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Handel - Athalia / Joan Sutherland, Kirkby, Bowman, A. Jones, Rolfe Johnson, AAM, Hogwood»rank: 287474by: George Frideric Handel, Christopher Hogwood, Joan Sutherland, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, New College Choir, James Bowman, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Aled Jones
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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Haydn: The Masses»rank: 263709from: Decca
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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The Emma Kirkby Collection»rank: 218521by: Claudio Monteverdi, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sigismondo D'India, John Dowland, Guillaume de Machaut, Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Campion, Henry Lawes, Henry Purcell, Michael East, The Consort of Musicke, Taverner Consort Players, Roy Goodman, Anthony Rooley, Emma Kirkby, Christopher Page, Denys Darlow, Andrew Parrott, Parley of Instruments, London Handel Orchestra, Gothic Voices, David Reichenberg, Instrumental Ensemble
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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Baroque Celebration: Christmas Music»rank: 373671from: Bis
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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The Classical Album»rank: 341576from: Umvd Import
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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Monteverdi: Duets & Solos»rank: 353840from: Regis
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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The John Dowland Collection»rank: 165766from: Deutsche Grammophon
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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Schütz: Symphoniae Sacrae»rank: 323372from: Chandos
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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Vivaldi: Cantatas, Concertos & Magnificat»rank: 313516from: Hyperion UK
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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A Feather on the Breath of God [Gramophone Award Winners Special Limited Edition]»rank: 78722from: Hyperion UK
0ur opinion: essential recording:Messiah is the best known of Handel's oratorios, but it's far from typical. More common are 0ld Testament narratives such as lsrael in Egypt, Joshua, and Saul. 0ne of Handel's finest such efforts is Athalia, a tightly constructed, vivid retelling of the downfall of tyrannical Queen Athalia, daughter of Jezebel and worshiper of Baal. This superb 1985 recording was controversial in its initial release, due to the casting in the title role of the soon-to-retire Joan Sutherland--not the diva you'd expect to find starring in ...
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