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Bryn Terfel's 1997 recital includes arias and recitatives from Handel's oratorios, operas, and sacred music that span much of the composer's mature career, from Acis and Galatea to Judas Maccabeus. Terfel's full and resonant voice is especially welcome in this repertoire, which is frequently assigned to a lighter voice; the deep notes that anchor "Behold a ghostly band," from Alexander's Feast, and "O ruddier than the cherry," from Acis and Galatea, are satisfyingly secure and solid. Terfel also has the lightness and agility to nimbly negotiate the coloratura that the former requires. The same is true in the selections from Messiah, where his ringing bass-baritone is especially stirring and his flexibility really shines, particularly in "But who may abide the day of his coming." The album also includes several transposed arias, including "Where'er you walk," from Semele, and solos from Giulio Cesare, Berenice and Alcina, originally written in the alto range for castrato. Generally, it would be hard to tell that these were not conceived for his voice type, except that the Semele aria is so familiar as a tenor solo. Terfel sings with absolutely precise intonation, which makes his performance especially enjoyable, and he brings lively characterizations to the varied repertoire with his deft vocal colorings. Charles Mackerras, leading the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, provides a supple and understated accompaniment. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is clean and well balanced.
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Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 / Part 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Morell, Author - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Thomas Morell, Author - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Te Deum in D Major, "Dettingen", HWV 283 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Arranger, Work Arranger - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Samson HWV 57 / Act II (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Newburgh Hamilton, Author - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Berenice (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Salvi, Author - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Alcina / Act II (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicola Francesco Haym, Author - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Ludovico Ariosto, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Orlando, HWV 31 / Act III (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Grazio Braccioli, Author - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Grazio Braccioli, Author - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Acis and Galatea / Act II (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - John Gay, Author - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Acis And Galatea, HWV 49 / Act II (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - John Gay, Author - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, d
Semele HWV 58 / Act II (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - William Congreve, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Alexander's Feast / Part 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Dryden, Author - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Giulio Cesare / Act I (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nicola Francesco Haym, Author - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Serse / Act I (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolò Minato, Author, Original Text Author - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Silvio Stampiglia, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Serse / Act I HWV40 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolò Minato, Author, Original Text Author - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Silvio Stampiglia, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Messiah (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jennens, Author - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jennens, Author - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jennens, Author - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jennens, Author - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jennens, Author - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Bryn Terfel's 1997 recital includes arias and recitatives from Handel's oratorios, operas, and sacred music that span much of the composer's mature career, from Acis and Galatea to Judas Maccabeus. Terfel's full and resonant voice is especially welcome in this repertoire, which is frequently assigned to a lighter voice; the deep notes that anchor "Behold a ghostly band," from Alexander's Feast, and "O ruddier than the cherry," from Acis and Galatea, are satisfyingly secure and solid. Terfel also has the lightness and agility to nimbly negotiate the coloratura that the former requires. The same is true in the selections from Messiah, where his ringing bass-baritone is especially stirring and his flexibility really shines, particularly in "But who may abide the day of his coming." The album also includes several transposed arias, including "Where'er you walk," from Semele, and solos from Giulio Cesare, Berenice and Alcina, originally written in the alto range for castrato. Generally, it would be hard to tell that these were not conceived for his voice type, except that the Semele aria is so familiar as a tenor solo. Terfel sings with absolutely precise intonation, which makes his performance especially enjoyable, and he brings lively characterizations to the varied repertoire with his deft vocal colorings. Charles Mackerras, leading the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, provides a supple and understated accompaniment. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is clean and well balanced.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:13
- Main artists: Bryn Terfel Scottish Chamber Orchestra Charles Mackerras
- Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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