This three-disc box combines several recordings by the Concerto Italiano and leader Rinaldo Alessandrini, dating back to 1998; the result is a complete set of Monteverdi's madrigals of Book Eight. The word "madrigal" was fast losing its meaning by this late stage in Monteverdi's career, and the works contained here are of various kinds. One can ...
What may seem a straightforward album title, From Monteverdi to Handel turns out to encompass a striking variety of moods and characterizations within the scope of a single disc. Italian contralto Sara Mingardo, whose voice is one of the true wonders of today's Baroque scene, joined with one of her favorite collaborators, conductor Rinaldo ...
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