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Handel - Solomon / A. Scholl, Dam-Jensen, Hagley, Bickley, Gritton, Agnew, Harvey, Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh
from: Archiv Prod Import
: 's Best of 1999:This complete, uncut account of one of Handel's greatest biblical oratorios is a must-have for fans of the baroque--indeed, of magnificent and thrilling music, period. Under Paul McCreesh's direction, and with star countertenor Andreas Scholl in the title role headlining a splendid group of soloists, Solomon contains powerhouse choruses, haunting arias, and some of Handel's most vividly drawn characters. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording:It's been conventional wisdom for several generations that Solomon, great oratorio though it may be, contains a lot of deadwood; conductors have regularly cut some items and ...
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Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
from: Deutsche Grammophon
: 's Best of 1999:This complete, uncut account of one of Handel's greatest biblical oratorios is a must-have for fans of the baroque--indeed, of magnificent and thrilling music, period. Under Paul McCreesh's direction, and with star countertenor Andreas Scholl in the title role headlining a splendid group of soloists, Solomon contains powerhouse choruses, haunting arias, and some of Handel's most vividly drawn characters. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording:It's been conventional wisdom for several generations that Solomon, great oratorio though it may be, contains a lot of deadwood; conductors have regularly cut some items and ...
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Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 20
from: RCA
: 's Best of 1999:This complete, uncut account of one of Handel's greatest biblical oratorios is a must-have for fans of the baroque--indeed, of magnificent and thrilling music, period. Under Paul McCreesh's direction, and with star countertenor Andreas Scholl in the title role headlining a splendid group of soloists, Solomon contains powerhouse choruses, haunting arias, and some of Handel's most vividly drawn characters. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording:It's been conventional wisdom for several generations that Solomon, great oratorio though it may be, contains a lot of deadwood; conductors have regularly cut some items and ...
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Dvorak: Symphonies 1-9 / Orchestral Works
from: EMI Classics
: 's Best of 1999:This complete, uncut account of one of Handel's greatest biblical oratorios is a must-have for fans of the baroque--indeed, of magnificent and thrilling music, period. Under Paul McCreesh's direction, and with star countertenor Andreas Scholl in the title role headlining a splendid group of soloists, Solomon contains powerhouse choruses, haunting arias, and some of Handel's most vividly drawn characters. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording:It's been conventional wisdom for several generations that Solomon, great oratorio though it may be, contains a lot of deadwood; conductors have regularly cut some items and ...
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Anton Reicha: Complete Wind Quintets [Box Set]
from: Cpo Records
: 's Best of 1999:This complete, uncut account of one of Handel's greatest biblical oratorios is a must-have for fans of the baroque--indeed, of magnificent and thrilling music, period. Under Paul McCreesh's direction, and with star countertenor Andreas Scholl in the title role headlining a splendid group of soloists, Solomon contains powerhouse choruses, haunting arias, and some of Handel's most vividly drawn characters. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording:It's been conventional wisdom for several generations that Solomon, great oratorio though it may be, contains a lot of deadwood; conductors have regularly cut some items and ...
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Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concerti
from: Vox (Classical)
: 's Best of 1999:This complete, uncut account of one of Handel's greatest biblical oratorios is a must-have for fans of the baroque--indeed, of magnificent and thrilling music, period. Under Paul McCreesh's direction, and with star countertenor Andreas Scholl in the title role headlining a splendid group of soloists, Solomon contains powerhouse choruses, haunting arias, and some of Handel's most vividly drawn characters. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording:It's been conventional wisdom for several generations that Solomon, great oratorio though it may be, contains a lot of deadwood; conductors have regularly cut some items and ...
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Mozart: Complete Wind Music
from: Decca
: 's Best of 1999:This complete, uncut account of one of Handel's greatest biblical oratorios is a must-have for fans of the baroque--indeed, of magnificent and thrilling music, period. Under Paul McCreesh's direction, and with star countertenor Andreas Scholl in the title role headlining a splendid group of soloists, Solomon contains powerhouse choruses, haunting arias, and some of Handel's most vividly drawn characters. --Thomas May Amazon.com essential recording:It's been conventional wisdom for several generations that Solomon, great oratorio though it may be, contains a lot of deadwood; conductors have regularly cut some items and ...
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Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies - Barenboim / Berliner Staatskapelle
from: Teldec
: :Beethoven has been a dominating presence in Daniel Barenboim's musical life, from his early years as a piano prodigy to his long-held international podium career. He recorded the piano sonatas twice and the concertos three times--as soloist with Otto Klemperer, as conductor accompanying Artur Rubinstein, and as conductor from the keyboard(!). When it came to tackling the nine Beethoven symphonies in toto, however, Barenboim bided his time. The results add up to one of the most commanding, insightful, and stimulating Beethoven cycles ever to be released. As a Beethovenian, Barenboim is very much ...
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Symphony 1-4 Complete/Variations Haydn/Tragic
: :Beethoven has been a dominating presence in Daniel Barenboim's musical life, from his early years as a piano prodigy to his long-held international podium career. He recorded the piano sonatas twice and the concertos three times--as soloist with Otto Klemperer, as conductor accompanying Artur Rubinstein, and as conductor from the keyboard(!). When it came to tackling the nine Beethoven symphonies in toto, however, Barenboim bided his time. The results add up to one of the most commanding, insightful, and stimulating Beethoven cycles ever to be released. As a Beethovenian, Barenboim is very much ...
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The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music, Vol. 6-10
from: Delta
: :Beethoven has been a dominating presence in Daniel Barenboim's musical life, from his early years as a piano prodigy to his long-held international podium career. He recorded the piano sonatas twice and the concertos three times--as soloist with Otto Klemperer, as conductor accompanying Artur Rubinstein, and as conductor from the keyboard(!). When it came to tackling the nine Beethoven symphonies in toto, however, Barenboim bided his time. The results add up to one of the most commanding, insightful, and stimulating Beethoven cycles ever to be released. As a Beethovenian, Barenboim is very much ...
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