Saul -- Alexander's feast -- Ode for St. Cecilia's day -- "Utrecht" Te Deum -- Apollo e Dafne -- Giulio Cesare (highlights).
Note
The 1st work an oratorio, sung in English; the 2nd work a cantata for Saint Cecilia's Day, sung in English; the 3rd work sung in English; the 4th work sung in English; the 5th work a secular cantata, sung in Italian; the 6th work opera excerpts.
Libretto of the 1st work by Charles Jennens; of the 2nd work, by John Dryden, adapted by Newburgh Hamilton; of the 3rd work, by John Dryden; of the 6th work, by Nicola Francesca Haym after Giacomo Francesco Bussani.
Previously released material.
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759, composer.
Title
Saul ; Alexander's feast ; Apollo e Dafne ; Ode for St. Cecilia's Day ; Giulio Cesare (highlights).
Publisher
[England?] : Warner Classics, [2008]
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Series
Handel edition ; 7
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Works (Warner Classics (Firm)) ; 7.
Performer
Roberta Alexander, Elizabeth Gale, Felicity Palmer, Lucia Popp, Julia Varady, sopranos ; Marjana Lipovšek, Ann Murray, mezzo-sopranos ; Paul Esswood, alto ; Kurt Equiluz, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Philip Langridge, Thomas Moser, Helmut Wildhaber, tenors ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Thomas Hampson, Stephen Roberts, baritones ; Ludwig Baumann, Matthias Hölle, basses ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Concentus Musicus Wien ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor ; Stockholm Bach Choir ; Anders Öhrwall, director ; Arnold-Schönberg-Chor ; Erwin Ortner, director.
Event
1st work recorded 1985 April 28 Musikvereinssaal, Vienna.
2nd-3rd works recorded 1977 October Festsaal der Freien Waldorfschule, Bremen.
4th work recorded 1978 February Casino Zögernitz, Vienna.
5th work recorded 1988 September Casino Zögernitz, Vienna.