HANDEL: La Resurrezione - Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (2 CDs)

Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV47

Barbara Schlick (soprano), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Guillemette Laurens (mezzo), Guy de Mey (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman

La Resurrezione, composed in Rome in 1708, was Handel’s first oratorio on a sacred theme. The soloists take the roles of an Angel, Mary Magdalene, Mary Cleophas, St John and Lucifer, who are portrayed in vivid operatic terms with the help of a lavishly-scored orchestra.

The distinguished Dutch keyboard-player and conductor Ton Koopman (b.1944) founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra in 1979. The group consists of internationally renowned baroque specialists. Conductor and orchestra are joined here by singers acknowledged as leading specialists in the baroque repertoire.