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 [log in to unmask]