Handel
LeBlanc, Taylor. Arion, Stephen Stubbs, conductor. ATMA ACD2 2260. *****
We often think of the love duet as a 19th-century operatic device, but of course it is not. Nevertheless, I can't recall coining across another recording such as this one, devoted exclusively to romantic pairings from the Baroque. The music is delicious, and a lovelier pair of voices would be hard to imagine. Soprano Suzie LeBlanc and countertenor Daniel Taylor may well be the two finest singers ...