
Popular as they were as features of Handel’s London performances–notably […]
And the mezzo lode continues to run as rich and
To mark Neville Marriner’s 2024 centenary Warner Classics has brought
Rehearing Evgeni Koroliov’s 2007 recital of four Handel suites leaves a generally positive impression. In the D minor suite HWV 437, the pianist ornaments the
[In this season of seemingly non-stop Messiah performances, and in the face of a catalog teeming with a bewildering number of recordings of the work,
If I encounter another CD with the word “project” in its title, I’m going to scream. Besides, pairing Handel suites with Brahms’ Handel Variations is
Recorded between 1984 and 2013, these 10 CDs represent the opera singers who appeared on the Capriccio label–some famous, some borderline, a few already forgotten,
It’s possible that Francesco Corti’s distinction as a conductor and a collaborative keyboard artist overshadows his considerable gifts as a harpsichord soloist. For example, whoever
Most reviews of opera recordings don’t need preambles, but this one (sort of) does: Handel’s Serse (or Xerxes) disappeared from opera stages from its failed
The “unsung heroes” on this program are supposed to be the obbligato instrumental soloists and other prominently featured orchestral players that Handel often took pains