129.00 PLN

2 SACD Multi-CH HDCD:

Nr kat.: CKD397
Label  : Linn Records

‘If there's a state-of-the-art Handel recording, it's this.’ Philadelphia Inquirer ‘...the freshness with which they sing radiates joy throughout the entire score.’ Classic FM ‘The playing under John Butt is admirably crisp, and the singing of the Consort disciplined and clear in enunciation.’ The Sunday Telegraph Named the 11th Greatest Choir by Gramophone the Dunedin Consort have established a reputation as the finest single-part period performance choir currently performing. The Dunedin Consort's highly anticipated new recording of ‘Esther - First Reconstructable Version (Cannons), 1720' is the third recording in its hugely successful Handel series. The Consort has set the bar high for this Handel performance with a Gramophone Award in 2007 for ‘Messiah' and a BBC Radio 3 ‘Building a Library' First Choice accolade for ‘Acis and Galatea'. For Esther, director John Butt has reunited his award-winning team of soloists, Susan Hamilton, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook and Thomas Hobbs, plus well-known guest soloists Robin Blaze and James Gilchrist. BBC Music Magazine

'a two-voices-to-a-part chorus achieves more immediacy than a larger choir, coupled with a stylish and delightfully intimate band.'
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MusicWeb International
'I'd go for the new recording of the 1720 version.'
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BBC Radio 3 'CD Review'
'We need this thrilling recording...The sound on this is wonderful.'
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AllMusic.com

'majestic choruses'
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SA-CD.net

'Hugely recommended in every respect.'
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International Record Review
'...one of the most attractive versions on disc.'
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The Times

'...more than enough to keep us on the edge of our seats.'
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The Guardian

'...wonderfully crafted music making.'
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Gramophone
'...Brook's performance of the villain Haman's ‘Turn not, O Queen' transfixes everyone...'
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Gramophone
'Butt's direction combines spontaneous freshness with a care for expressive phrasing and precise colouring.'
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Presto Classical
'The ever-excellent James Gilchrist is at his most mellifluous here...'
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McAlister Matheson Music
'...vibrant performances of the highest quality,,,'
more >> • The Dunedin Consort’s highly anticipated new recording of ‘Esther - First Reconstructable Version (Cannons), 1720’ is the third recording in its hugely successful Handel series. • The Consort have set the bar high for this Handel performance with a Gramophone Award in 2007 for ‘Messiah’ and a BBC Radio 3 ‘Building a Library’ First Choice accolade for ‘Acis and Galatea’. • For Esther, director John Butt has reunited his award-winning team of soloists (Susan Hamilton - Esther; Nicholas Mulroy - Mordecai; Matthew Brook - Haman; Thomas Hobbs - 1st Israelite) plus well-known guest soloists Robin Blaze – Priest, James Gilchrist – Habdonah / Assuerus and Electra Lochhead - Israelite Boy. • The Consort has established a reputation as the finest contemporary single-part period performance choir. • In 2011 Gramophone named the Dunedin Consort the 11th Greatest Choir in recognition of its ‘triple focus upon artistic revitalisation of over-familiar great works, meticulous musicological enquiry and the audiophile integrity of Linn Records' production values.’ • The multi-award-winning Dunedin Consort has won praise for the natural style of its soloists (‘an authoritative bass and a superb contralto’ The Guardian) and renown for the virtuosity of its singers. • Dunedin has performed at music festivals in Scotland, Canada, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Israel and France, and broadcasts frequently on UK radio. The SACD layer is both 5.1 channel and 2-channel. The Studio Master files are 192kHz or 96kHz / 24 bit.