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Glossa
GCD922606
8424562226067 (ID317)
Reviewer: David Vickers
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Invernizzi digs deeply and less predictably into unfamiliar repertoire
performed by Faustina during numerous successful engagements at Naples
between 1721 and 1732; there are also a few arias by Neapolitan composers
she performed at Parma and Turin. I Turchini’s recorders dulcetly evoke a
nightingale in ‘Ganta e di caro usignolo’ from Mancini’s Traiano, and
Invernizzi’s beautiful slow singing and the sensitive string band are
breathtaking in the siciliano ‘Un guardo solo ancor’ from Vinci’s Il
trionfo di Camilla. There is only an extract from Vinci’s Parto ma
con qual core, written for Faustina to bid farewell to her Naples
audience in 1723. Glossa’s volume launches an ambitious new series entitled
‘Sirens’, exploring the musical journeys of celebrated Baroque singers; the
booklet contains an essay, illustrations and even a comprehensive chronology
of Faustina’s entire career. The conceptual scope, repertoire and integrity
of documentation for Invernizzi’s intelligent recital and Genaux’s
affectionate tribute are chalk and cheese — but both are musically
indispensable.
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