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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0034571166414 Format: Import Label: Hyperion UK Manufacturer: Hyperion UK Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Hyperion UK Release Date: March 04, 1993 Studio: Hyperion UK Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Robert King's Handel oratorio series for Hyperion has been, on the whole, very successful. Although King lacks some the polish associated with other English period instrument groups, he conducts the music with tremendous gusto, particularly in the big, brassy numbers that Handel wrote better than anyone else. If you already have Nicholas McGegan's performance of Judas on Harmonia Mundi, there's no reason to double up here, but as a first version, either of these recordings is worth your consideration. --David Hurwitz Average Rating:
 Rating: - Still More Great Handel choral work.'Judas Maccabaeus' by George Fredric Handel is another testament to the fact that Handel could put entries from Johnson's dictionary to music and come up with magnificent music. While it is no rival to the great 'Messiah', it is just a bit better than 'Joseph and his Brethren' and comparable to 'Alexander Balus', according to my hearing all works on Hyperion under the direction of Robert King. I am a bit surprised at the list price offered above. This work is not so good that I would ... Read More Rating: - GorgeousI saw Judas Macabaeus performed years ago, but didn't buy a recording until recently when I learned I'd be singing it with our regional chorus this fall. It's just an absolutely beautiful work, there's no question about it! I will agree with previous reviewers that considering the recording was made in 1992, it could have been a lot cleaner, but it wasn't bad enough to get in the way of my listening enjoyment. Rating:  - Loved it from the startI actually sang in a choir, presenting this work, and from that time stems my own familiarity and love of this amazing work. I cannot really say much that would do any justice to the music, but inasmuch as oratorio seems Handel's showcase for his fertile and powerful imagination, so Judas Maccabeus, along with Messiah, is the star of the show. I loved it from the start. One of the main criteria in assessing how good a choir is, has to be how well and how purely each voice can carry a ... Read More Rating:  - excellent performance, but poor soundWonderful vocal performancess especially by Emma Kirkby in her finest clearest voice. The several Duets with Ms Kirkby and Ms Denley (mezzo, singing a male part, no less) show their sensitive musicianship and vocal prowess. However, this recording is marred by fuzzy sound, and a low-level recording. This is its major draw-back, but until more Original Performance Practice performances become available--or this goes back to the recording technicians--this is the Judas Maccabaeus to have. |
