Performer's Perpective Reviews click image for larger version Conversazioni I: Cantatas from a Cardinal's Court 2011 Avie Records AV2197 Works by Albinoni, Caldara, Handel, and Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti. Sounds Baroque Andrew Radley, countertenor Julian Perkins, director Sounds Baroque has launched the first in a series of recordings with Avie Records entitled Conversazioni. This series primarily explores the wealth of vocal and instrumental music that may have been conceived for artistic gatherings - or conversazioni - in Rome at the turn of the eighteenth century. Conversazioni I was launched with an acclaimed concert at London's Southbank Centre on July 28th, 2011. The CD features cantatas that vacillate between the despair of unrequited love and the delights of Arcadian bliss, an instrumental overture that typifies the classical restraint of the early Italian Baroque style, and virtuosic keyboard pieces. The CD is available directly from Avie Records. Samples Left click a title to launch it in your player The final aria from Antonio Caldara's cantata Clori, mia bella Clori (Track 7) The final aria (Allegro) from George Frideric Handel's cantata, Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c. (Track 32) Andrew Radley, countertenor Julian Perkins, harpsichord and director Joel Raymond, oboe Georgia Browne, flute Jonathan Byers, cello Andrew Maginley, lute Click here for solo recordings by Julian Perkins.

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