Caporale/ Criscuolo/ Tozzi - Cello SonatasOn the 260th anniversary of the composer's death, this release celebrates Handel's vocal works and particularly his writing for the cello. The set also sheds light on the lesser known Andrea Caporale, one of the greatest cellists of the Baroque era and also a composer himself. In the 1730s, Handel and Caporale both lived and worked in London. While Caporale held celebrity status as the capital's most sought after cellist, Handel rubbed shoulders with

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Gramophon magazine greeted both these recordings with rapturous reviews when first released

and invigorating tempos

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Ulf Wallin - Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra

and he in turn invests all his enthusiasm and expressiveness in these works combining 'grace and strength'

laughter and despair

and their collaboration over decades still has audiences gasping

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Though the band didn't trouble the charts again after 1981

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For the present disc she has chosen to record strings-only versions of three works originally for tango quintet (Seasons)