagements include Susanna for Opera North, Drusilla in 'The Coronation of Poppea' for English National Opera and Nanetta in Verdi's 'Falstaff' for Scottish Opera. She made her debut at Covent Garden as Belinda in 'Dido and Aeneas' in 2009 and in the same year Sophie in 'Der Rosenkavalier', a role subsequently taken to the Bavarian State opera, and the Deutsche Oper, Berlin.

This year she made her US opera debut at the Chicago Lyric Opera, and 'The Fairy Queen' with William Christie at Glyndebourne.

Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert

Reviews: "Who is that soprano?; Oh! it's Lucy Crowe!" That little dialogue with myself must have occurred four or five times over the past year as I listened to new recordings of vocal works with various soloists. Whether she's singing with Sarah Connolly, Carolyn Sampson, Jennifer Larmore, Gerald Finley, Mark Padmore, or any other first-class operatic artist or recitalist, she is the one who stands out, inviting, demanding the question "Who is that soprano?"

As far as I can determine, this is Crowe's first completely solo recording, and thankfully she chose to make her Handel recital different from others by selecting not the most commonly heard opera arias, but rather drawing from the composer's very fruitful but rarely explored three-year sojourn in Italy, which began in late 1706. Here we have first-rate performances of two solo cantatas–Armida abbandonata HWV 105 and Alpestre monte HWV 81 (apparently written by the 21-year-old Handel soon after his arrival)–as well as magnificent and quite challenging arias from other cantatas and the oratorios Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno and La Resurrezione.

Yes, there are a couple of well-known pieces here–the aria "Ah! crudele…" (from Armida abbandonata), and one of Handel's most affecting and purely beautiful creations, "Lascia la spina", which first appeared as an instrumental sarabande in the opera Almira (1705), then again years later as "Lascia ch'io pianga" in the opera Rinaldo. We're also treated to Salve Regina, a minimally-scored yet substantial sacred work whose four movements are as filled with emotional power and dramatic presence as any of the cantatas.

Among today's sopranos (and perhaps beyond that) Crowe is simply in a class by herself in this repertoire. It's not only the easy, fluid technique, the accurate delineation of notes in fast passages (without aspirating), or the luminous tone, consistent across all registers, but her way with the texts, the phrasing, her delightful manner of ornamentation that enable her not just to sing beautifully, but to truly, convincingly convey the mood and character of each piece.

No need for referring to the text when you listen to her "Ah! crudele…" and "Lascia la spina", nor to the Salve Regina's "Ad te clamamus" (To thee do we cry). And for sheer, exciting virtuosity, Crowe's "Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno" from La Resurrezione will convince you (if somehow you haven't been already!) that this is an uncommonly gifted artist who knows and is very comfortable with her voice and who also knows how to choose just the right repertoire.

The program also contains three instrumental "sonatas", expertly played, but I'll bet you'll be most enchanted by the one from Delirio Amoroso, one of Handel's most clever and catchy inventions, with its irresistible melodies and scurrying string figures. Harry Bicket leads the entire recital with a stylistic flair and sensitivity to singer and ensemble–and to Handel–that all involved obviously found just the ticket. There's nothing left to say but "bravo!" to the production team, to "Il caro Sassone", and to "La cara britannica"!

Tracklisting:

1. Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, HWV 46a: Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: 1707

2. Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata" by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: 1707; Italy

3. Alpestre monte, HWV 81 by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: Italy

4. Arresta il passo, HWV 83 "Aminta e Fillide": Se vago rio by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708; Italy

5. Cor fedele, HWV 96 "Clori, Tirsi e Fileno": Barbaro by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1707; Italy
Notes: This selection follows the recitative "Tirsi, mio caro…"

6. Salve Regina, HWV 241 by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: 1707; Rome, Italy

7. La resurrezione, HWV 47: Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno by George Frideric Handel
Performer: Lucy Crowe (Soprano)
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1708; Italy

8. Sonata à cinque for Violin and Strings in B flat major, HWV 288: Andante by George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1706-1707; Italy

9. Tu fedel?, tu constante?, HWV 171: Sonata by George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1706-1707; Italy

10. Da quel giorno fatale, HWV 99 "Il delirio amoroso": Sonata by George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Concert
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1707-1710; Italy

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