This illustrious Spanish soprano has recorded prolifically with the Naive label for close to a decade now, which seems a good time to compile a "best-of". To hear her in this context is wholly indicative of her musical flexibility and sensitivity; from Handel to Ravel to Canteloube, she is perfectly convincing, with more than precise diction in any language and an infinite palette of timbre, vibrato and character to boot. This cd is for newcomers to Bayo but a further exploration of her composerdedicated titles with Naive is also highly recommended.

Karen Dervan