I reviewed a performance by the Westminster Abbey Choir from last year. That was an underwhelming performance of this work if ever there was one. Christie, however, has the exact measure of this work, and what a delight it was to hear. You can do so yourself below.
Sunday, 17 September 2017
Handel, Israel in Egypt from the Proms, 2017
William Christie conducted a dazzling performance by the Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (not his own Les Arts Florissants). Five starts without doubt.
I reviewed a performance by the Westminster Abbey Choir from last year. That was an underwhelming performance of this work if ever there was one. Christie, however, has the exact measure of this work, and what a delight it was to hear. You can do so yourself below.
I reviewed a performance by the Westminster Abbey Choir from last year. That was an underwhelming performance of this work if ever there was one. Christie, however, has the exact measure of this work, and what a delight it was to hear. You can do so yourself below.
