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New Releases
(In reverse chronological
order of release)
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"Complete Sonatas & Works For Violin & Continuo"
- Sonata in A major (HWV 361)
- Sonata in D major (HWV 371)
- Allegro for solo violin in G (HWV
407)
- Sonata in G minor (HWV 364)
- Sonata in D minor (HWV 367)
- [Andante] -- alternative version
- Fantasia in A major (HWV
406)
- Sonatina in A major -- from Il Trionfo del Tempo (HWV
46b)
- Sonata in D minor (HWV 359)
- Andante in A minor (HWV 412)
- Allegro in C minor (HWV 408)
- Sonata in G major (HWV 358)
London Handel Players:
Adrian Butterfield, violin
Katherine Sharman, violoncello
Laurence Cummings, harpsichord
Somm Recordings SOMM068
(Recorded in May 2007.)
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Handel Arias
- 'Da tempeste' (from Giulio Cesare)
- 'Lascia ch'io pianga' (from Rinaldo)
- 'Tornami a vagheggiar' (from Alcina)
- 'Dolce riposo, ed innocente pace' (from Teseo)
- 'O stringerò nel sen' (from Teseo)
- 'Felicissima quest'alma' (from Apollo e Dafne)
- 'Il mio crudel martoro' (from Ariodante)
- 'Vo' far guerra' (from Rinaldo)
- 'Ah, spietato' (from Amadigi)
- 'Myself I shall adore' (from Semele)
- 'Piangerò la sorte mia' (from Giulio Cesare)
- 'Endless pleasure, endless love' (from Semele)
Danielle de Niese, soprano
Les Arts Florissants (on period instruments)
Director: William Christie
Decca Classics
B0010035-02
(Recorded in 2007.)
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Esther (1732 version;
HWV 50b)
- live performance
- to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the
London Handel Festival
Esther, Queen of Persia: Rosemary Joshua,
soprano
Israelite Woman: Rebecca Outram, soprano
Second Israelite: Cecilia Osmond, soprano
Mordecai: Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano
Ahasuerus: James Bowman, countertenor
First Israelite:
Andrew Kennedy, tenor
Harbonah: Angus Smith, tenor
Haman: Christopher Purves, bass
London Handel Choir & Orchestra (on period instruments)
Conductor: Laurence Cummings
Somm Recordings
SOMM238-9
(2 CDs)
(Recorded 23 April 2002.)
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Handel: Dixit Dominus
(HWV 232)
JS Bach: Magnificat (BWV 243)
Natalie Dessay, soprano
Karine Deshayes, soprano
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
Toby Spence, tenor
Laurent Naouri, bass
Le Concert d'Astrée (on period instruments)
Director: Emmanuelle Häim
Virgin
Classics 395241-2
(Recorded in 2006.)
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Messiah (HWV
56)
Joanne Lunn, soprano
Melanie Marshall, mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist, tenor
Christopher Purves, bass-baritone
The Cambridge Singers
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on modern instruments)
John Rutter
Collegium Records COLCD132 (2 CDs)
(Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak in 2007.)
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