George Frideric Handel - Joshua Hwv 64 - Live-Recording

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George Frideric Handel - Joshua HWV 64 - Live-RecordingOpis:Product Description One of the most spectacular heroes of the Old Testament is Joshua, the successor to Moses, who caused the walls of Jericho to tumble down with that city's famous trombones. The Israelites' army conquered the promised land of Canaan under his leadership. This biblical story supplies the background to Handel's oratorio 'Joshua', premiered in 1748; it was supplemented by a love story involving the young captain, Othniel and Achsah, the daughter of an elder, by the presumed librettist, Thomas Morell. Thus the composer was able to include the entire spectrum of his musical expressivity: the magnificence of tympani and trumpets, joyful and jubilant choruses, virtuoso arias and moving love duets. The present recording is a production of the 2014 International Händel Festival in Göttingen, highly praised by the critics at their performances in Hamburg, London and Göttingen. With Laurence Cummings, the Festival's Artistic Director, a renowned Händel specialist stands at the helm of the Göttingen Festival Orchestra. The title role of Joshua, with its difficult coloratura passages, is confidently mastered by tenor Kenneth Tarver, who is well schooled in belcanto roles. Anna Dennis (Achsah) convinces listeners with her brilliant soprano voice, as does mezzo-soprano Renata Pokupic (Othniel), with baritone Tobias Berndt lending his character a dignified, elevated radiance. The leading role in Joshua is in fact the choir which embodies the people of Israel, marvellously represented here by the NDR Choir.

Review 'Cummings directs a compelling live performance.' --Stephen Pettitt The Sunday Times, 22th March 2015'it does...[an] excellent job at ensuring Handel s admittedly undramatic oratorio crackles along at a theatrical pace. The Gottingen Festival Orchestra perform with marvellous flexibility' --David Vickers Gramophone, June 2015'As always, Cumming s pacing of the music is so incredibly well judged that both narrative and music flow unimpeded. A real joy both in terms of content and interpretation.' Violet Greene Early Music Review, June 2015 ---------- 'Laurence Cummings...is a persuasive Handelian with a lively stylistic sense to which the excellent instrumentalists respond with warmth and immediacy.' --Nicholas Anderson Early Music Today, June-August 2015Autor:Kenneth TarverNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Data wydania: 2015Waga: 0.18 gramWysokość: 0.6 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.6 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.