Handel: Aci, Galatea E Polifemo - Emmanuelle Haim, L'Concert d'Astree (2 CDs)

Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, an unstaged serenata composed for a ducal wedding in Naples in 1708, is not to be confused with the slightly more operatic Acis and Galatea, written in London in 1718. Both adapt a tale from Ovid's Metamorphoses, the Italian work is bolder in conception and far more virtuosic than it's English pastoral counterpart and features some of Handel's finest arias.- Disc 1 -1 Aci, Galatea E Polifemo, Ouverture: Andante - Allegro - Andante - By Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert D'astrée/Sandrine Piau/Sara Mingardo/Laurent Naouri2 Aci, Galatea E Polifemo, Ouverture: Allegro - By Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert D'astrée/Sandrine Piau/Sara Mingardo/Laurent Naouri3 Aci, Galatea E Polifemo, Cantata: Duetto: Sorge Il DÌ (Galatea) - By Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert D'astrée/Sandrine Piau/Sara Mingardo4 Aci, Galatea E Polifemo, Cantata: Recitativo: Vanti, O Cara, Il Ruscello (Aci/Galatea) - By Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert D'astrée/Sandrine Piau/Sara Mingardo/Laurent Naouri5 Aci, Galat