Saul, oratorio, HWV 53: Act 3. No. 84. Solo and Chorus
Saul, oratorio, HWV 53: Act 3. No. 86. Chorus
Handel's Saul is an operatic oratorio with ever-intensifying action and increasingly drastic scenes. Handel seems to have been especially moved by this particular text. He gives each of the five main soloists a distincti... more »ve profile, and even the vocal supporting roles are unique and intentionally individual. In none of his other oratories does Handel call for a more differentiated orchestra. Alongside the strings, he uses oboes, recorders, bassoons, trumpets, timpani, and trombones. Helmut Rilling has taught generations of choral directors, discovered many of today's most gifted singers, commissioned numerous masterworks from the great composers of our time, and been a tireless musical scholar, rescuing many glorious works from obscurity. He is a giant among musicians.« less
Handel's Saul is an operatic oratorio with ever-intensifying action and increasingly drastic scenes. Handel seems to have been especially moved by this particular text. He gives each of the five main soloists a distinctive profile, and even the vocal supporting roles are unique and intentionally individual. In none of his other oratories does Handel call for a more differentiated orchestra. Alongside the strings, he uses oboes, recorders, bassoons, trumpets, timpani, and trombones. Helmut Rilling has taught generations of choral directors, discovered many of today's most gifted singers, commissioned numerous masterworks from the great composers of our time, and been a tireless musical scholar, rescuing many glorious works from obscurity. He is a giant among musicians.
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