COMPOSERS: Handel
LABELS: Teldec
WORKS: Saul, HWV 53
PERFORMER: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Julia Varady, Elizabeth Gale; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
CATALOGUE NO: Teldec 2564 68698-3 (1986)
Rolfe Johnson (Jonathan) is outstanding among a mostly strong cast while brass and drums are spectacular in this powerfully dramatic account. George Pratt