COMPOSERS: Handel
LABELS: Berlin
WORKS: Belshazzar, HWV 61
PERFORMER: Schreier, Frank-Reinecke, Trekel-Burckhardt, Pohl, Polster; Berlin Singakademie; Kammerorchester Berlin/Knothe
CATALOGUE NO: Berlin 0184662BC Reissue (1976)
Dense strings, intrusive metallic harpsichord, slow laboured recitative and Handel’s libretto translated into German, all make this 35-year-old recording of nostalgic interest only. George Pratt