Jordi Sacall Conducts Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo
Performed by La Capella Reial de Catalunya; Le Concert des Nations.
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COMPOSERS: Monteverdi
LABELS: Alia Vox
ALBUM TITLE: Monteverdi: L’Orfeo
WORKS: L’Orfeo
PERFORMER: La Capella Reial de Catalunya; Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall
CATALOGUE NO: AVSA9911 (hybrid CD/SACD) (2002)
Mixed vocal values diminish the appeal of Savall’s live Monteverdi, though there’s a good deal of spirit to the period-instrument orchestral performance, with its colourful continuo section. George Hall