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| George Frideric Handel : Handel - Riccardo Primo / Mingardo, Piau, Lallouette, Scaltriti, Brua, Bertin, Les talens lyriques, Rousset | |
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George Frideric Handel
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Handel - Riccardo Primo / Mingardo, Piau, Lallouette, Scaltriti, Brua, Bertin, Les talens lyriques, Rousset |
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B000004CYN |
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L'Oiseau-Lyres (Decca) |
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0.66 pounds |
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5.12 x 5.51 x 1.34 inches |
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Riccardo Primo, ré d'Inghilterra is based on an historic event, the marriage of Richard Lionheart to Princess Berengaria of Navarre, on Cyprus during the Third Crusade--but from there it spins off into fantasy. Much of this music will sound vaguely familiar--Handel was a pioneer of recycling. There is fine singing here from Sara Mingardo as the title character, the Costanza of Sandrine Piau and Claire Brua as Pulcheria; the last sounds very mezzo-like in her vocal color, her billing as a soprano notwithstanding. Roberto Scaltriti's dark bass-baritone is a joy to hear, but countertenor Pascal Bertin is very hard on the ear when he sings a long aria--and they're all long. Conductor Christophe Rousset leads his forces idiomatically and with splendid verve. --Sarah Bryan Miller |
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