Handel: Oratorios - Saul, Messiah (jacobs)

(CD 1-2) Rosemary Joshua (Michal), Emma Bell (Merab), Lawrence Zazzo (David), Jeremy Ovenden (Jonathan), Michael Slatttery (High Priest, Witch of Endor), Finnur Bjarnason (Amalekite, Abner), Henry Waddington (Doeg, Samuel) and Gidon Saks (Saul) with theRIAS Kammerchor & Concerto Köln directed by René Jacobs. (CD 3-4) Kerstin Avemo (soprano), Patricia Bardon (alto), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Kobie van Rensburg (tenor) and Neal Davies (bass) with The choir of Clare College and Freiburger Barockorchester directed by René Jacobs.

CD 1-2 Saul, Oratorio in three Acts; London, King's Theatre, 16 Jan. 1739 CD 3-4 Messiah, Oratorio after Biblical sources 1750 version (conducted by the composer)

Part of a series of 5 Special Luxury Boxes to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death. harmonia mundi honours the 250th anniversary of the death of Handel (1685-1759) by inviting you to discover these outstanding box set assembling his greatest masterpieces by genre, in epoch-making versions which are still regarded as benchmarks today: operas, arias by famous soloists. Five deluxe sets that demonstrate the composer's full emotional range.

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