Handel - Samson
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Label: Linn
Cat No: CKD599
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 25th October 2019
Contents
Artists
Joshua EllicottSophie Bevan
Matthew Brook
Mary Bevan
Hugo Hymas
Jess Dandy
Vitali Rozynko
Fflur Wyn
Dunedin Consort
Conductor
John ButtWorks
Samson, HWV57Artists
Joshua EllicottSophie Bevan
Matthew Brook
Mary Bevan
Hugo Hymas
Jess Dandy
Vitali Rozynko
Fflur Wyn
Dunedin Consort
Conductor
John ButtAbout
This powerful oratorio – an opera in all but name – features Joshua Ellicott in the title role with soloists Sophie Bevan, Matthew Brook, Mary Bevan, Hugo Hymas, Jess Dandy, Vitali Rozynko and Fflur Wyn. Matching the revelatory historical practice begun in its award-winning recording of Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742), the soloists lead their sections to unite the solo and choral forces, creating a highly effective and cohesive sound. With rich orchestration and highlights such as ‘Let the bright seraphim’ and ‘Total eclipse’, Samson is Dunedin Consort’s most ambitious undertaking to date.
Dunedin Consort is one of the world’s leading Baroque ensembles, recognized for its vivid and insightful performances and recordings. Under the direction of John Butt, the ensemble has earned two coveted Gramophone Awards – for the 2007 recording of Handel’s Messiah and the 2014 recording of Mozart’s Requiem – and a Grammy nomination.
Dunedin Consort performs regularly at major festivals and venues across the UK, giving its BBC Proms debut in 2017. In the same year, Dunedin Consort announced its first residency at London’s Wigmore Hall, complementing its regular series of events at home in Scotland, as well as throughout Europe and beyond.
“… an exceptionally fine line-up of soloists, the instrumental ensemble playing period instruments and the bedrock of Dunedin, its chorus, responded to Butt’s life-affirming direction to bring the pathos of Samson’s despair alive.” – The Scotsman
“With director John Butt’s gloriously lithe, supple reading of the work, however, there was never any doubt about the work’s vivid storytelling. Indeed, Butt’s pacing across Samson’s broad architecture was a thing of no little wonder…” – The Telegraph
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