CLASSICAL

摘要

Predating the Bach Passions, and with four musical settings all premiered at Hamburg in 1719, this recording fulfills a long ambition of Richard Egarr's. It was made live at The Barbican and at Henry Wood Hall sessions this Easter. And it reflects an enormous amount of scholarly input, with one CD of appendices and a 215pp illustrated hardback book exploring every aspect of the work: political and musical contexts, discographies, artist biographies, etc. The sound has a wonderful clarity, as much to do with instrumental and vocal articulation as superb engineering. Of the fine soloists I have to single out especially the sterling Elizabeth Watts. Handel's music just flies along! CB