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Andrys Basten wrote of Nancy Argenta's performance in Suzuki's SMP:
>Some of her style here may have been at the request of the conductor.
>I've heard her here in San Francisco and she tends to use a rounder tone
>than Kirby and with more vibrato. I really enjoy later-Kirby, but found
>Argenta very good and with a basically more operatic style than Kirby's
>while still very flexible. So, I suspect there's been an adjustment made
>to fit into Suzuki's usual soprano-soloist style.
With the comments of Andrys in mind, I listened to a few other recordings
featuring Argenta, even going back as far as the Gardiner/Handel Solomon
recorded in 1984. Although her voice wasn't exactly the same in each
recording, I did find the strength of the voice and tonal quality similar
throughout. Likes and dislikes of voices are very personal; I just don't
find that Argenta adds to my enjoyment of a work, but she she doesn't
detract either.
Don Satz
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