Handel: Acis and Galatea

The second Handel recording from the award-winning Dunedin Consort is a revelation. The album was a Finalist in the Baroque Vocal category in the 2009 Gramophone Awards.

CKD319  95 minutes 10 seconds (2 discs)
'Handel himself performed his masque in various ways at various times. John Butt and his period-instrument ensemble revert to its initial form, when it was written for Handel's wealthy patron, the Ear ...
'Ever the scholar, Butt performs here from the 1718 score, using only the forces that Handel had at his disposal—four violins, no violas, two cellos, bass, two recorders, two oboes and bassoon. All th ...
'The performance is perceptive, sparkling, with crisp rhythms and neatly pointed phrasing; the tragedy comes across starkly, yet is softened by the metamorphosis of Acis into a fountain. Susan Hamilto ...