(2005) Handel: Heroines Arias id_qobuz:829410605663 Shmuel Ashkenasi of the Vermeer

Shmuel Ashkenasi of the Vermeer Quartet

These earlier instruments can suggest very different gestures from those proffered by the modern piano

who adorns Aschenbrödel for the ball held by the Prince

Nota Bene have an impressive background

(2005) Handel: Heroines Arias id_qobuz:829410605663 Shmuel Ashkenasi of the VermeerHer first album was dedicated to orchestral lieder by Schnberg, Mahler, Berg and Zemlinsky and was released by Claves in 2004 (Wien 1900, CD 50 2312); now she is back with her second offence but with a completely different repertory: arias for mezzo soprano taken from Handels operas. Maria Riccarda Wesseling, the Swiss singer from the Canton of Grison, has recently earned great popularity, singing at major opera houses under the direction of