Since you are interested in Handel: Alceste (complete opera), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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The Messiah (Complete Oratorio) Joan Rodgers, Della Jones, Bryl Terfel / Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Chaconne / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] .."the choruses are fresh, resilient and fast without sounding breathless"-Guardian |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Harpsichord Works (Volume 1) Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "A disc to whet the appetite for further volumes in the series." (The Daily Telegraph ) |
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Musical London, c1700 Philippa Hyde (soprano) / The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] "Philippa Hyde is the well-chosen soloist...silvery-voiced, fluent, articulate, agile where necessary, vibrato-lite, she is a pleasure to hear." (International Record Review) |
HANDEL
Semele, HWV 58 Rosemary Joshua (soprano) Hilary Summers (contralto) Brindley Sherratt (bass) / Early Opera Company / Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "A most satisfying and enjoyable account of Handel's sex-centred oratorio. Rosemary Joshua catches all of Semele's vanity, her sensuality and her ambition while still managing to make her likeable...the whole thing has a wonderful freshness and... |
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Handel Duets Rosemary Joshua (soprano) & Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) / English Concert, Harry Bicket [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] This Handel collection features two great singers alongside the English Concert, arguably one of the best baroque orchestras in the UK. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Flavio (complete opera) Tim Meade, Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies, Hilary Summers, Renata Pokupic / Early Opera Company / Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Curnyn and his spruce period band finely catch the tone and tinta of his delectable opera. Tempi - mobile but never frenetic - are aptly chosen, rhythms buoyant" (Gramophone Award Finalist 2011 - Baroque Vocal) |