Sandrine Piau, Gloria Banditelli, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi – Handel: Arie e Duetti d'Amore (1996)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:11:33 | 355 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Opus111 | Catalog: OPS30-174
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:11:33 | 355 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Opus111 | Catalog: OPS30-174
Sandrine Piau does it again or should I say she did it already! This collection of superb Handel arias from '96 could be considered an earlier version or forerunner of the recently released Handel Opera Seria, and certainly very complementary to it. The ensemble she plays with is different (Fabio Bondi and his charismatic Europa Galante players), possibly somewhat less refined from the "early music" style perspective but this consideration is blown away by the dramatic presence and the stellar precision of this non-pareil Baroque vocalist.