Since you are interested in Alexander's Feast (complete oratorio), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio Italien (with Beethoven-Wellington's Victory) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Antal Dorati [ Mercury Originals / CD - released 14/Jun/2007 ] "This most famous of all Mercury records was one of the most successful classical LPs of all time, selling some two million copies in the analogue era. Remastered for CD, it sounds even more spectacular than it ever did in its vinyl format, vividly... |
HANDEL
Saul (complete oratorio) Nancy Argenta / Donna Brown / Lynne Dawson / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Decca Originals / 3 CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] '...it is not likely to be surpassed on disc for a long time.' The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Disc |
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Bahm [ Decca Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "With the VPO on top form and Böhm at his most congenial this is a glorious performance of a Bruckner favourite" (Gramophone) |