COMPOSERS: Handel
LABELS: Berlin Classics
WORKS: Hercules, HWV 60
PERFORMER: Polster, Soffel, Büchner, Lövas, Dijkstra; Leipzig Radio Choir and SO/Hauschild
CATALOGUE NO: 0184672BC (1984)
In this powerful ‘musical drama’ (Handel’s description) Soffel characterises Dejanira strongly, though Polster’s Hercules is somewhat lightweight. George Pratt