Dramatic sweep and top talent make Handel soar
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‘Incisive, sensitive and saturated with colour, the choir’s sound moves effortlessly between intentionally nasty and utterly gorgeous’
Handel
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Deanna Breiwick(soprano), Sophie Harmsen(mezzo-soprano), Owen Willetts(countertenor), João Fernandes (bass); NDR Chor; FestspielOrchester Göttingen/ Laurence Cummings
AccentACC26410 137mins (2 discs)
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Authors
Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's Digital Editor and Staff Writer. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music.