Browse: Handel - M'ai resa infelice (from Deidamia)

Her impressive breath control so often draws us in to the continuity of the melodic lines (Handel’s ‘Se pietà’), and her vocal acrobatics are bright and dynamically flexible…this is a terrific... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Emma Bell gets better and better. This sparkling recording confirms her reputation as one of the most exciting of the younger generation of Handelians. It's the suppleness of the voice that... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 More…

Sandrine Piau and Christophe Rousset have been consistently stylish and perceptive Handelians together. Their musical flair and dramatic intelligence is marvellously captured here, and they have... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

the French soprano is at the heart of a everything that is stylish and commanding here. Her accomplished technique, and the clarity of her vocal production, is audible from the off...Thus she... — MusicWeb International, 12th November 2013 More…

Perhaps the most delightful item here is Chi t'intende? from Berenice, where Kirkby clearly enjoys her continuing duet with the solo oboe. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

‘It is difficult to pick out a particular highlight, there are so many of them’ (Classic CD) ‘A splendidly enjoyable disc. Kirkby is in top-notch form’ (Hi-Fi News) ‘This CD is appealing on every... — International Record Review More…