Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 438 Mb | Total time: 37:38+49:10 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0404 | Recorded: 2017
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 438 Mb | Total time: 37:38+49:10 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0404 | Recorded: 2017
The award-winning Early Opera Company under the direction of founder Christian Curnyn celebrates the 300th anniversary of the premiere of one of Handel’s most sublime creations: Acis and Galatea. This unique interpretation is performed as Handel himself specified in the manuscript: supported by fourteen period instruments, the outstanding cast of singers takes on the solo parts as well as the magnificent choruses. This is Handel writing at his highest levels of intimacy and intensity; the music superbly supports the libretto's evocative portrayal of the story, simultaneously restrained, economical, and deeply moving.