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Handel: Choral Works

~ Georg Friederich Handel (Composer), Sir David Willcocks (Conductor), St Anthony Singers (Orchestra), Philomusica of London (Orchestra), Elsie Morison (Performer), et al.
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  • Performer: Elsie Morison, Jacqueline Delman, Elizabeth Harwood, Helen Watts
  • Orchestra: St Anthony Singers, Philomusica of London
  • Conductor: Sir David Willcocks
  • Composer: Georg Friederich Handel
  • Audio CD (12 April 1999)
  • SPARS Code: A-D
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Double Decca
  • ASIN: B000026BKZ
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 484,737 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. (L')Allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    Performed by St Anthony Singers, Philomusica of London
    with Elsie Morison, Jacqueline Delman, Elizabeth Harwood, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Hervey Alan
    Conducted by David Willcocks

  2. Ode for St Cecilia's Day
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    with April Cantelo, Ian Partridge
    Conducted by David Willcocks

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5.0 out of 5 stars A carnival of Handelian joy, 15 Jan 2003
By Simon Barrow (Exeter, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Two classic re-issues for the price of one. 'L'Allegro il penseroso ed il moderato' brings together Sir David Willcocks, some fluent chamber players and the illustrious tenor Peter Pears - not the most orthodox of Handel interpreters in an era of so-called authentic performance, but here appropriately sonorous.

The greater feast, however, is the 'Ode for St Cecelia', whose spiritual patronage of the sonic arts first really took off in the seventeenth century and has not looked back since. April Cantelo and Choir of King's College Cambridge offer an inspired and inspiring account of a rich, celebratory and gorgeously double-rhythmed delight.

For me this digital transfer (the original LP was Decca 436-259-2, still worth getting if you can) doesn't quite capture the warmth and intensity of a recording that dates back some 40 years. As far as I can detect there has been no re-engineering, and at times the result is a little thin. Never mind: set your graphic equaliser to work, turn up the volume to get the full effect of those trumpet blasts and prepare yourself for a carnival of unashamed Handelian jollity.

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