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About the album
Emmanuelle Haïm and members of Le Concert d’Astrée make their recording debut on Virgin Classics with a selection of brilliant and rarely-heard chamber duets by Handel. These ten small masterpieces span Handel’s composing career from 1706 to 1745; passionate and theatrical, they make high demands on the soloists, some of their music later finding its way into Handel’s operas and oratorios, most notably Messiah. The ten outstanding soloists include Natalie Dessay and Véronique Gens in the opening duet, and Laura Claycomb and Patricia Petibon.
