The album's cover painting was created by George Condo, an American contemporary artist known for his distinctive figurative style.
Performer Biography
Anthony Roth Costanzo is a Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and won first prize in Plácido Domingo's Operalia Competition.
Interpretation
Les Violons du Roy performs works from the Baroque and Classical periods using replicas of period bows on modern instruments, influenced by historically-informed performance practice.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album features works by George Frideric Handel, a Baroque composer, and Philip Glass, a contemporary composer, who both use repetition in their music to create emotion.
Performer Biography
Les Violons du Roy, the chamber orchestra on this album, is a Canadian ensemble that takes its name from the renowned orchestra of the court of the French kings.
Performer Biography
Anthony Roth Costanzo, the countertenor on this album, began performing professionally at age 11 and has appeared in opera, concert, film, and on Broadway.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Cohen, the conductor on this album, is a British musician known as a conductor, cellist, and keyboardist, and is the Artistic Director of Arcangelo.
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