About this title: When it comes to extravagant colors, extraordinary drama, integrated harmonies, and inexorable tragedy, it's hard to beat Handel's 1739 oratorio Saul. Upon the sturdy architecture of Charles Jennens' libretto based on the First Book of Samuel, Handel built a mighty three-act edifice of astonishing cogency and astounding effectiveness. In this superlative live recording from the 1989 Göttingen Handel Festival, John Eliot Gardiner turns in a moving performance. The vocal soloists are terrific, particularly tenor John Mark Ainsley's tortured Jonathan and bass Alastair Miles' cruel Saul. The ...
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