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Le Concert d'Astr茅e and Emmanuelle Ha茂m 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'Astr茅e and Emmanuelle Ha茂m 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'Astr茅e
Emmanuelle Ha茂m director, harpsichord, organ

Handel, like many young musicians, refined his craft in Italy. Emmanuelle Ha茂m and Le Concert d'Astr茅e 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.

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2 hours, 30 minutes