Händel - Fast Forward (Vinyle LP) / Efrat Alony

Description

Side A:
Convey Me To Some Peaceful Shore - Alla Salma Infidel - Come To Me Soothing Sleep - Già Nel Seno - Side B: As With Rosy Steps The Morn - Leave Me Loathsome Light - Hide Me From Day's Garish Eye
Alony's passion for Handel's music is undeniable. The inspiration she draws from it is deeply audible, in every masterful vocal brushstroke, in every unexpected harmony that envelops – and sometimes even shakes – Handel's wonderful and faithful melodies. Her interpretation of Handel's music is wonderful and distinct. Extremely unique, unheard of.
Handel's opera arias such as "Theodora", "Lucrezia", "Ottone", "Alexander Balus" or "Saul" are a magical vessel through which the wonders of Alony's fabulous instrument unfold.
A strong, soulful voice, whose lost depth almost haunts you. A wonderful, changing being, slipping in and out of different characters and emotions. Like a magician who knows too well the exact quantities of each ingredient to create the perfect potion, she draws us to unexpected and unknown paths, and we – the listeners – follow blindly – we are allowed to enter into the mystery, into its most powerful and most fragile moments.