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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Tamerlano (complete opera) Nicholas Spanos, Mata Katsuli, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Tassis Christoyannis / Orchestra Of Patras / George Petrou [ MDG / 3 CD Box Set - released 9/Feb/2008 ] 'This is the first recording to use the version of Handel's Tamerlano performed at its premiere. And George Patras's Greek forces do the opera proud. In a real ensemble achievement, Nicholas Spanos is outstanding in the title-role, surmounting the... |
HANDEL / MOZART / BEETHOVEN VERDI / PUCCINI
Heroines Nicole Car, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ ABC Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] Stunning young Australian soprano Nicole Car is one of the brightest stars in international opera. In September 2018 she will make her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera opposite Vittorio Grigolo and Michael Fabiano, and November sees her debut... |
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HANDEL
Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) Complete opera recorded in 1967 Norman Treigle / Beverly Sills / Maureen Forrester / New York Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Julius Rudel [ RCA Victor Opera Series / 2 CD - released 31/Oct/2007 ] |
Olga Pasichnyk, soprano, Robert Pomakov, bass, European Union Baroque Orchestra
Handel - Apollo e Dafne (Cantata) / The Alchemist (Incidental music) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/May/2002 ] "Roy Goodman accomodates and creates for his two singers a good basis for inspired singing" Pizzicato, January 2002 |
HANDEL / MARCELLO / VIVALDI / SCARLATTI / etc
Rosso - Italian Baroque Arias Patricia Petibon (soprano) with Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "This enterprisingly planned recital confirms Patricia Petibon as a singing actress with few peers in Baroque opera...it is hard to resist the mesmeric intensity of Petibon's singing" Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Il Duello Amoroso Patrizia Kwella (soprano) Gillian Fisher (soprano) Catherine Denley (contralto) The London Handel Orchestra, Denys Darlow conductor [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'enjoyable performances ... well worth exploring' - Gramophone |
Peter Whelan; Irish Baroque Orchestra
Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel's Rival in Dublin [ Linn Records / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] A famous French horn virtuoso in his days, the shadowy figure known only as 'Mr Charles the Hungarian' was an eccentric opportunist who travelled to Dublin in March 1742. A natural entrepreneur, he capitalized on the 'Handelmania' surrounding... |
G F HANDEL
Water Music (complete) Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] "This is a very attractive account of the three suites which comprise Handel's Water Music. The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra are a San Francisco-based ensemble whose members play period instruments or copies of them. Nicholas McGegan has been their... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
handel: Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3, HWV348-350 / Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink [ Australian Philips Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] These are unashamedly old-fashioned, but beautifully clear performances of these timeless masterpieces. They were recorded in the famed 'old' Concertgebouw and the sound of the winds especially - horn (track 3) and oboe (track 2) - is beautifully... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Orchestral Favourites Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes, Philip Ellis, Nick Davies, with soloists [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Classical hits from one of the world's great orchestras: a fabulous introduction to the world of music at a super-budget price. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MOZART / HANDEL / VERDI / ROSSINI / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Classics for Pleasure Volume 2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Boult / John Ogdon (piano) / Barry Tuckwell (horn) / etc [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 2/Feb/1983 ] The perfect introduction to the classics from the vast EMI catalogue |
HANDEL / CIAMPI / ARNE / HAYES / SMITH
Handel's Last Prima Donna: Giulia Frasi in London Ruby Hughes (soprano) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Laurence Cummings [ Chandos Chaconne SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Mar/2018 ] "Ruby Hughes has a direct, clean, and unaffected soprano voice that, judging from descriptions, probably matches Frasi's quite well. The orchestral work under Cummings is exemplary" American Record Guide |
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HANDEL
ARIAS RUSSELL OBERLIN (COUNTERTENOR) / BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA / THOMAS DUNN [ DG / CD ] |
PERGOLESI, VIVALDI, HANDEL, MONTEVERDI
Baroque Duets (Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Handel, Monteverdi) Sara Macliver and Sally-Anne Russell. Orchestra of the Antipodes. Anthony Walker [ ABC Classics / CD - released 23/Jul/2005 ] "Macliver and Russell have attractive, even, well-produced voices that blend well. A charming disc" (MusicWeb July 2005) |
HANDEL
Water Music Sir Charles Mackerras / Orchestra of St. Luke's [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] "The playing and recording are brilliant, the music breathless." -Stereo Review |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handelbars: Excerpts from Handel's Water Music, Concerti Grossi, Messiah & Royal Fireworks Sir Charles Mackerras / Orchestra of St. Luke's / Robert Shaw & others [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/2005 ] Featuring many of Telarc's outstanding artists, this release contains selections from both the instrumental and vocal repertoire of Handel. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio) Trinity Church Choir and Orchestra, Owen Burdick [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2009 ] Owen Burdick is the organist/director of music at New York City's Trinity Church, where Messiah received its New World debut in 1770. This disc has previously been available in the United States. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Nabal (compiled from various works by John Christopher Smith (1712-95)) Stephan MacLeod / Maya Boog / Knut Schoch / Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra / Martin [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2002 ] "This is a tidily stylish performance by the choir, Junge Kantorei, the Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra and a strong team of aptly supple, light-voiced soloists." The Sunday Times |
WAGNER / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / VIVALDI / PARRY / RUTTER / WIDOR / etc
101 Wedding Stephen Cleobury (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Decca / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] For many people their Wedding will be the most important day of their lives and choosing the right music is an important element in the making of the special day. |
VIVALDI / PURCELL / BACH / HANDEL
Baroque Journey Sumi Jo (soprano) / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "For her part, Jo sounds splendid on this whole recording, even in the ultra-difficult Vivaldi aria "Agitata da due venti" from the opera Griselda, nailed by labelmate Angelina Reaux in its equivalent version from the opera Bajazet in Fabio Biondi's... |
