Since you are interested in Handel: Solomon (complete oratorio), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
J.S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Triple Concerto BWV1044; Harpsichord Cto. BWV 1052 Akademie far Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Oct/2002 ] "the gestures bold and the virtuosity glittering." - International Record Review |
J. S BACH
Bach: Tonet Ihr Pauken Secular Cantatas BWV 214 & BWV 207 Carolyn Sampson, Peter Kooy / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 6/Jan/2008 ] "A release of considerable aplomb and exceptional vitality." (Gramophone) |
JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Lute Songs (with Britten-Nocturnal) Mark Padmore (tenor) Elisabeth Kenny (lute) Craig Ogden (guitar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "A terrific disc which demonstrates how flexibly Dowland's line can be treated in expressing the nuances of the texts." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Feb 2008) |
TELEMANN
Suites 'La Bizarre' Akademie far Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 24/Aug/2002 ] Gramophone Award Nomination 2002 - Baroque instrumental |
TELEMANN
Suites & Overtures Akademie far Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Oct/2002 ] "...superb...The growing band of Telemaniacs need not hesitate." - The Sunday Times |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Essential Andreas Scholl Andreas Scholl (Counter-tenor) with Andreas Martin (lute) / Ensemble 415 / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] |
TELEMANN
Orpheus. (Complete opera) Roman Trekel / Dorothea Raschmann / Ruth Ziesak / Werner Gara / RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie far Alte Musik Berlin / Rena Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 12/Apr/2003 ] "Strongly recommended...No opera lover should miss it." (Gramophone) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Songs of love and loss (Incls 'Liederkreis, Op. 39' & 'Frauenliebe und-leben, Op. 42') Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] The British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly here performs a collection of songs by Robert Schumann in a new album whose theme is 'Songs of Love and Loss'. There are two song cycles from the extremely prolific year of 1840 along with several songs from... |
KORNGOLD
Songs Sarah Connolly (mezzo) William Dazeley (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - July 2009 |