Handel
Handel and Colonna: Sacred music (Ricercar)
A good case for Colonna and one of the best performances of Handel’s Dixit Dominus [JV]
Handel: Music for the Chapel Royal (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The Musicians Extra-ordinary sound like an expert group of specialists [JW]
Marie Hall: The Acoustic HMV recordings (Biddulph)
The complete recordings of a once-popular violinist restored in fine style [JW]
Handel: Sonatas for Violin and Basso continuo (Arcana)
Excellent playing, but the concept is debatable [JV]
Wood conducts Bach and Handel (Pristine Audio)
Performances from another era, in fine transfers, which can be enjoyed without apology [PSt]
The Convict Harpsichordist (Move)
(Déjà Review) An fascinating recital themed around the first harpsichord to arrive in Australia [RH]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (BIS)
A recreation of the 1868 Bremen Cathedral premiere of Brahms’ German Requiem with massed choirs and players [PH]
Handel: Water Music & Royal Fireworks Suites (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A winner from start to finish – Handel’s music is given a splendid rendition
Wood conducts Bach and Handel (Pristine Audio)
Wood’s reputation belied by his recordings: mobility and directness in Bach [JW]
Handel: Lotario (Naxos)
A thoroughly enjoyable, very well sung and played – if rather small-scale – performance of a neglected Handel opera [RMo]
Handel: Ópera Viva (IBS Classical)
Underwhelming singing compromises the attractiveness of this medley of Handel numbers from his operas played in strict period style [RMo]
Shura Cherkassky (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals 1981-9 (First Hand Records)
Autumnal never-before-released Cherkassky recitals show few signs of fatigue [JW]
Handel: Arias (Sony Classical)
Another highly attractive addition to my already impressive collection of present-day mezzos [GF]
Handel: Fernando, Re di Castiglia (Erato)
(Déjà Review) A delightful score, fortunate here in being both sensitively and expressively performed [IB]
Handel: Messiah (Alto)
A brilliant, flawless live performance graced by some stellar solo singing [RMo]
Earliest French Piano Recordings (APR)
A splendidly remastered and historically important tranche of piano recordings [JW]
J. S. Bach: Magnificat & Handel: Te Deum (Harmonia Mundi)
An odd combination of works, but both are performed well [JV]
The Earliest French Piano Recordings (APR)
A perfect picture of French pianism in the early part of the twentieth century [RCh]
Golden Thread – The Art of Piano Transcription (Acis Productions)
An interesting collection of transcriptions let down by lacklustre playing [RCh]
Handel: Il Messia (cpo)
Perhaps little more than an abridged curiosity, but mostly well done within the limitations of the form [RMo]
Shura Cherkassky (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals 1981-9 (First Hand Records)
A desirable collection that captures the Cherkassky magic [SG]
Handel: Arias for mezzo soprano (Apex)
This music springs to life as Handel’s operatic music rarely does [CH]
Handel: Arias (Linn)
(Déjà Review) I will treasure this disc as a record of a fine singer at a wonderful peak in her career [RH]
Jakub Józef Orlínski (vocals): #LetsBaRock (Erato)
A highly professional crossover album, that should be attractive to lovers of rock music, but is not quite my cup of tea [GF]
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