Handel - Alexander's Feast
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Nancy Argenta, Ian Partridge, Michael George
The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Handel's 1736 setting of Dryden's ode is heard here with two interpolations made in the first performance - a concerto for harp and one for organ. Harry Christophers's feeling for sonority... —
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Dorothee Mields (soprano), Paul Agnew (Tenor), Woong-jo Choi (bass) & Judith Berning (alto)
Aachener Kammerchor, Overbacher Kammerchor & Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Marcus Bosch
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Handel/Mozart: Timotheus oder die Gewalt der Musik
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass)
Concentus Musicus Wien & Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
It is immediately evident from the Overture that the orchestral sound is going to be rich and ponderous, and, although Harnoncourt works wonders in varying the dynamics and getting the rhythms... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2013, Disc of the Month
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Special offer. Purcell, Handel & Haydn - Odes to St Cecilia
RecommendedTaverner Consort & Players, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge & English Chamber Orchestra, Chœurs et orchestre de la Fondation Gulbekian, Andrew Parrott, Philip Ledger, Michel Corboz
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Building a Library, November 2014, First Choice
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Miriam Kutrowatz (soprano), Daniel Johannsen (tenor), Damien Gastl (bass), Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Zefiro Baroque Orchestra, Alfredo Bernardini
Bernardini shapes the work's architecture with articulate phrasing, alert rhythms and dramatic dynamic contrasts. As an oboist himself, he coaxes some exquisite instrumental playing...Among... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Sophie Bevan (soprano), Ed Lyon (tenor), William Berger (bass), Jan Waterfield (harpsichord), Nicholas Wearne (organ continuo)
Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle
Energy and vigour are among the common properties radiated by the period instrument players and professional choristers of Richard Neville-Towle's Ludus Baroque...This exuberant performance,... —
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Handel: Alexander's Feast
Amanda Balestrieri (soprano), Scot Cameron (tenor), David Newman (baritone)
Bach Sinfonia, Daniel Abraham
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Handel: Alexander’s Feast & Ode for St Cecilia's Day
Gerlinde Sämann (soprano), Knut Schoch (tenor) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
Junge Kantorei & Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini
The performance is characterised by an austerity of tone that speaks volumes in the closing sections, when worldliness gives way to spirituality...The playing is spare, stylish and beautiful.... —
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Miriam Feuersinger (soprano), Daniel Johannsen (tenor), Matthias Helm (baritone)
Kammerchor Feldkirch, Concerto Stella Matutina, Benjamin Lack
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Donna Brown (soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (contralto), Ashley Stafford (countertenor), Nigel Robson (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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