Oratorio in 3 parts; libretto by James Harris and Charles Jennens after poems by John Milton.
Incorporates the Concerti grossi op. 6, no. 1 and no. 3 and the Organ concerto op. 7 no. 1 as in the first performance in 1740.
Compact discs.
Program notes and libretto in English bound in container.
Gillian Webster, soprano ; Laurence Kilsby, treble ; Jeremy Ovenden, tenor ; Peter Harvey, baritone ; Ashley Riches, bass ; William Whitehead, organ ; Gabrieli Consort ; Gabrieli Players; Paul McCreesh, conductor; Catherine Martin, leader.
Recorded Henry Wood Hall, London 2013 May 11; St. Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London 2014 June 18-20; St. Paul's Deptford, London 2014 December 9-10.
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