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Occasional oratorio

Georg Friedrich Händel

Reviews (4)

MusicWeb international

2017 September

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Michael Cookson

2017 September

"Despite its quality, the Occasional Oratorio is little known and rarely performed ... Conductor Howard Arman uses fairly modest forces, with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks comprising of 43 singers. Performing with an elevated quality, the choir delivers full-toned singing in a constantly rewarding performance marked by a compelling unity and unaffected expression in the text ... Now [Robert] King [Hyperion, 1994] has serious competition with this exceptional BR Klassik release".

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Fono Forum

2017 Oktober

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Johannes Schmitz

2017 Oktober

"Ein sehr würdiges Solistenensemble. Der BR-Chor ist längst zum Spezialisten-Kollektiv für derartige Musik geworden, und die Akademie für Alte Musik hat genau die richtige Mischung aus akzentuierter Vitalität und glanzvoller Klangpracht. All diese Zutaten fliessen unter Leitung von Howard Arman zu einem stimmigen Ganzen zusammen. Die Musik ist so schön, dass man eigentlich einen neuen Text für sie schreiben müsste".

Diapason

2017 octobre

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Luca Dupont-Spirio

2017 octobre

The gramophone

2017 Awards

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David Vickers

2017 Awards

"Julia Doyle sings with quicksilver suppleness ... Peter Harvey's diction, vocal suavity and persuasive authority are all spot-on. Ben Johnson's perfect enunciation, husky timbre and fulsome projection remind me of Robert Tear. The Bavarian Radio Choir always have plenty of discipline and articulacy, with only rare hints of Teutonic vowels. They sing with robust muscle in the bellicose music".