Handel in Italy

Featuring

Roberta Invernizzi
Emanuela Galli
Romina Basso
Fabio Bonizzoni
Yetzabel Arias Fernández
Thomas E. Bauer

La Risonanza
George Frideric Handel

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Recording & Production

This album is part of a critically acclaimed series of Handel's Italian cantatas recorded for Glossa with Fabio Bonizzoni and his group La Risonanza.

Recording & Production

This album is a compilation of Handel's Italian Cantatas, drawing tracks from seven previously released volumes recorded between 2005 and 2009.

Compositional Technique

Handel's style is characterized by a 'roundness' and 'almost corporeal fullness of gestures and timbres', rather than lightness, caprice, or melancholy.

Performer Biography

Roberta Invernizzi, the soprano on this album, is a leading specialist in Baroque vocal repertoire, known for her work with Italian historical performance ensembles.

Performer Biography

Roberta Invernizzi's career gained momentum in the mid-1990s, collaborating with prominent Italian historical performance groups like La Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini and Il Giardino Armonico.

Composer Biography

Handel's contact with Italian musical life softened and enriched his stylistic characteristics without losing his intrinsic Germanic solidity.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Handel's time in Italy (1706-1710) was crucial for refining his expressive palette, particularly in the cantata form, which he used to explore complex female psychology.