Handel In Italy Vol 1
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel In Italy Vol 1
Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano) & Benjamin Bevan (baritone) / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham (director)
[ Signum Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 10 September 2015
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London Early Opera begins its series of Handel recordings with Handel in Italy Volume I. The series features six releases, including Handel in Vauxhall and Handel in Ireland. In this first recording, Mary, Sophie and Benjamin Bevan join director and harpsichordist Bridget Cunningham in a recording that features arias from Rodrigo, Agrippina and Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno alongside instrumental music and cantatas.
"it opens an enjoyable showcase for Sophie, Mary and Benjamin Bevan: two sisters and their youthful uncle. Sophie sings it peachily, with a richer-sounding soprano than previous recorded exponents. The baritone cantata, stylishly sung, is a rarity, and the accompaniments and Cunningham's dispatch of a harpsichord sonata are spry." (Sunday Times)
"London Early Opera's new project gets off to an odd start, with the Gloria discovered in 2001, which may not actually date from the Italian years, but no one is going to object when it is so dazzlingly sung by Sophie Bevan. Other members of the remarkable Bevan family clan match her: soprano Mary contributes arias from opera and oratorio, while baritone Benjamin offers a fine cantata." (The Observer)
"this is as polished an account as any on account of Sophie Bevan's unerring sense of decorum for what each movement requires, from intimate piety to extrovert flair. Her sister Mary sings vibrantly in contrasting arias…[and] their uncle Benjamin chips in with an extrovert performance of the cantata Cuopre tal volta il cielo." Gramophone
Tracks:
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Rodrigo: Passacaglia
Bel piacere (from Agrippina)
Sonata in G major, HWV579
Un pensiero nemico di pace (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno)
Cuopre tal volta il cielo (HWV 98)
