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“\"\"<\/a>Baroque Duets\u201d a new CD release, has a lot to say for itself. First and foremost, it is a superb compilation of Baroque vocal music, eminently listenable but away from the beaten track; it is also a historically informed and technically well executed performance by singers and instrumentalists on period instruments; it even contains a world premiere recording. Possibly its most remarkable feature is that it is a declaration of intent by a potential new force, the fledgling recording company Vexations 840 for which this is an inaugural recording project.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The CD features mezzo soprano Fiona Campbell and counter-tenor David Walker performing duets by Handel, Cavalli, Monteverdi and Steffani. Neal Peres Da Costa directs the instrumental ensemble Ironwood from the keyboard..<\/p>\n

\u00a0In a rare opportunity to hear a recorded collaboration between a mezzo soprano and a counter – tenor, the opening bracket\u00a0 of duets is from Cavalli\u2019s \u201cL\u2019Ormindo<\/em>\u201d harks back to when the two singers shared the stage in Pinchgut Opera\u2019s recent production.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Pleasing to then hear \u201dVolate momenti\u201d <\/em>(featured track) a fugal romp by Handel\u2019s little known mentor Agostino Steffani from his opera \u201cLa liberta contenta\u201d. \u00a0<\/em>Christopher Hogwood quotes Handel\u2019s own description of Steffani: \u201che received me with great kindness and ..intoduce(d) me to the princess Sophia and the elector\u2019s son\u2026I was what he was pleased to call a virtuoso in music; he obliged me with instructions for my conduct and behaviour…and left me in possession of\u00a0 that favour and patronage which himself had enjoyed for a series of years”.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Also amongst the tracks, Handel\u2019s \u201cVerdi Prat\u201d(Alcina),, \u201cSon nata a lagrima\u201d(Giulio Ceasre in Egitto),\u00a0<\/em>duets from Susanna, Theodora, Alexander Balus, <\/em>and the eternally sublime \u201cPur ti miro\u201d from Monteverdi\u2019s \u201cL\u2019incoronazione di Poppea\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>A three movement duet catalogue numbered HWV 182b is a world first recording. Originally written for tenor and soprano, decades later Handel transcribed it for two altos and it is this version that Campbell and Walker have recorded.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The voices are evenly matched and the ensemble is sensitive. This is a pioneering recording on many fronts.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0www.baroqueduets.com<\/a>\u00a0 840-1101<\/p>\n


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