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Handel: Concerti a Due Cori
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Petra Müllejans
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Divided into two large groups, the Freiburg period players relish the distinctive sounds of their instruments, with particularly strongly flavoured oboes and proud horns. The vital overall sound... — More…
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I can’t think of anything that would improve this package: performances are stylish and beautifully polished. The recording is a beauty — More…
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Handel: Acis and Galatea
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Sophie Daneman (Galatea), Paul Agnew (Acis), Alan Ewing (Polyphemus), Francois Piolino (Tenor), David Le Monnier (Baritone), Andrew Sinclair (Tenor), Joseph Cornwell (Coridon) & Patricia Petibon (Damon)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
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... — More…
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Handel: Messiah
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Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Three of the four outstanding soloists - fine Handelians all - cut their teeth in the choir, and Catherine Wyn-Rogers has been a regular soloist. Crucially they don't stand apart, regally dispensing... — More…
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Handel: Alcina
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Joyce DiDonato (Alcina), Maite Beaumont (Ruggiero), Karina Gauvin (Morgana), Sonia Prina (Bradamante), Kobie Van Rensburg (Oronte), Laura Cherici (Oberto), Vito Priante (Melisso)
Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
…mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato brings firebrand fioritura (vocal embellishment), impeccably naturalistic recitative and an inimitable everywoman pathos to the soprano title-role. — More…
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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;... — More…
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Handel: Jephtha
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James Gilchrist (Jephtha), Susan Bickley (Storge), Sophie Bevan (Iphis), Robin Blaze (Hamor), Matthew Brook (Zebul) & Grace Davidson (Angel)
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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... — More…
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Handel: Solomon
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Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano), Alison Hagley (soprano), Susan Bickley (soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano), Paul Agnew (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh
Solomon is universally recognised as one of Handel's finest masterpieces, not only with magnificent choruses, but more importantly containing rapturous love music, nature imagery, affecting emotion... — More…
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Offer, Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
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Dame Janet Baker (Julius Caesar), Valerie Masterson (Cleopatra), Della Jones (Sextus), Sarah Walker (Cornelia), James Bowman (Ptolemy), John Tomlinson (Achillas), Christopher Booth-Jones (Curio), David James (Nirenus)
English National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
This opera was a personal triumph for Dame Janet. As Caesar, she arms the voice with an impregnable firmness, outgoing and adventurous.
Valerie Masterson shares the honours with Dame Janet, a... — More…
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