Handel: the Great Oratorios by Various (CD, 2016)

Decca, Dca

0028948301423

5046053246

2016

CD

Classical Artists

Various

Handel: the Great Oratorios

5.11in

2.86lb.

6.06in

5.36in

41

16

United States

1.1 CD1-2 la Resurrezione, HWV 47 1.2 CD3-4 Acis ; Galatea, HWV 49 (First Version) 1.3 CD5-6 Esther, HWV 50 (First Version) 1.4 CD7-8 Athalia, HWV 52 1.5 CD9-10 Alexander S Feast, HWV 75 1.6 CD11-13 Saul, HWV 53 1.7 CD14-15 Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 1.8 CD 16-17 Messiah, HWV 56 1.9 CD 18-20 Samson, HWV 57 1.10 CD 21-23: Semele, HWV 58 1.11 CD 24-26 Hercules, HWV 60 1.12 CD 27-29 Belshazzar, HWV 61 1.13 CD 30-32 Judas MacCabaeus, HWV 63 1.14 CD 33-35 Solomon, HWV 67 1.15 CD 36-38 Theodora, HWV 68 1.16 CD 39-41 Jephtha, HWV 70

This 41 CD set presents the 16 oratorios that form George Frideric Handels greatest legacy in renowned period-instrument performances, all presented at an exceptional level. The recordings selected for this collection represent some of the greatest Handel interpretations ever set down, featuring icons of the historically-informed performance movement such as Christopher Hogwood, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Trevor Pinnock, Harry Christophers and Marc Minkowski. The accompanying 3-language booklet presents detailed track lists, session photographs and a new article by Lindsay Kemp exploring the composers musical genius beyond Messiah.