When I die and go to heaven (?) the pearly gates will open ... and there waiting for me will be Sara Mingardo and Sandrine Piau singing Handel opera duets. They were both on my latest CD which arrived this morning and provide unalloyed pleasure from Minute1 through to Minute 70. Handel, Mozart and Schubert were the three composers who could write melodies at the drop of a hat. On this new CD, Mingardo and Piau are perfectly matched, violin and viola, both with an attractive maturity of voice and expression. The Concerto Italiano under Rinaldo Alessandrini gives perfect backing. Yet another Handel classic disc.