G.F. Handel
Handel Edition Vol. 4 (6CDs)
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MESSIAH, Oratorio in three Parts, HWV 56
Felicity Palmer, soprano
Helen Watts, alto
Ryland Davies, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, bass
English Chamber Orchestra & Choir
(on modern instruments)
Raymond Leppard, dir.
Recording: St Giles Cripplegate, London, 12/1974 (remastered 4/2008)
TT: 157'17''
also included scans of 1989 edition
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SAMSON, Oratorio in three Acts, HWV 57
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano (Dalila)
Helen Watts, alto (Micah)
Robert Tear, tenor (Samson)
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone (Manoah)
Benjamin Luxon, baritone (Harapha)
Norma Burrowes, soprano (Philistine Woman)
Felicity Lott, soprano (Israelitish Woman, Messenger)
Philip Langridge, tenor (Philistine)
Alexander Oliver, tenor (Israelitish Man)
London Voices
English Chamber Orchestra
(on modern instruments)
Raymond Leppard, dir.
Recording: Henry Wood Hall, London, 10/1978
TT: 212'36''
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Arias
(from Rinaldo, Serse, Partenope, Agrippina, Orlando, Ariodante, Giulio Cesare, Hercules, Semele)
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, dir.
Recording: Villa Simes, Piazzolla, Italy, 4/1982
Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Claudio Scimone, dir.
Recording: Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, 10/1994
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Edition: Warner Classics 2008
