Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Amor Artis Chorale - George Frideric Handel: Jephtha (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 776 Mb | Total time: 57:28+60:54+47:30 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Vanguard Classics | # 08 5091 73 | Recorded: 1969
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 776 Mb | Total time: 57:28+60:54+47:30 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Vanguard Classics | # 08 5091 73 | Recorded: 1969
This is a wonderful performance, certainly without the digital fidelity, given the record date (1969), but for the same reason, with the warmth that many miss in the digital coldness. But the greater excellence of this version lies in the marvelous and powerful female voices: Helen Watts (Dame of the British Empire), the African-Amerincan Reri Grist (Bohm choice for Mozart and Strauss), and above all the huge canadian contralto Maureen Forrester. Simply marvelous, for those that love real music.
