Handel: Oratorios
Label: CARUS Catalog: CV83040 Format: CD KOLNER KAMMERCHOR COLLEGIUM CARTUSIANUM NEUMANN KAMMERCHOR STUTTGART BAROCKORCHESTER STUTTGART BERNIUS VOCALENSEMBAfter the world premiere of Handel’s Messiah, one of the most famous premieres in the history of music, one critic wrote, “The finest Composition of Musick that ever was heard.” This monumental work, along with Handel’s other oratorios, found great success even during the composer’s lifetime. This outstanding 13-disc box set includes several of Handel’s large-scale oratorios. Included in the collection are Messiah, Alexander’s Feast, Israel in Egypt, Brokes-Passion, Solomon, and more. Some of Europe’s greatest ensembles perform on these recordings, including the incredible Winchester Cathedral Choir. Price: $129.98 |