For this recital of music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, soprano Jolle Greenleaf, and theorbo player Hank Heijink have chosen an exceptionally attractive selection of pastoral songs that deal with the joys and disappointments of love. These songs are over 300 years old, but they have a communicative directness, elegance, and musical and emotional subtlety that make them immediately engaging. Each is a little gem, but the chaconne, "Sans frayeur dans ce bois," is particularly memorable, a simply drop-dead gorgeous example of ...
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For this recital of music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, soprano Jolle Greenleaf, and theorbo player Hank Heijink have chosen an exceptionally attractive selection of pastoral songs that deal with the joys and disappointments of love. These songs are over 300 years old, but they have a communicative directness, elegance, and musical and emotional subtlety that make them immediately engaging. Each is a little gem, but the chaconne, "Sans frayeur dans ce bois," is particularly memorable, a simply drop-dead gorgeous example of Charpentier's gift for appealing melody and imaginative text-setting. Greenleaf has the high, gleaming soprano that this repertoire requires. Her tone is pure, fully rounded, and warm over its complete range, even into the highest reaches, and she sings with a luscious, velvety legato. She also has a sure grasp of the subtleties of mid-Baroque ornamentation and vocal production, and the discipline and agility to put the music across with both finesse and unmannered naturalness....
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