Streams of Pleasure, an album of arias and duets from Handel oratorios featuring soprano Karina Gauvin and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, two exceptionally talented Canadian singers, comes with high expectations that unfortunately aren't fulfilled. Each singer has made very fine recordings, and Gauvin in particular has distinguished herself in exemplary, revelatory performances in a broad spectrum of works ranging from Vivaldi to Britten and Barber, but neither is in top form for this project. Even on a less-than-great day ...
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Streams of Pleasure, an album of arias and duets from Handel oratorios featuring soprano Karina Gauvin and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, two exceptionally talented Canadian singers, comes with high expectations that unfortunately aren't fulfilled. Each singer has made very fine recordings, and Gauvin in particular has distinguished herself in exemplary, revelatory performances in a broad spectrum of works ranging from Vivaldi to Britten and Barber, but neither is in top form for this project. Even on a less-than-great day, though, Gauvin is a singer who commands attention. Several tracks, such as "Can I see my infant gor'd," from Solomon; the delightfully pictorial "Crystal Streams" from Susanna; and "But why are thou disquieted," from Theodora, are lovely and moving, even though in general her work here doesn't quite demonstrate the same luxuriously fluid coloratura or subtle vocal colorings that typically characterize her performances. Lemieux comes across less well, especially in her more florid...
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