Francesco Gasparini:
Io che dal terzo ciel (Venere e Adone)
Antonio Caldara:
Trio sonata in E minor, op. 1, no. 5 (1693)
Attributed to George Frideric Handel:
Rondeau in G major
Domenico Scarlatti:
Sonata in G major, K 63
Alessandro Scarlatti:
Questo silenzio ombroso (Il Sonno)
D. Scarlatti:
Sonata in D minor, K 32
G. F. Handel:
Sonata in G major (alternative version of HWV 579)
G. F. Handel:
Amarilli vezzosa (Il duello amoroso), HWV 82

Following an acclaimed first release in a series called Conversazioni, exploring the wealth of vocal and instrumental music presented at the artistic gatherings of 18th century Rome’s Arcadian Academy,? harpsichordist extraordinaire Julian Perkins and his period-instrument ensemble Sounds Baroque follow with an equally scintillating concept album, Duelling Cantatas. Soprano Anna Dennis and countertenor Andrew Radley engage in a contest of style and beauty in cantatas by Handel, Gasparini and Alessandro Scarlatti, likewise the virtuoso instrumentalists in works by Caldara and Domenico Scarlatti. Breathing vibrant life into these spirited scores, Sounds Baroque suitably lives up to its motto, “Music for Then, Living Now.”