LoginHandel: Arcadian Duets
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It's tempting to think that Arcadian Duets, which Handel composed at various points in his career, are just chips from the master's block. But they constitute a delightful hour's worth of music, and when sung with the vocal brilliance and stylishness displayed here by 10 top singers in various pairings, they add up to one of those rare discs it's hard to stop returning to. Handel must have thought a lot of them too--since he re-used some of this music for oratorios like Messiah--and turned to the chamber duet form in his last years as well. There isn't a weak link among the soloists, though the contributions of Natalie Dessay,
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Manufacturer: Virgin Veritas
Release date: 7 October 2002
EAN: 0724354552427 UPC: 724354552427
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Release date: 7 October 2002
EAN: 0724354552427 UPC: 724354552427
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