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Splendid Recording of Handel's Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks from Norrington & London Classical Players, May 1, 2007
This review is from: Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks (Audio CD)
I strongly beg to differ with the Amazon.com staff music critic who regards this recording as a "phoned-in" performance of these popular Handel instrumental works. Norrington has been among the most exciting, interesting conductors of Baroque and Classical music either in concert or in a recording, and this 1996 recording of these works is no exception. I truly enjoy the extensive warm, "skittish" performances of these works (I say "skittish" because they are truly scrappy, replete with nervous energy from the London Classical Players), with exceptional percussion playing in the Fireworks music suite and splendid performances from the winds and strings in the two Water Music suites and of course the Fireworks music suite too. I agree with a previous Amazon.com customer reviewer who observed that this recording is as fine as those from the likes of Trevor Pinnock and John Eliot Gardiner (Gardiner's recordings with his English Baroque Soloists I have to regard as definitive, but Norrington's interpretations and superb performances from his London Classical Players are clearly worthy of recognition too.). Without question, this is certainly a most desirable recording of these popular Handel instrumental suites.
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