Browse: Building a Library, Handel (composer)

It's unlikely that George I ever witnessed performances that live up to this one. They are sparkling; tempos are well judged and there's a truly majestic sweep to the opening F major French overture;... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

I can’t think of anything that would improve this package: performances are stylish and beautifully polished. The recording is a beauty — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 9th March 2007 More…

William Christie's charming performance has fine instrumental playing. Paul Agnew's chesty Acis is a bit over-exaggerated, but Sophie Daneman's seductive Galatea and Alan Ewing's villainous Polyphemus... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 More…

The tradition of dividing the Water Music into three separate suites dates back to the 1950s. The suspicion that Handel envisaged it as one long sequence of movements has informed a couple of... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

[an] abundance of delights … if you want to revel in the beauty and freshness of one of the postwar era’s most lovable soprano voices in its youthful prime, this is a set to head for. — Opera, September 2014 More…

Christophers's taut, vibrant, and beautifully sprung account is bright and dazzling, yet so often the score ought to inhabit the tortured light and shade of Caravaggio...the choruses are finely... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The cast is of exceptional and even strength...[Sabata and Cencic] deliver brilliant tone and lively fioritura, while the scenes between Sabata and Ainsley crackle with fury...An all-round outstanding... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…