
Although I’m a “choral person”, I’m not a big fan of late 19th-century oratorios: too big, too serious, too drenched in grand and glorious effects
This performance was recorded in July 2008 at the Opernfestspiele St. Margarethen in Austria. The outdoor setting is stunning–it is a massive Roman quarry with
How vividly I remember the initial release of this set on Marco Polo some 15 years ago. There I was, clutching my copy of this
The only competition for this generally fine performance comes from Supraphon, a disc that may be very hard to find and that in any event