All recordingsPrices shown exclude VAT. (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to United States.) See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Handel: Acis and GalateaRecorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 8th April 2009.
Danielle de Niese (Galatea), Charles Workman (Acis), Matthew Rose (Polyphemus), Paul Agnew (Damon), Ji-Min Park (Corydon) Dancers of The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera Extra Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Christopher Hogwood (conductor) & Wayne McGregor (director) Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a distinguished cast including Danielle de Niese and Charles Workman in Wayne McGregor's new production of Handel's opera in which The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet appear in a rare and beautifully crafted collaboration. Filmed with High Definition cameras and recorded in true surround sound. “Charles Workman and Danielle de Niese had bags of vocal and personal charm in the title roles, with strong contributions from Matthew Rose as Polyphemus and Paul Agnew and Ji-Min Park as attendant shepherds; among the dancers, special praise to Lauren Cuthbertson as Galatea's frolicking nymph. …An evening of exquisite sensual pleasure.” The Telegraph Extra features: Illustrated synopsis Cast gallery Documentary: Staging Acis and Galatea Running time 110 mins Region code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format 2.0 PCM & 5.0 DTS Menu language EN Subtitles FR/DE/ES (extra features only) | 
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| |  | Handel: Acis and Galateaarranged by Mendelssohn
Julia Kleiter & Christoph Prégardien Festival Orchestra Göttingen & North German Radio Choir, Nicholas McGegan Acis and Galatea was one of the most successful of George Frideric Handel’s works during his lifetime. Nicholas McGegan and his Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, along with the North German Radio Choir, and an excellent ensemble of soloists (including Julia Kleiter and Christoph Prégardien) are heard in this recently discovered version by Mendelssohn. “The most amusing effects are huge bursts of brass and timpani explosions associated with Polyphemus, who is sung with gusto by Wolfe Matthias Friedrich. McGegan directs with liveliness, and it’s hard to imagine this arrangement receiving a better advocate.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 “The happy coincidence of Handel and Mendelssohn anniversaries – the 250th of Handel’s death, the 200th of Mendelssohn’s birth – make this a timely issue. Julia Kleiter’s enchanting Galatea, Christoph
Prégardien’s virile Acis and Wolf Matthias Friedrich’s slightly po-faced Polyphemus are superb stylists.” Sunday Times, 18th January 2009 “While no-one nowadays would suggest that Handel's score needs such additions, Mendelssohn was a man of considerable taste, who made his changes with the best possible motives. In 'Hush ye pretty warbling choir'… Mendelssohn's luminous chords have their own elfin magic to replace Handel's quirkier birdsong. Nicholas McGegan sways a light baton over the whole, and both his players and soloists are good, with a scrupulously well-trained choir in attendance.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Handel: Acis and GalateaOriginal Cannons Performing Version 1718
Susan Hamilton, Nicholas Mulroy, Thomas Hobbs, Nicholas Hurndall Smith & Matthew Brook Dunedin Consort & Players, John Butt Acis and Galatea is the Dunedin Consort's second Handel recording and follows their hugely successful 1742 version of Messiah, which earned the group a Classic FM Gramophone Award for "Best Baroque Vocal Album" in 2007 and a Midem Award in 2008. The Dunedin Consort continues its critically acclaimed practice of recording unusual but authentic recording versions of well-known works; Acis and Galatea is no exception. The Consort has recorded the Original Cannons Performing Version from 1718. There are notable differences in the Cannons version including changes in instrumentation and vocal scoring (there is no alto line) made by Handel to suit the forces at Cannons. This includes one-to-a-part choruses, in a similar manner to the choruses in the Consort’s Matthew Passion recording. Director John Butt chose this version because of the small forces involved (which was one of the aspects that made Messiah so distinctive) and although there have been 'first versions' of Acis recorded before, Butt felt that there were certain aspects of the original version that had not yet been sufficiently realised. Acis and Galatea is a beautiful pastoral entertainment, Handel's first dramatic work in English, with a simple yet highly emotional story that encompasses the extremes of love and tragedy. In 2007, the Dunedin Consort’s tenth anniversary year, the group reached a new level of critical acclaim, culminating in the Classic FM Gramophone Award for Messiah in the Baroque Vocal category. This is the only such award presented to a Scottish group in recent years (and the first to an ensemble that is not a Scottish National Company or BBC orchestra) and now gives the Dunedin Consort a truly international reputation. “A genuine sparkle which lifts Handel's music above the ordinary, and a fresh angle for just about every moment.” The Scotsman “…the performance is utterly magical. The five singers and the band are beautifully in proportion with each other, an Linn's sound recording is stunningly good.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 “The chief strength of this account lied in the excellent instrumental playing (the recorders that form the 'warbling choir' addressed in Galatea's first aria are sheer magic)…” BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 *** “…this near-perfect ensemble effort is a delightful representation of Handel's first English masterpiece. Butt flawlessly judges the transition into pastoral tragedy and magical transformation…” BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Claron McFadden (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Michael George (bass), Robert Harre-Jones (alto) The King's Consort, Robert King 'An unfailingly delightful work, beautifully performed and recorded' (Gramophone) “A steady and lovely account, with Ainsley on top form.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Francis Colpron (recorders, traverso), Mark Bleeke (tenor), Suzie LeBlanc (soprano), Marc Molomot (tenor), Nathaniel Watson (baryton) Les Boréades, Eric Milnes | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Handel: Acis and GalateaRecorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 8th April 2009.
Danielle de Niese (Galatea), Charles Workman (Acis), Matthew Rose (Polyphemus), Paul Agnew (Damon), Ji-Min Park (Corydon) Dancers of The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera Extra Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Christopher Hogwood (conductor) & Wayne McGregor (director) Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a distinguished cast including Danielle de Niese and Charles Workman in Wayne McGregor's new production of Handel's opera in which The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet appear in a rare and beautifully crafted collaboration. Filmed with High Definition cameras and recorded in true surround sound. “Charles Workman and Danielle de Niese had bags of vocal and personal charm in the title roles, with strong contributions from Matthew Rose as Polyphemus and Paul Agnew and Ji-Min Park as attendant shepherds; among the dancers, special praise to Lauren Cuthbertson as Galatea's frolicking nymph. …An evening of exquisite sensual pleasure.” The Telegraph Extra features: Illustrated synopsis Cast gallery Documentary: Staging Acis and Galatea Running time 110 mins Region code All regions Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4 Disc size: BD50 Picture format 1080i High Definition / 16:9 Sound format 2.0 PCM & 5.0 DTS Master Audio Menu language EN Subtitles FR/DE/ES (extra features only) | 
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Norma Burrowes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Martyn Hill, Willard White & Paul Elliot The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Jill Gomez, Robert Tear Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Handel: Acis and Galatea(complete opera)
Sophie Daneman, Paul Agnew, Alan Ewing, Patricia Petibon Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, William Christie “William Christie's charming performance has fine instrumental playing. Paul Agnew's chesty Acis is a bit over-exaggerated, but Sophie Daneman's seductive Galatea and Alan Ewing's villainous Polyphemus are enthralling.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Robert Gambill, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Lloyd & Edith Mathis ORF Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Peter Schreier | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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