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HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Songs and Interludes / Handel: Arias from Xerxes Maureen Forrester (contralto) Alexander Young (tenor) Martin Isepp (harpsichord) / Vienna Radio Orchestra, Brian Priestman [ MCA Millennium Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/1996 ] Recording: June 1966 - Mozartsaal, Vienna |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Choruses Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Simon Birchall, Lynda Russell, Mark Padmore (tenor) The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Is there another composer who can match Handel's genius for writing choruses? He is quite simply the master of chorus and on this compilation of tracks, taken from The Sixteen's award-winning Handel back-catalogue, there is much rejoicing. Revel in... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi Op 6 / Water Music / Music for the Royal Fireworks Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ DG Trio / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Sep/2002 ] "The conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra are little short of superlative in polished and alive performances that sweep the board ... The recording is in the demonstration bracket." The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs, 2001 reviewing "Fireworks"... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah - A Sacred Oratorio Sara Macliver, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Alexandra Sherman / The Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker [ ABC Classics DVD / DVD - released 5/Apr/2005 ] Throughout each year, and especially at Christmas time, thousands of people enjoy the experience of hearing Handel's most famous work, Messiah. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel - Organ Concertos Nos.1-10 Simon Preston (organ) / Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin [ EMI Double Forte / 2 CD - released 16/May/2002 ] "...there is no doubting that this set is at present the best to be had" Gramophone |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Rinaldo (complete opera recorded in 2011) Glyndebourne Opera / Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ottavio Dantone [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] "What is here is some exhilarating music-making, both vocal and instrumental. Ottavio Dantone leads an orchestral with a spring in its step and some fine playing" (BBC) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Rinaldo (Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes August 2011) Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ottavio Dantone, Robert Carsen (Stage director) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Directing from his tinkling harpsichord, Ottavio Dantone encourages the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to be light, bright and Italian. Listen wholeheartedly; watch with caution." (The Times) |
VERDI / ROSSINI / MOZART / GOUNOD / STRAUSS / DONIZETTI / etc
Sumi Jo: The Erato Recitals Sumi Jo (soprano) / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Garzenich-Orchester Kalner Philharmoniker, English Chamber Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 16/Feb/2018 ] International Korean superstar Korean soprano Sumi Jo made 10 recital albums for Erato and Warner Classics. They include some of her most captivating performances from Mozart to Johann Strauss, from Bach to Rossini, from Scarlatti to Verdi, Baroque,... |
DAVIS / HANDEL / ANDERSON / GRUBER / CHILCOTT / TRADITIONAL
A Choral Christmas VOCES8 Foundation Choir & Orchestra, VOCES8, Barnaby Smith [ Decca / CD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] VOCES8, the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble, is pleased to announce the release of their new album, 'A Choral Christmas' showcasing a joyful, cinematic soundscape-packed hamper of choral and orchestral treats. |
BACH / HANDEL / MOZART
Aksel! Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart Aksel Rykkvin (treble), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Signum / CD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] "If you are going to buy just one more CD this year, make sure that it is this one." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Oct 2016) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Albrecht Mayer - New Seasons: Handel for oboe and orchestra Albrecht Mayer (oboe) / Sinfonia Varsovia [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/May/2007 ] |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Sosarme (complete opera recorded in 1955) Alfred Deller, William Herbert, Nancy Evans, Margaret Ritchie, etc / The Saint Cecilia Orchestra, Anthony Lewis [ ABC Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] 'Sosarme should cause a good deal of excitement … L'Oiseau-Lyre has assembled a brilliant cast.' New York Times |
HANDEL
Messiah (Complete oratorio) Alison Smart (soprano) William Towers (counter-tenor) Michael Hart-Davis (tenor) Gavin Carr (baritone) English Symphony Orchestra / William Boughton [ Nimbus / 2 CD - released 15/Feb/2004 ] Recorded by Nimbus Records at Wyastone, Monmouth, UK on 17th, 18th May 2003 |
HANDEL
Water Music Suites 1, 2 & 3 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman [ Erato / The Erato Story / CD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Oboe Concertos Andrius Puskunigis|Vincent Bernhardt|Klaip?da Chamber Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] This album presents the corpus of oboe concertos by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), of which unfortunately few original works have survived. The composer, however, was particularly fond of thisinstrument and learned to play it from his teacher,... |
BACH / HANDEL
Arias Arleen Auger (soprano) / Mostly Mozart Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Delos / CD - released 2/Oct/2002 ] "This simply is one of the best-ever recordings of Bach's and Handel's Arias." - SR, What CD? |
HANDEL / VERDI / DURUFLE / POULENC / PART / etc
Gloria!: Music of praise and inspiration Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Orchestra & Chorus, Robert Shaw [ Telarc Digital / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chamber Singers & Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Robert Shaw |
HANDEL
Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 HWV319-330 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra [on period instruments], Paul Dyer [ ABC Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "These are performances of style and understanding into which Paul Dyer and his fine period orchestra have plunged with freshness, buoyancy and joyful enthusiasm...immensely enjoyable and inspiriting performances." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice... |
VIVALDI / BACH / HANDEL / GLUCK
Brandenburg Favourites Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer [ ABC Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2019 ] A collection of popular Barque classics beautifully recorded by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra conducted by Paul Dyer |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV47 Barbara Schlick, Nancy Argenta, Guillemette Laurens, Guy de Mey, Klaus Mertens / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2017 ] La Resurrezione, composed in Rome in 1708, was Handel's first oratorio on a sacred theme. The soloists take the roles of an Angel, Mary Magdalene, Mary Cleophas, St John and Lucifer, who are portrayed in vivid operatic terms with the help of a... |
