Hyperion Records | Handel: Italian Duets

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CDH55262
(Originally issued on CDA66440)
Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Buy? £6.99

Recording details: April 1990
Kimpton Parish Church, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Produced by Ben Turner
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: November 2006
Total duration: 63 minutes 22 seconds

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'lmpeccably sung' (Fanfare, USA)

'A feast of early Handel and glorious singing. A musical delight from beginning to end. Unreservedly recommended' (The Sunday Times)

'Yet another top quality Hyperion disc. Recommended with the utmost enthusiasm' (CD Review)

'In 1990 both the soloists, Gillian Fisher and James Bowman, were in their vocal prime, and this CD is a fine testimony to their vocal dexterity and fine-toned musicality. They are ably accompanied by the King's Consort, but ultimately it is the sheer beauty of Fisher and Bowman's singing which makes this bargain-priced disc well worth investing in' (Early Music Forum od Scotland News)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Italian Duets

Gillian Fisher (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), The King's Consort

		Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi
1		Movement 1: Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi [4'36]
2		Movement 2: Ma se l'alma sempre geme [2'38]
3		Movement 3: Dunque annoda pur, ben mio [1'59]
		A mirarvi io son intento
4		Movement 1: A mirarvi io son intento [5'50]
5		Movement 2: Ma l'amor per mio tormento [1'19]
6		Movement 3: E vibrando in un baleno [2'08]
		Troppo cruda
7		Movement 1: Troppo cruda [1'46]
8		Movement 2: Ma la speme lusinghiera [2'16]
9		Movement 3: Infiammate, saettate [1'29]
10		Movement 4: A chi spera, o luci amate [2'31]
		Se tu non lasci amore
11		Movement 1: Se tu non lasci amore [5'43]
12		Movement 2: Quando non ho più core [2'06]
		Conservate, raddoppiate
13		Movement 1: Conservate, raddoppiate [1'19]
14		Movement 2: Nodi voi, che gli stringeste [3'00]
		Langue, geme, sospira
15		Movement 1: Langue, geme, sospira [3'47]
16		Movement 2: Cangia i gemiti in baci, e più non brama [1'46]
		Nò, di voi non vo' fidarmi
17		Movement 1: Nò, di voi non vo' fidarmi [3'08]
18		Movement 2: Altra volta incatenarmi [2'19]
19		Movement 3: So per prova i vostri inganni [2'41]
		Sono liete, fortunate
20		Movement 1: Sono liete, fortunate [2'19]
21		Movement 2: Crudeltà nè lontananza [2'23]
		Fronda leggiera e mobile
22		Movement 1: Fronda leggiera e mobile [2'55]
23		Movement 2: Saggio quel cor che libero [3'24]