COMPOSERS: MonteverdiCavalliHandel
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
ALBUM TITLE: Aria
WORKS: Arias
PERFORMER: Various
CATALOGUE NO: HMX 2908150-52
A healthily didactic
whiff hangs over this
survey of Baroque
and Classical arias.
Mostly accompanied
by early instruments, the singers
range from Deller to Domingo.
Though variable in quality, it offers
instructive enjoyment. Jan Smaczny