Virgin's recording of Die Schöpfung is most notable for the fine playing and singing of Les Arts Florissants, under William Christie's experienced leadership. The period-instrument performance is generally reserved and well mannered, which may not be the characteristics most necessary for this extraordinary, forward-looking, and sometimes eccentric piece to be fully effective. Christie's reading does occasionally catch fire, most often in the massed choral sections, which the choir performs with wonderfully dramatic ...
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Virgin's recording of Die Schöpfung is most notable for the fine playing and singing of Les Arts Florissants, under William Christie's experienced leadership. The period-instrument performance is generally reserved and well mannered, which may not be the characteristics most necessary for this extraordinary, forward-looking, and sometimes eccentric piece to be fully effective. Christie's reading does occasionally catch fire, most often in the massed choral sections, which the choir performs with wonderfully dramatic attention to details of dynamics and phrasing. The orchestral playing for the most part is precise and nuanced; in Raphael's aria in part two, though, the trombones emit a jarring blast that must have been intended as tone painting and might have sounded appropriate in a performance that throughout had emphasized the work's wildness, but it is completely out of place in this polite context. Soprano soloists Genia Kühmeier as Gabriel and Sophie Karthäuser as Eva stand out for the fullness of...
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Franz Joseph Haydn. Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
