Natalie Dessay / Le Concert D'Astree - Handel Il Trionfo Del Tempo E Del Disinganno

"Beauty's final aria (sung by Natalie Dessay) is unconventionally slow and intensely moving, accompanied by obbligato violin possibly intended for Corelli who may have led the first performance. Haïm is generally more elegant, though no less exciting, while the... sound is excellent. Technically superb, reassuringly stylish, this is an outstanding performance of Handel at the height of his powers." - BBC Music Magazine