Record of the month
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Hervé Niquet & Le Concert SpirituelThe Recording that Electrifies the Exodus
The supplications of the chosen people, the relentless yet exultant unleashing of the Plagues of Egypt, and the brilliance of divine triumph over paganism all feature in the new recording of Israel in Egypt, released by Alpha Classics.
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Ottavio Dantone & l’Accademia BizantinaThe Other Julius Caesar?
Composed a decade after Handel’s and long forgotten since, Geminiano Giacomelli’s Cesare in Egitto has been brought back to life on disc by Ottavio Dantone and his Accademia Bizantina, who capture all its flavour and originality. A discovery worth hearing!