This month: LUCY CROWE Soprano
MY FINEST MOMENT
Handel Rodelinda
Lucy Crowe (soprano) et al; The English
Concert/Harry Bicket
Linn Records CKD658 (2021)
I love the freedom you get singing Handel; you can sing different ornaments every night if you want to, which keeps it exciting and the conductor on their toes. It’s never dull. Having performed Rodelinda in Madrid, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, I came to the recording knowing her reallyand having performed it so many times with an orchestra and conductor that you are really familiar with, there’s a feeling of trust. I’ve had a long-standing relationship with The English Concert, initially with conductor Trevor Pinnock when I was still at college. I just love working with them, and to be surrounded by friends and colleagues that are fantastic musicians is joyful.
