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Handel - Saul
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Special offer. Handel: Saul
Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington
RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
Emma Bell is turning out to be a fine Handel singer of considerable power… and her Merab - sometimes haughty, sometimes indignant - affords effective contrast with the fresh and sensuous contours... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Saul
Christopher Purves (Saul), Sarah Connolly (David), Robert Murray (Jonathan), Elizabeth Atherton (Merab), Joélle Harvey (Michal), Mark Dobell (High Priest), Jeremy Budd (Witch of Endor) & Stuart Young (Ghost of Samuel)
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
the choruses are always beautifully contoured, as is the incisive playing of The Sixteen's house band. Christopher Purves and Sarah Connolly all but steal the show: Purves's splenetic Saul is... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Handel: Saul
RecommendedChristopher Purves (Saul), Iestyn Davies (David), Lucy Crowe (Merab), Sophie Bevan (Michal), Paul Appleby (Jonathan), Benjamin Hulett (High Priest) & John Graham-Hall (Witch of Endor)
The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Barrie...
Pivotal is Christopher Purves’s Saul – surely the father-in-law from hell should the Goliath-slaying David choose his daughter Michal (or son Jonathan – tenderly sung by Paul Appleby). Purves... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Opera, December 2015, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Handel: Saul
RecommendedChristopher Purves (Saul), Iestyn Davies (David), Lucy Crowe (Merab), Sophie Bevan (Michal), Paul Appleby (Jonathan), Benjamin Hulett (High Priest) & John Graham-Hall (Witch of Endor)
The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Barrie...
Pivotal is Christopher Purves’s Saul – surely the father-in-law from hell should the Goliath-slaying David choose his daughter Michal (or son Jonathan – tenderly sung by Paul Appleby). Purves... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Opera, December 2015, Recording of the Month
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Handel: Saul
RecommendedAndreas Scholl, Neal Davies, Mark Padmore, Susan Gritton, Nancy Argenta
Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
With incisive, disciplined choral singing, the result is overwhelming. — More…
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Building a Library, October 2004, First Choice
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Anniversary Series, Vol. 5: The Most Beautiful Concert Highlights from Maulbronn Monastery, 2002 (Live)
Christoph Soldan (piano), Ulrich Herkenhoff (pan flute), Matthias Keller (organ), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Michael Berner (tenor), Nancy Argenta (soprano)
Maulbronner Kammerchor, Paweł Przytocki, Jürgen Budday
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Handel: Saul
Nancy Argenta (soprano), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Laurie Reviol (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Mark Le Brocq (tenor), Michael Berner (tenor), Steffen Balbach (bass)
Hanoverian Court Orchestra, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Jurgen Budday
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Notwithstanding a few weaknesses, Rilling convincingly sustains the drama with mainly well-judged tempos, an appropriate sense of pacing, and strong support from chorus and instrumentalists. — More…
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Handel: Saul
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Julia Varady, Elizabeth Gale, Helmut Wildhaber, Matthias Holle
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Handel: Saul
Florian Boesch (Saul), Jake Arditti (David), Anna Prohaska (Merab), Giulia Semenzato (Michal), Rupert Charlesworth (Jonathan), Rafał Tomkiewicz (Witch of Endor), Andrew Morstein (Amalekite)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Christopher Moulds, Claus Guth
Whether lashing out in fortissimo melismas or whispering in pure-tone pianissimo, Boesch probes totalising extremes. Other principals match Boesch’s top quality, particularly Arditti, whose... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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