Description
Handel: Aminta E Fillide - Gillian Fisher, Patrizia Kwella, London Handel Orchestra, Denys Darlow (conductor) / Helios Audio CD 2001 / CDH55077
UPC 034571150772
Product Details
- Label: Helios – CDH55077
- Format: CD
- Country: Europe
- Released: 2001
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Baroque
- UPC: 034571150772
Description
Experience the grandeur of Baroque music with Handel's "Aminta E Fillide," performed by the renowned London Handel Orchestra under the direction of Denys Darlow. This 2001 Helios release features the sublime vocal talents of Gillian Fisher and Patrizia Kwella, who bring to life the emotional depth and intricate melodies of Handel's work. As a pivotal figure in the Baroque era, Handel's compositions are celebrated for their dramatic intensity and musical complexity, and "Aminta E Fillide" is no exception. This album is a must-have for any classical music enthusiast.
Interesting
George Frideric Handel, a German-British composer, is one of the most influential figures in Baroque music. Known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style. He was strongly influenced by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and Italian Baroque composers. Handel's music brought Italian opera to its highest development, created the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introduced a new style into English church music. His work, including "Aminta E Fillide," continues to be celebrated for its emotional depth and musical complexity.
Key Credits
- Conductor: Denys Darlow
- Orchestra: London Handel Orchestra
- Vocals: Gillian Fisher, Patrizia Kwella
- Composed By: George Frideric Handel
- Cello – Angela East, Jane Coe
- Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
- Conductor – Denys Darlow
- Design – Terry Shannon
- Double Bass – Amanda McNamara
- Engineer [Recording] – Antony Howell
- Executive-Producer – Charlotte Ashe, Edward Perry
- Harpsichord – Peter Holman
- Liner Notes – Donald Burrows
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Isabelle Battioni
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Anne Steeb, Bernd Müller
- Orchestra – London Handel Orchestra
- Producer [Recording] – Nicholas Parker
- Soprano Vocals – Gillian Fisher, Patrizia Kwella
- Viola – Annette Isserlis, Judy Tarling, Theresa Caudle
- Violin – Graham Cracknell, Judy Tarling, Julie Miller, Miles Golding, Susie Carpenter-Jacobs
- Violin, Concertmaster – Roy Goodman