Italian Cantatas and Sonatas (GF Handel and Caldara) by The Kingsbury Ensemble

The Kingsbury Ensemble : Italian Cantatas and Sonatas (GF Handel and Caldara).
Masterpieces that graced the courts of europe, played with style and passion.

Two of the most dramatic and emotional cantatas of the Baroque period for alto voice share this album with a colorful variety of sonatas from Handel and Caldara. Countertenor Jay Carte joins the Kingsbury Ensemble in this celebration of two of the most successful of Italian opera: George Frideric Handel and Antonio Caldara.

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Release date: 11/21/2009
The Kingsbury Ensemble lives in Missouri USA

Tagged as: Classical, Chamber Music, Baroque, Opera, Classical Singing, Cello, Composer: Antonio Caldara, Composer: George Frideric Handel, Flute, Harpsichord

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