The outstanding characteristics of soprano María Bayo's performance of opera arias and cantatas by Handel are the absolute technical security that allows her to sing the composer's outrageously demanding vocal lines with apparent effortlessness and the ripe fullness of her tone. It's a delight to hear a singer who can so confidently negotiate ...
Even by the supremely high production standards of Alpha recordings, this issue is especially splendid. Entitled Versailles, L'ile enchantée, it fully lives up to its name. As directed by Skip Sempé, the widely varied program features music written for Louis XIV's pleasure palace, performed by the Capriccio Stravagante Orchestra with mezzo soprano ...
The title of this album, Consort Music & Airs for the Flute, is somewhat misleading. Julien Martin plays recorder rather than flute, and for many of these selections, his part is so embedded in the consort of strings and keyboards that it hardly qualifies as a solo. But that's merely a quibble about the title; the music-making on this album is ...
This collection of 17 Scarlatti harpsichord sonatas isn't compiled systematically, but includes the favorites of harpsichordist and scholar Skip Sempé, and it's a diverse and attractive selection. Citing the strong Spanish influences on Scarlatti's writing, Sempé describes "Duende" as a Spanish term that refers to the mysterious power of an event ...
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