Jonathan Cohen reviews
Handel's Finest Arias For Base Voice
Christopher Purves; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen
(Hyperion)
Charpentier: Leçons de ténebrès
Stéphane Degout, Samuel Boden; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen (Hyperion)
The Early Horn
Ursula Paludan Monberg (horn); Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen (Hyperion)
Scarlatti: Arianna
Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano); Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen (Alpha Classics)
A celebration of the 18th-century natural horn
‘Danish horn player Ursula Paludan Monberg, thoroughly in command of her instrument, produces a miraculously smooth and agile line with secure tuning’
The myth of Ariadne brought to life in Baroque cantatas
‘Kate Lindsey adds muscle to her lofty and dignified arias'