Simply look for the Free Shipping truck next to
an item. The truck indicates an item is in the
Alibris warehouse and ready to ship. Select at
least $49 worth of items displaying a truck and
get free shipping to any US address.
Alibris is an online marketplace with over 10,000
independent sellers. When you select your items
from a single seller you'll get consolidated
shipping rates from that seller.
With its 2012 release of Handel's Esther, the Dunedin Consort continues its admirable series of recordings of little known or recently reconstructed ...Show synopsisWith its 2012 release of Handel's Esther, the Dunedin Consort continues its admirable series of recordings of little known or recently reconstructed versions of Baroque oratorios, begun in 2006 with its award-winning Dublin version of Messiah. There have been other reconstructions of the early version of Esther, Handel's first English oratorio, but the impetus behind this one, "the first reconstructable version, 1720" comes from research published in 2010 by musicologist John H. Roberts that clarifies which music reflects Handel's intentions for a private 1720 performance at Cannons, the residence of James Bridges, who became Duke of Chandos, and which was added for its 1732 revival. Conductor John Butt leads a chorus of 11 (from which the eight soloists are drawn) and chamber orchestra, forces that reflect those available to Handel when he wrote the piece. The size of the performing group is one of the factors in creating the intimate effect of this performance, but not the only one. Butt leads an...Hide synopsis
Description:New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product!...New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you.
![Handel: Esther [First Reconstructable Version, 1720]](http://www0.alibris-static.com/cover/n43026niwbn.jpg)
![Handel: Esther [First Reconstructable Version, 1720]](http://www4.alibris-static.com/cover/n43026niwbn_t.jpg)
Portions of content provided by Rovi Corporation. © 2013 Rovi Corporation.