Naxos Blog » Aradia Ensemble http://blog.naxos.com Insights on music from the world's leading classical music label Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Podcast: Handel’s Israel in Egypt http://blog.naxos.com/2008/12/02/podcast-handels-israel-in-egypt/ http://blog.naxos.com/2008/12/02/podcast-handels-israel-in-egypt/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:37 +0000 Raymond http://blog.naxos.com/?p=1456 HANDEL: Israel in Egypt album coverAn introduction to Handel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt - less well known than the Messiah, but equally good.

It’s a piece full of great choruses, colourful orchestrations and memorable tunes. All music examples from from a new Naxos recording featuring the Aradia Ehsemble and soloists, conducted by Kevin Mallon.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.570966-67

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]]> http://blog.naxos.com/2008/12/02/podcast-handels-israel-in-egypt/feed/ An introduction to Vivaldi’s opera Griselda http://blog.naxos.com/2008/01/15/an-introduction-to-vivaldis-opera-griselda/ http://blog.naxos.com/2008/01/15/an-introduction-to-vivaldis-opera-griselda/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:52:06 +0000 Vinko http://blog.naxos.com/2008/01/15/an-introduction-to-vivaldis-opera-griselda/ VIVALDI: GriseldaA brief introduction to Vivaldi’s opera Griselda, based on a story that appeared in Boccacio’s book The Decameron, that had been published several hundred years earlier.

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