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Eternal Heaven
, featuring countertenor
Iestyn Davies
and mezzo-soprano
Lea Desandre
in fine voice, is a new kind of
Handel
aria collection. The early music group
Jupiter
and its director, lutenist
Thomas Dunford
, assemble a loose narrative of a love affair out of arias from various
operas and oratorios. This works well in at least three ways, one of them being that
, living in an age of pastiche opera, would not have found the idea too strange. For another, the idea enables
Davies
and
Desandre
to avoid the athleticism characteristic of most
collections in favor of slow, lyrical duets that were of critical importance in the original operas and oratorios. The chemistry between the two is palpable in a piece like "Thither let our hearts aspire," from Act III of
Theodora, HWV 68
. Moreover,
Dunford
has reached deeply into the
songbag, picking pieces from such obscure items as the
Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62
, and
The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69
, that even serious Handelians may not have heard. The result is an entirely fresh look at
. The inclusion of an original composition at the end by
Doug Balliett
, not at all consistent stylistically with
, is a bit much, but that is the end of the list of complaints for this distinctive release that made best-seller lists in late 2022. ~ James Manheim
, featuring countertenor
Iestyn Davies
and mezzo-soprano
Lea Desandre
in fine voice, is a new kind of
Handel
aria collection. The early music group
Jupiter
and its director, lutenist
Thomas Dunford
, assemble a loose narrative of a love affair out of arias from various
operas and oratorios. This works well in at least three ways, one of them being that
, living in an age of pastiche opera, would not have found the idea too strange. For another, the idea enables
Davies
and
Desandre
to avoid the athleticism characteristic of most
collections in favor of slow, lyrical duets that were of critical importance in the original operas and oratorios. The chemistry between the two is palpable in a piece like "Thither let our hearts aspire," from Act III of
Theodora, HWV 68
. Moreover,
Dunford
has reached deeply into the
songbag, picking pieces from such obscure items as the
Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62
, and
The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69
, that even serious Handelians may not have heard. The result is an entirely fresh look at
. The inclusion of an original composition at the end by
Doug Balliett
, not at all consistent stylistically with
, is a bit much, but that is the end of the list of complaints for this distinctive release that made best-seller lists in late 2022. ~ James Manheim
Eternal Heaven
, featuring countertenor
Iestyn Davies
and mezzo-soprano
Lea Desandre
in fine voice, is a new kind of
Handel
aria collection. The early music group
Jupiter
and its director, lutenist
Thomas Dunford
, assemble a loose narrative of a love affair out of arias from various
operas and oratorios. This works well in at least three ways, one of them being that
, living in an age of pastiche opera, would not have found the idea too strange. For another, the idea enables
Davies
and
Desandre
to avoid the athleticism characteristic of most
collections in favor of slow, lyrical duets that were of critical importance in the original operas and oratorios. The chemistry between the two is palpable in a piece like "Thither let our hearts aspire," from Act III of
Theodora, HWV 68
. Moreover,
Dunford
has reached deeply into the
songbag, picking pieces from such obscure items as the
Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62
, and
The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69
, that even serious Handelians may not have heard. The result is an entirely fresh look at
. The inclusion of an original composition at the end by
Doug Balliett
, not at all consistent stylistically with
, is a bit much, but that is the end of the list of complaints for this distinctive release that made best-seller lists in late 2022. ~ James Manheim
, featuring countertenor
Iestyn Davies
and mezzo-soprano
Lea Desandre
in fine voice, is a new kind of
Handel
aria collection. The early music group
Jupiter
and its director, lutenist
Thomas Dunford
, assemble a loose narrative of a love affair out of arias from various
operas and oratorios. This works well in at least three ways, one of them being that
, living in an age of pastiche opera, would not have found the idea too strange. For another, the idea enables
Davies
and
Desandre
to avoid the athleticism characteristic of most
collections in favor of slow, lyrical duets that were of critical importance in the original operas and oratorios. The chemistry between the two is palpable in a piece like "Thither let our hearts aspire," from Act III of
Theodora, HWV 68
. Moreover,
Dunford
has reached deeply into the
songbag, picking pieces from such obscure items as the
Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62
, and
The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69
, that even serious Handelians may not have heard. The result is an entirely fresh look at
. The inclusion of an original composition at the end by
Doug Balliett
, not at all consistent stylistically with
, is a bit much, but that is the end of the list of complaints for this distinctive release that made best-seller lists in late 2022. ~ James Manheim
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