Released: 15 January 2013

Reference: AP048

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Recorded in August 2012 in Lonigo, Convento dei Pavoniani
Artistic direction: Denis Guerdon, Xavier Sabata, Riccardo Minasi
Sound engineering, editing: Denis Guerdon
Mixing: Denis Guerdon, Nicolas Bartholomée
Assistant: Lucie Bourély

Executive production: Georg Lang · Giulio d’Alessio · Gesine Lübben · Little Tribeca

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Released: 15 January 2013

Reference: AP048

Haendel: Bad Guys

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His exploration of 'Bad Guys' steers towards arias seldom heard out of context. Sabata offers the sweetest singing he has yet produced on disc.
Gramophone

Sabata has a warm, mellifluous voice. From a purely musical standpoint Sabata's recital is rewarding. His technique and intonation are flawless.
BBC Music Magazine

Remarkably sung, this is also a masterclass in operatic psychology that painstakingly analyses how bitter emotional experience can make monsters of ordinary people. It's one of the finest and most intelligent recital discs of recent years. The Gardian

Le timbre rond et chaud est un délice pour l’oreille, la musicalité est exquise et la technique triomphante. Le tout jeune ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro est la phalange idéale pour la création de tels portraits, tour à tour incisif et introvertis. À sa tête, le violoniste Riccardo Minasi réalise des prodiges.
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Tracklist

George Friedrich Handel
1. Tamerlano: Vo’ dar pace a un’ alma altiera
2. Ariodante: Spero per voi, si,si
3. Teseo: Voglio stragi, e voglio morte
4. Amadigi di Gaula: Pena tiranna
5. Ariodante: Dover, giustizia, amor
6. Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Belle dèe di questo core
7. Ottone, rè di Germania: D’innalzar i flutti al ciel
8. Ottone, rè di Germania: Bel labbro formato
9. Giulio Cesare in Egitto:Domerò la tua fierezza
10. Teseo:Serenatevi, o luci belle
11. Ariodante: Se l’inganno sortisce felice
12. Amadigi di Gaula: Agitato il cor mi sento

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