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| Disc No: COR 16019 | |
| Price: Sek. 260 (2CD) | In choosing to take Esther as the basis of a play, Racine attested to the extraordinary drama of the story, further endorsed by Alexander Pope’s interest in adapting it into a libretto for Handel to set. Handel did not disappoint, capturing the story’s clashes and confrontations with extraordinary orchestral colouring, and creating great choruses of mourning and exultation. |
| Name: Handel Esther | |
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| Handel, George Friedrich | Esther | The Sixteen - Harry Christophers The Symphony of Harmony and Invention Lynda Russell Nancy Argenta Michael Chance Tom Randle Mark Padmore Matthew Vine Simon Berridge Michael George Robert Evans Simon Birchall |