Schimmelpfennig, Georg

The Artistry of Emma Kirkby

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-02-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Gloria, for soprano & orchestra (discovered in 2001); Salve Regina, antiphon for soprano, strings, organ & continuo in G minor, HWV 241; O qualis de coelo sonus, motet for so...
Performers: Abberger, John; Carter, William; Charlston, Terence; Georgi, Thomas; Gwilt, Richard; Harris, Lucas [Lute]; Kirkby, Emma; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Lindberg, Jakob; Mellon, Agnes [Sop...
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence; Medlam, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Theatre of Early Music

With her almost supernaturally clear and agile soprano, Emma Kirkby has enchanted audiences ever since she first appeared on the Early Music scene in the...continue...