CD Review: Enlightening Account Of Durante Requiem
This immaculate and convincing performance by Astrarium Consort demonstrates obvious knowledge and affection for Francesco Durante’s 1738 creation.
CD: Rising Contralto Triumphs In Handel Arias
Avery Amereau’s debut solo recording, a collaboration with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan, covers Handel’s music for star operatic altos of both sexes.
CD Review: Alana Youssefian Enchants In Music Of Guillemain
For her recorded debut, the American violinist performs works from the French composer’s Opus 1 sonatas and comparatively lighthearted trio symphonies.
CD Review: Intimate Songs In Assured Interpretations
American soprano Kathryn Mueller’s first solo recording focuses on music’s most basic subject and three of the Baroque era’s best-known composers.
CD Review: Vivaldi Violin Sonatas Performed With Flair
Violinist Mark Fewer and harpsichordist Hank Knox seize on the variety in Vivaldi’s sonatas to create a sensitive and exciting recital.