Werk: The Fairy Queen, Z 629: Now the night is chased away

Balanciert, eingängig, affekt- und effektreich führen die Musikerinnen und Musiker die Facetten der Nacht in klanglich mondhelle Bahnen.

The countertenor voice seems to polarise opinion like no other - you either love it or hate it, there is little middle ground - and even amongst the aficionados (in whose number I count myself), there can be strong, almost tribal allegiances to one school or another and sometimes to individual proponents.