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Ivor Bolton, Bayerisches Staatsorchester - George Frideric Handel: Ariodante (2000)

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Ivor Bolton, Bayerisches Staatsorchester - George Frideric Handel: Ariodante (2000)

Ivor Bolton, Bayerisches Staatsorchester - George Frideric Handel: Ariodante (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 944 Mb | Total time: 63:27+63.33+53:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Farao | # B108030 | Recorded: 2000

Für Opernproduktionen mit einer grandiosen szenischen Umsetzung ist das der Härtetest: Funktionieren sie auch ohne Optik? Teilt sich ihre Magie auch ohne die bilderwelt, den Erfindungsreichtum des Regisseurs und die Präsenz der Sänger mit?
Kein Problem im Falle des Münchner 'Ariodante'. Der CD-Mitschnitt, quasi der "Soundtrack" aus der Aufführungsserie im Januar 2000, ist ein Glücksfall fürs Händel-Repertoire. Zumal auch die Tontechniker die Live-Atmosphäre eingefangen und eine nahezu perfekte Balance zwischen Bühne und Graben hergestellt haben. …

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir - George Frideric Handel: Solomon (1985)

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John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir - George Frideric Handel: Solomon (1985)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir - George Frideric Handel: Solomon (1985)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 685 Mb | Total time: 68:32+67:23 | Covers included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 475 7561 | Recorded: 1984

Acts I and III of this oratorio are sumptuous pageants: Solomon on the throne with his adoring Queen; Solomon receives the Queen of Sheba. In between, Act II's depiction of Solomon's judgment (over the baby) is one of the finest dramatic scenes Handel wrote in any context. The First Harlot's fear, desperation, and gratitude, the Second Harlot's grief-crazed jealousy, Solomon's serene wisdom–all are smashingly portrayed by Handel and by Rodgers, Jones and Watkinson. Argenta's Queen is a girlish delight; the regal Hendricks as Sheba sounds quite comfortable among these Baroque specialists; Rolfe Johnson and Varcoe have two splendid arias each. The choir and orchestra–whether in the amorous "Nightingale" chorus, the sequence of pictorial numbers in Act III, or the stunning double choruses throughout–are magnificent.

Paul Daniel, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.1 "A Sea Symphony" (2003)

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Paul Daniel, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.1 "A Sea Symphony" (2003)

Paul Daniel, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.1 "A Sea Symphony" (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 267 Mb | Total time: 63:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.557059 | Recorded: 2002

Paul Daniel’s performance with the Bournemouth forces is one of the most successful to reach CD: it has spaciousness, drive and power in all the right places. The orchestral playing is refined, the choral singing robust and the ensemble tight.

Joan Rodgers, Yann Beuron, Jeff Cohen - Weckerlin: La Laitiere de Trianon (2020)

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Joan Rodgers, Yann Beuron, Jeff Cohen - Weckerlin: La Laitiere de Trianon (2020)

Joan Rodgers, Yann Beuron, Jeff Cohen - Weckerlin: La Laitiere de Trianon (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 227 MB | Tracks: 22 | 56:42 min
Style: Classical | Label: Opera Rara

As with a previous issue in Opera Rara’s acclaimed Il Salotto series, which comprised Pauline Viardot's delightful chamber operetta Cendrillon, this release focuses on a single work designed for intimate performance - J.B. Wekerlin’s 'opérette de salon' La Laitière de Trianon (The Milkmaid of Trianon). Just two singers take part in the piece, set at Versailles in 1775.