| Record Number |
620603 |
| Author |
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 |
| Title |
Angels ever bright and fair [sound recording] : the voice of Handel. |
| Publisher/Date |
Sydney, NSW : ABC, 2007. |
| Pagination etc. |
2 sound discs (CDs) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + Sleeve notes. |
| Contents note |
CD 1: La Resurrezione, HWV47: Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno - Cecilia Bartoli -- Laudate pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), HWV237: Laudate puer -- Dominum (Praise the Lord, all you his servants) - Emma Kirkby -- Rinaldo, HWV7: Lascia, ch?io pianga (Leave me alone to weep) - Yvonne Kenny -- Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt), HWV17: Va tacito e nascosto (As the huntsman stalks his prey) - Graham Pushee -- V?adoro, pupille - Yvonne Kenny -- Duetto XVI: No, di voi non vo? fidarmi (No, I will not trust you), HWV189 - Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell -- Alcina, HWV34: Tornami a vagheggiar -- (Come back to me and gaze with longing) - Joan Sutherland -- Verdi prati (Green pastures) - Sally-Anne Russell -- Serse (Xerxes): Frondi tenere (Gentle branches) - Andreas Scholl -- Ombra mai fu (Never was shade more sweet) - Andreas Scholl -- Tolomeo, re di Egitto (Ptolemy, King of Egypt), HWV25: Silent Worship - David Hobson -- Semele, HWV40: Where?er you walk - Kenneth McKellar -- Iris, hence away - Sally-Anne Russell -- Myself I shall adore - Kathleen Battle -- Zadok the Priest, HWV258 - Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir -- Judas Maccabaeus, HWV63: See, the conqu?ring hero comes! - Joan Rodgers, Catherine Denley -- I feel, I feel the Deity within - Bryn Terfel -- Arm, arm ye brave! - Bryn Terfel -- Dixit Dominus (Psalm 110), HWV232: Dixit Dominus Domino meo (The Lord said to my lord) - Choir and Orchestra of Les Musiciens du Louvre. |
| CD 2: Theodora, HWV68: Angels, ever bright and fair - Susan Gritton -- Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: Eternal source of light divine...The day that gave great Anna birth - James Bowman, David Thomas -- Let rolling streams their gladness show - James Bowman, David Thomas -- Ode for St Cecilia?s Day, HWV76: What passion cannot music raise and quell - Felicity Lott -- The trumpet?s loud clangor - David Hobson -- Alexander Balus, HWV65: Calm thou my soul...Convey me to some peaceful shore - Renâee Fleming -- Joshua, HWV64: Oh! Had I Jubal?s lyre - Janet Baker -- Acis and Galatea, HWV49: I rage, I melt, I burn...O ruddier than the cherry - Owen Brannigan -- Happy we! - Norma Burrowes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson -- Israel in Egypt, HWV54: He gave them hailstones for rain - The Choir of King?s College, Cambridge -- Samson, HWV57: Let the bright seraphim - Kiri Te Kanawa -- Return, O God of Hosts - Kathleen Ferrier -- Jephtha, HWV70: Waft her, angels, through the skies - Anthony Rolfe Johnson -- Messiah, HWV56: For unto us a child is born - Sara Macliver -- Rejoice greatly - Sara Macliver -- He shall feed his flock - Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter -- Why do the nations - Teddy -- Tahu Rhodes -- Hallelujah! ? Cantillation. |
| Summary Note |
Handel has been something of a talisman for Australian audiences, with Handel albums by David Hobson and Kenneth McKellar, Yvonne Kenny and Renee Fleming all being best-sellers. His writing for the voice is unparalleled, from the early, florid Italianate works such as the firecracker of an aria from La Resurrezione (with Cecilia Bartoli) to the quieter, pastoral Handel of 'Where'er you walk' (Kenneth McKellar's timeless recording) and 'He shall feed his flock' (in the supremely sublime interpretation of Arleen Auger and Anne Sofie von Otter). This compilation is the single most desirable collection of Handelian vocal gems, from the rich warmth of Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne to the crisp, bright sound of Emma Kirkby and Sara Macliver. The cast list is a Who's Who of stars, including Janet Baker, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Andreas Scholl; solo vocal gems are spiced with choruses from Messiah and Israel in Egypt . |
| Subject |
-- Excerpts. |
| Added title |
The voice of Handel [sound recording] |
| Shelf Location |
CD HAND |
