Monday 2 September 2013

Amore e morte dell'amore: duets by Monteverdi, Handel, etc - REVIEW

Amore e morte dell'amore: duets by Monteverdi, Handel,etc
Roberta Invernizzi, Sonia Prina; Ensemble Claudiana, Luca Pianca
Naive OP30549
An imaginative, engaging programme that opens with Monteverdi at his most austere to Handel at his Italian brightest, via a characterfully chromatic duet by Marcello and - to showcase these excellent players - a vibrant instrumental sonata by Domenico Scarlatti.  Invernizzi and Prina revel in the range and colour of the works in hand, and are rewarded with benchmark recorded sound and presentation.  Roll on Volume Two!
*****

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