04-10-2015 09:03 via feeds.theguardian.com

Alessandro Scarlatti: Con eco d’amore CD review – a delicious selection

Elizabeth Watts (soprano), the English Concert/Cummings
(Harmonia Mundi)Golden-voiced soprano Elizabeth Watts has spent the past few years unearthing neglected arias by Alessandro Scarlatti, father of Domenico and founder of the rich Neapolitan school. With 600 cantatas and 100 operas to his name, Watts had plenty to go at. She’s come up with a delicious selection – some, such as Se geloso è il mio core from Endimione e Cintia (1705) and Farinelli’s showpiece, Torbido, i
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