Harmonia Mundi: HMC901877/78

The most dramatic of oratorios. Although oratorios are not intended to be staged, Handel’s Saul is something of an exception – for one thing, it contains extremely precise stage directions which were printed in the wordbooks distributed at performances. Hence audiences at the first English oratorios could construct a form of mental theatre, aided by Handel’s dazzling musical depiction of the action: as we listen, we can see Goliath’s gigantic strides, the course of the Jordan, or Saul throwing his javelin.

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0794881781720 HMC901877/78 Handel: Saul oratorio in 3 acts (sung in English) Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs "a must for all Handelians..by a whisker, surely the Saul to have on your shelves " Hugh Canning, IRR “A highly charged account of one of the greatest of all English language music dramas” BBC Music Magazine, 1st October 2005 Gramophone Awards 2006 Best of Category Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - November 2005 BBC Music Magazine Disc of the month - October 2005 Harmonia Mundi - HMC901877/78 (CD - 2 discs) $26.49 Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

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