Patrizia Ciofi & Joyce DiDonato - Amor e gelosia (Handel Operatic Duets)
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Composer: George Frideric HandelConductor: Alan Curtis
Orchestra: Il Complesso Barocco
Performer: Patrizia Ciofi
Performer: Joyce DiDonato
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Music Label: Virgin Classics
Soundtracks:
- Caro Amico Amplesso!
- Scherzano Sul Tuo Volto
- Non Ti Basto, Consorte/Io T'abbraccio
- Mio Diletto, Che Pensi?/Sol Per Te, Bell'idol Mio
- Per Le Porte Del Tormento
- Del Destin Non MI Lagno/Caro, Tu M'accendi
- Amarilli?/Amarilli? Oh Dei! Che Vuoi?
- Vivo Senz'alma, O Bella
- Finche Prendi
- Perfidi! Ite Di Poro/Se Mai Piu Saro Geloso
- Macedoni Guerrieri/Se Mai Turbo Il Tuo Riposo
- Sinfonia To Act 3
- Gran Pena E Gelosia!
- Lode Agli Dei/Se Mai Turbo Il Tuo Riposo
- Alma Mia, Dolce Ristoro
- Ricordati, Mio Ben
- Addio, Mio Caro Bene
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Free Music Review: Stellar Singing
Hit: 5 Stars
I must admit that, before becoming a dedicated Joyce DiDonato fan, I probably wouldn't have purchased a CD of Handel duets, or any Baroque duets for that matter. Like other reviewers have observed, the duets are performed out of dramatic context. I also prefer the full opera, particularly when it comes to Handel.
In the case of this CD, who cares? This is literally some of the loveliest Baroque ensemble singing I have ever heard. The pairing of Joyce DiDonato with Patrizia Ciofi was a stroke of brilliance. Their voices match perfectly. Their intonation is spot on, all the time. Their ornamentations, particularly the da capo ornamentations, are intelligently selected and brilliantly executed. The balance is just right between the singers and the chamber musicians.
I have a big thanks to give to Virgin Veritas and these two wonderful artists for this CD. It will get lots of play in my home.
Highly recommended.
Patrizia Ciofi & Joyce DiDonato - Amor e gelosia (Handel Operatic Duets) Poster
In baroque opera, the spotlight was usually reserved for the bravura arias, designed to show off the singers' brilliant coloratura and skill in improvising ornamentation. The ensembles, on the other hand, were left to languish in the shadows. This record aims to right that wrong in a program of 17 duets drawn from 13 mostly unfamiliar Handel operas. In an attempt to create some cohesion, these primarily short selections are arranged under the heading "Love and Jealousy," with love predominating and usually prevailing. If the title sounds a bit gimmicky, never mind: the music's the thing and it is wonderful. Expressed with Handel's inimitable dramatic intensity and deeply felt inwardness, it encompasses every amorous emotion from tenderness, ardent protestation and rapturous joy to fear of loss, anguish and mournful farewell, using an infinite variety of form, texture and character. Some duets begin with a recitative; the voices separate and unite, conversing, interweaving, joining in imitation or harmony. The orchestra, a period-instrument group of soloists, provides introductions, interludes and postludes which set mood and atmosphere and contribute greatly to contrast and diversity. The performances are splendid. The two singers prove that the duet is as fertile a vehicle for virtuosic display as any aria, and they find plenty of opportunities for ornamentation in the da capos. Their voices can blend and merge as well as remain distinctly individual in timbre and color, and they succeed in creating, or at least suggesting, situations and personalities even in the shortest selections. The playing is impeccable: rhythmically crisp and pungent, texturally transparent, and very expressive. The only cavil is that the selections often follow each other without a pause, making it difficult to be sure where one ends and the next begins. --Edith EislerClassical Music CDs
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