Handel: Riccardo Primo
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Composer: George Frideric HandelConductor: Paul Goodwin
Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel
Performer: Lawrence Zazzo
Performer: Nuria Rial
Performer: Geraldine McGreevy
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2008-01-18
Music Label: Deutsche Harm Mundi
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Free Music Review: An opera that should be better known-
Hit: 5 Stars
What a treat it is to have what seems like a Handel opera (or two, or three) newly recorded every month or thereabouts. I was thrilled to see this Riccardo Primo by Paul Goodwin & the Basel Chamber Orchestra since I like this setting of Richard the Lion-Hearted as well as my favorite Handel operas - Orlando, Alcina, Ottone, Rodelinda - and to me there are more show-stopping arias in Riccardo Primo than some of Handel's contemporary rival composers could muster in their entire opus.
Highlights include Costanza's Act 1 "Se Peri L'Amato Bene"; her Act 2 "Caro, vieni a me!"; her Act 3 "Morte, Vieni !" & "Bacia Per Me La Mano..." and "Il Volo Cosio Fido" with a wonderful piccolo/soprano recorder accompaniment in the final scene. And her duet with King Richard, "T'amo, si !", is ten minutes of heaven.
Goodwin's Basel group does a nice job, but I prefer Christophe Rousset's '96 recording with Les Talens Lyriques. Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Claire Brua and the other soloists in Rousset's group move me more than the up & coming Lawrence Zazzo, Nuria Rial and their cohorts. The countertenor Zazzo has been getting positive reviews from all quarters lately, but I like contralto Sara Mingardo more in the role of Richard. I also enjoyed listening to Piau's Costanza more than Rial's. But both bands will give listeners an exciting discovery if they haven't heard this Handel offering before. Highly recommended for those who value beautiful singing, baroque or otherwise, and masterful song-writing.
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