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Album review: Philippe Jaroussky, Farinelli – Porpora Arias (Erato)

The Independent, 13 September 2013, by Andy Gill

Over string arrangements of a Vivaldian timbre, Jaroussky’s gossamer technique is playfully employed on the likes of “Mira in cielo”, the rapid ornamentation verging at times on laughter; but the more undulating upper-register glide of the sublime “Alto Giove” from Polifemo gives some indication of why Porpora’s 50 operas were once considered the equal of Handel’s.

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