Handel: Acis und Galatea (Version by Mendelssohn Bartholdy) [Super Audio CD - DSD]

George Frideric Handel (Composer), Nicholas McGegan (Conductor), FestspielOrchester Göttingen (Orchestra), Julia Kleiter (Performer), Christoph Prégardien (Performer), Michael Slattery (Performer), Wolf Matthias Friedrich (Performer), NDR Chor (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Julia Kleiter, Christoph Prégardien, Michael Slattery, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, NDR Chor
• Orchestra: FestspielOrchester Göttingen
• Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
• Composer: George Frideric Handel
• Audio CD (January 13, 2009)
• Please Note: Requires SACD-compatible hardware
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Super Audio CD - DSD
• Label: Carus
• ASIN: B001NOQ8N0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,559 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Ouverture

2. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Coro. Oh wie reizend ist dies Tal

3. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Recit. Du grüne Flur

4. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Aria. Schweig, oh luft'ger Sängerchor

5. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Aria. Wo find ich dich

6. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Recit. Sei wachsam, Hirt

7. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Aria. Junger Hirt, du suchst vergebens

8. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Recit. Geliebte, sieh, oh Galatea

9. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Aria. Lieb' in den Blicken wohnet

10. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Recit. Oh kennstest du der Trennung bitt're Pein

11. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Duetto. Selig Glück

12. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 1. Coro. Selig Glück

13. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Coro. Unglücksel'ge, das Geschick

14. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Recit. Ich rase

15. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Aria. Du röter als die Kirsche

16. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Recit. Willst du, Schönste, nicht verweilen

17. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Aria. Wohl das Flehen will ich lassen

18. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Aria. Liebe kannst du nur gewinnen

19. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Recit. Des Riesen Lieb

20. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49: Part 2. Aria. Auf in den Kampf

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLAYS ON STANDARD CD PLAYERS, WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE, September 15, 2009

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Jesse Knight (woburn ma usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handel: Acis und Galatea (Version by Mendelssohn Bartholdy) (Audio CD)

SACD disks come in at least two types. This is a hybrid disk that plays stereo perfectly on my standard CD players. If you want to access the high def stereo or multichannel tracks then you will need a SACD player.

Sound in conventional stereo is excellent, even better, this disk has a great cast. Julia Kleiter is a superb soprano, giving her best performance yet. The bass, Wolf Matthias Friedrich is new to me. I have never heard better coloratura from a bass.

Note that this performance is a German version by Mendelssohn. Anyone expecting English may be annoyed by this, but it works far better than I thought it would. I may get an English version and compare them in a future full review.