from A French Baroque Diva (CDA68035) 1 Accordez vos sons et vos pas [3'44] 12 minutes 51 seconds 5 tracks2 Gavotte: Lyre enchanteresse [1'52] 3 Écoutons … D'un doux frémissement [1'54] 4 Vole, Amour, prête-moi tes armes [3'36] 5 Contredanse [1'45] ‘This is a brilliantly planned and executed, musically illustrated biography of Marie Fel, one of the great 18th-century divas and muse of Rameau, admired by the Philosophes and adored by Paris audien ... ‘The shortlisted finalists for this year's Recital Award typify this trend, and best of the distinguished crop is Jeffrey Skidmore and Carolyn Sampson's exposition of the career of Marie Fel’ (Gramophone) BBC Music Magazine |