Since you are interested in Mediterraneo, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Goes Wild Christina Pluhar / L'arpeggiata, featuring Valer Sabadus (counter-tenor) & Nuria Rial (soprano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 22/Aug/2017 ] "Christina Pluhar has great taste. She brings great musicians together with great music. And of course, if you've liked their past collections, you're likely to find something very appetizing in this release as well." (AudAud) |
ALFONSO X / YEHUDA HALEVI / JUAN del ENZINA & others
Granada 1013-1526 Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jul/2016 ] "In short, this is a breathtaking achievement. It's the kind of disc that often left me in quiet astonishment not just at its ambition, artistry or skill, but at the way it tries to further the human story and enrich the experience of us all. Bravo! |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Teatro d'Amore Nuria Rial (soprano) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] "The gorgeous singing of the soloists and stylish instrumental performances, though dazzling and gimlet-eyed, are also elegant and respectful without being obsequiously slavish to convention." BBC Music Magazine, May 2009 **** |
VIVALDI / RICHTER
Vivaldi Recomposed: The Four Seasons (Recomposed by Max Richter) Daniel Hope (violin) Max Richter (moog) Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/May/2014 ] "I anticipated hating this postmodern reworking of The Four Seasons by the film composer Max Richter. But it is so wittily done that I was gripped, if not quite enchanted." (The Times) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Inspiration Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "A most rewarding CD then, sure evidence that we should henceforth be on the lookout for any performances, recorded or live, that involve Sheku Kanneh-Mason." - Gramophone |
HENRY PURCELL
Music for a While: Improvisations on Purcell Philippe Jaroussky, Raquel Andueza, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Dominique Visse, Trovesi, Muthspiel / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar [ Warner Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2014 ] "most of these songs retain their essential character, and far from having his genius dimmed, Purcell still shines as a writer of songs timelessly receptive to reinterpretation and capable of reaching the heart by the power of melody alone." Gramopho |