Roderick Williams
VIVAT111
Handel, arr. Mendelssohn: Israel in Ägypten
Lydia Teuscher soprano
Julia Doyle soprano
Hilary Summers alto
Benjamin Hulett tenor
Roderick Williams bass
Choir of The King’s Consort
The King’s Consort
Robert King conductor
“Handel’s mighty series of choral frescoes emerge in all their brilliance and incisiveness … terrific verve and clarity of texture … uniformly fine soloists … a lavishly produced booklet”
(Gramophone – Editor’s Choice)
“This one’s a winner!”
(Record Review, BBC Radio 3)
“Masterly depictions of frogs, plagues and other natural disasters”
(The Observer)
“Worth having just for Mendelssohn’s blazing, new overture”
(The Financial Times)
“This performance is a real joy”
(The Classical Reviewer)