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Glossa
CD: GCD921527
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HANDEL
"Apollo E Dafne etc"
La Risonanza, Fabio Bonizzoni
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For the final volume in Fabio Bonizzoni’s survey of cantatas written by Handel during his stay in Italy, the
background scenery moves – like a reflection of the Grand Tour – from Rome to Naples; probably the
troubled times in a Rome besieged by Imperial troops during the War of the Spanish Succession may have
encouraged the young, itinerant Saxon musician to consider that heading down south was safer and more
conducive for his overall career prospects.
It was a time when Handel was conceiving the three highly-charged cantatas to be heard on this disc and he
would have been aware that Naples was blessed with a bass singer, Domenico Antonio Manna, possessed of
a prodigious vocal range, encompassing two octaves and a fifth. It is possible that Handel wrote two of the
pieces performed on this disc – Apollo e Dafne and Cuopre tal volta il cielo – with Manna in mind, even if the
former cantata was perhaps completed after Handel had reached Hannover.
Carlo Vitali’s engaging booklet essay colourfully helps to summon up early 18th century Neapolitan culture
and Handel’s potential place within it. Joining Fabio Bonizzoni and La Risonanza for these modern-day
realisations of the Baroque Italian musical world experienced by Handel are Furio Zanasi and Thomas Bauer
for the bass roles, as well as soprano Roberta Invernizzi, an integral feature of this revelatory and muchpraised
Handel series since its inception.
“La Risonanza produces a
delightful performance that presents all of the strengths and virtues we
have come to associate with their recent explorations of Handel’s
music. The orchestral playing is stylish,
thoughtful and eloquent; the violin and lute obbligati are enchanting,
and Bonizzoni’s well-paced direction from the harpsichord is
exemplary. The three singers chosen for the parts of Clori, Tirsi and
Fileno are superbly matched in taste and technical proficiency, but
are also ideally different to enable clear and beguiling
characterisation.”
Comments from the Jury of the Stanley Sadie Handel Prize for 2010 when presenting the Handel Disc Of The Year Award to previous release GCD921525
Artists:
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano);
Thomas E. Bauer (bass); Furio Zanasi (bass);
La Risonanza /
Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction)
Works:
Apollo e Dafne (La terra è liberata) [HWV 122];
Agrippina condotta a morire (Dunque sarà pur vero) [HWV 110];
Cuopre tal volta il cielo [HWV 98]
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