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2018-12-11 09:00:00
The best recordings of Handel’s Messiah
[…] ingenuity of extemporisation. Gorgeous instrumental solos abound. Violinist Jacqueline Shave’s obbligato lines are particularly delightful, delivered with such sweet vulnerability to make the same passages on rival discs seem clunky. Similarly, while larger than the choirs Handel directed, Polyphony retains the transparency needed to portray Handel’s elaborate counterpoint, which culminates in the final ‘Amen’. This Messiah not only captures the heart, but ravishes the ear. Three more great recordings... René Jacobs (conductor) Kerstin Avemo, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Kobie van Rensburg, Neal Davies; Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Freiburger Barockorchester (2006) Harmonia Mundi HMC 901928 Virtuosity makes this performance sizzle. This is the ‘Guadagni’ version of Messiah, adapted by Handel in 1750 to showcase that celebrated alto castrato, but here everyone is a star. The band’s sharp attacks transform familiar numbers, such as ‘Why do the Nations’ and ‘But who may abide’, into show-stoppers. Countertenor Lawrence Zazzo inhabits […]
2017-12-11 06:00:00
G.F. Handel in his 50s and 60s
Finally I managed to extend my knowledge of the oratorios beyond Messiah. So I discovered the the mix of tender arias and glorious choruses in Solomon, the lush inventiveness of Hercules and (surprise) a quartet in Jephtha, Handel's last work. If you prefer instrumental music there is something for you at the end.This portrait of Handel (→source) has been sketched by his famous contemporary William Hogarth.George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Israel in Egypt& 2 Coronation AnthemsHolton, Priday, Deam, Stafford, Chance, Collin, Kenny, Robertson, Salmon, Tindall, Tusa, PurvesMonteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot GardinerPhilips 473 304-2 (2003). Recorded 1990, 1993[flac, cue, log, scans] Messiah1750 versionKerstin Avemo, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Kobie van Rensburg, Neal DavisThe Choir of Clare CollegeFreuburger BarockorchesterRené JacobsHarmonia Mundi HMC 901928.29 (2006)[flac, cue, log, scans with libretto] SemeleNorma Burrowes, Patrizia Kwella, Elisabeth Priday, Della Jones, Catherine Denley, Timothy Penrose, Anthony Rolf-Johnson, Maldwin Davies, Robert Lloyd, David ThomasMonteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsJohn Eliot […]
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2017-11-14 13:26:10
#Metoo: 653 Swedish opera singers say they were sexually harassed
A statement signed by 653 female opera singers in Sweden maintains that they suffered harassment and sexual misconduct by powerful men in the classic music industry. The offences range from verbal aggression to attempted rape. The signatories include Anna Larsson , Katarina Dalayman, Erika Sunnegårdh, Miah Persson (pictured), Iréne Theorin, Elin Rombo, Katija Dragojevic, Ida Falk Winland, Kerstin Avemo and Lena Nordin. Swedish Radio is preparing to broadcast a […]
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2014-09-02 14:15:04
A Swedish star stages opera without subsidy or sponsors
[…] for multiplicity, experimenting and competition. We bring the orchestra + conductor from France. (Sweden’s all-Wagner tradition does not develop great conditions for baroque orchestras). Ensemble Matheus and J C Spinosi whom I’ve worked with many times. They come straight from 2 Bartoli-productions in Salzburg. Director is Swedish, Lars Rudolfsson who has directed and co-written the last three Björn and Benny from Abba musicals, Chess, Kristina from Dufvemåla and Hjälp sökes. The cast include Kerstin Avemo, Loa Falkman and Australian counter tenor David Hansen. Our Xerxes will be part of the Opera Royal in Versailles, Paris season 2014/15 opening June 3 2015.
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