Le Concert d'Astrée and Emmanuelle Haïm perform Italian Cantatas
Presenting musical events from all over the world. Le Concert d'Astree and Emmanuelle Haim perform Italian Cantatas at Wigmore Hall.
Recorded at the Wigmore Hall, London on Thursday 5 April 2018
Le Concert d'Astrée and Emmanuelle Haïm perform Italian Cantatas at Wigmore Hall.
Handel: Dietro l'orme fuggaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV105
Trio Sonata No. 1 in B minor HWV386b Op. 2
O numi eterni (La Lucrezia) HWV145
8.15: Interval
8.35: Handel: Arresta il passo (Aminta e Fillide) HWV83
Sabine Devieilhe, soprano
Marianne Crebassa, mezzo-soprano
Le Concert d'Astrée
Emmanuelle Haïm director, harpsichord, organ
Handel, like many young musicians, refined his craft in Italy. Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d'Astrée bring the composer's Italian years to life with three dramatic cantatas, including the tale of abandoned sorceress Armida, and one of his finest trio sonatas.
