Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Gillian Webster, Laurence Kilsby, Jeremy Ovenden, Peter Harvey / Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh

[ Signum Records / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 1 May 2015

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Following in their series of Gramophone Award and BBC Music Magazine Award winning recordings, Gabrieli's first Handel recording in over a decade is particularly special - recreating in painstaking detail the very first performance of L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, given in 1740, with additional instrumental repertoire including a Handel organ concerto and two concerti grossi.

With a reputation as peerless Handelians, Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort & players bring meticulous research to every performance and recording project, and are joined on this disc by a stunning selection of soloists.

'Another re-creation of an original: this time Handel's setting of Milton's words, a remarkable variety of music well capturing the images and scenes of the text, all expertly performed.' Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2015