(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Asch David van - 1991(LI) - Scholars of London*
2 Asch David van - 1993(STU) - The Scholar's Baroque Ensemble*
3 Boult Adrian - 1959(STU) - Philomusica of London*
4 Butt John - 2008(STU) - Dunedin Consort & Players*
5 Chemin-Petit Hans - 197?(STU) - Berliner Symphoniker*
6 Christie William - 1998(STU) - Les Arts Florissants*
7 Cleobury Nicholas - 2004(LI) - Freiburger Barockorchester*
8 Deller Alfred - 1970?(STU) - Stour Music Chamber Orchestra*
9 Gardiner John Eliot - 1978(STU) - English Baroque Soloists*
10 Goehr Walter - 1950?(STU) - Handel Society Orchestra*
11 Haselböck Martin - 2007 - Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra*
12 Hogwood Christopher - 1990 - HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY*
13 Hogwood Christopher - 2009(LI) - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment*
14 Holmes Malcolm - 19?? - Lowell House Music Society Orchestra*
15 King Robert - 1989(STU) - King's Consort*
16 Koch Helmut - 1959?(STU) - Berliner Kammeroper*
17 Marriner Neville - 1978(STU) - Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields*
18 McCreesh Paul - 2007(LI) - Gabrieli Consort and Players*
19 McGegan Nicholas - 200? - Festspiel Orchester Göttingen*
20 Milnes Eric - 2003 - Les Boréades*
21 Müller-Bruhl Helmut - 1985(LI) - Capella Clementina**
22 Paumgartner Bernhard - 1959?(SE) - Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg*
23 Pinnock Trevor - 1991(STU) - The English Concert*
24 Radu Valentin - 199?(STU) - Ama Deus Ensemble*
25 Schreier Peter - 1985(STU) - ORF-Symphonie-Orchester (Wien)*
26 Schwarz Gerard - 1991?(STU) - Seattle Symphony Orchestra*
27 Somary Johannes - 1986(STU) - Amor Artis Orchestra*
28 Spering Christoph - 1991(STU) - Das Neue Orchester*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor David van Asch - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Scholars of London
Acis - Robin Doveton
Galatea - Kym Amps
Damon - Angus Davidson
Polyphemus - David van Asch
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Compact Disc; - Dorian 93227 {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.129 [JWB]
Comments:- This is a different recording from that with the same cast issued by Naxos.
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Conductor David van Asch - 1993(STU)
Orchestra - The Scholar's Baroque Ensemble
Acis - Robin Doveton
Galatea - Kym Amps
Damon - Angus Davidson
Polyphemus - David van Asch
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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.553188 {1CD} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1999 p.81 [SS]
Opéra International - octobre 1998 No.228 p.56 [JCL]
BBC Music Magazine - January 1999 p.66 (mention) [NA]
American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.140 [JWB]
Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.44 [XDG]
Comments:- This is a different recording from that with the same cast issued by Dorian.
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Conductor Adrian Boult - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Philomusica of London
Chorus - Saint Anthony Singers
Acis - Peter Pears
Galatea - Joan Sutherland
Damon - David Galliver
Polyphemus - Owen Brannigan
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Black Disc; - L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50179/50180 {2LPS} (1960)ª; L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60011/60012 {2LPS} (1960)ª; Argo 414 310-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette; - Argo 414 310-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Serenata» 436 227-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Chandos CHAN 3147 {1CD} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1960 pp.469-470 [DS]; April 1960 pp.511-512 [DST]; August 1985 p. [RF]; February 2008 p.84 [DV]
Opera - April 1960 p.293
Opera Now - August 1993 p.48
Opera News - May 2008 p.82 [RP]
Fanfare - August Vol.38 No.6 July/August 2008 pp.150-151 [BB]
Orpheus - October 1993 p.55
Opéra International - No.170 June 1993 p.74
Diapason - June 1993 p.126; No.556 mars 2008 pp.82-83 [IAA]
Records and Recordings - February 1960 p.17 [RG]
American Record Guide - July 1960 Vol.26 No.11 p.896 [JWB]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1960 Vol.10 No.7 p.58 [CLO]
International Record Review - December 2007 pp.74-75 [RL1]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 p.97 [TP]
Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.45
Comments:- *The recording issued on the Chandos label is slightly shortened.
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Conductor John Butt - 2008(STU)
Orchestra - Dunedin Consort & Players
Acis - Nicholas Mulroy
Galatea - Susan Hamilton
Damon - Thomas Hobbs
Polyphemus - Matthew Brook
Coridon - Nicholas Hurndall
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Compact Disc; - Linn Records CKD 319 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - December 2008 pp.77-78 [PB]
American Record Guide - March/April 2009 Vol.72 No.2 pp.143-144 [JWB]
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Conductor Hans Chemin-Petit - 197?(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Acis - Donald Grobe
Galatea - Carole Malone
Damon - Christiane Hampe
Polyphemus - Peter Lagger
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Black Disc - Thorofon 762882901 {2LPS}
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- *The LPs issued by Thorofon are listed in Ars Antiqua List 275 July 2004 p.30. The assignment of the singers to the roles given above may be incorrect.
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Conductor William Christie - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Les Arts Florissants
Acis - Paul Agnew
Galatea - Sophie Daneman
Damon - Patricia Petibon
Polyphemus - Alan Ewing
Coridon - Joseph Cornwell
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Compact Disc; - ERATO 3984-25505-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.76 [SS]
Opera - December 1999 p.1448 [AB]
HiFi News & Record Review - January 2000 p.99 [CM]
Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.254 [BJ]
Opéra International - septembre 1999 No.238 p.71 [JCL]
Diapason - No.462 septembre 1999 p.85 [IAA]
Classic CD - October 1999 p.88 [PR2]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.73 [LS]
BBC Music Magazine - September 1999 p.75 [SP]
American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 pp.102-104 [JWB]
Répertoire - No.127 septembre 1999 p.57 [XDG]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.88 [PV]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.137 febbraio 2000 p.93 [AM]
Das Opernglas - Januar 2000 S.71-S.72 [AT]
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Conductor Nicholas Cleobury - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Freiburger Barockorchester
Chorus - English Voices
Acis - Paul Agnew
Galatea - Sophie Daneman
Damon - James Gilchrist
Polyphemus - Alan Ewing
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1386-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in St. John's Smith Square, London (12 June 2004).
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Conductor Alfred Deller - 1970?(STU)
Orchestra - Stour Music Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Deller Consort
Acis - John Buttrey
Galatea - Honor Sheppard
Damon - Neil Jenkins
Polyphemus - Maurice Bevan
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Black Disc; - RCA SRS 2000 {2LPS} (UK) (1971)ª; Balkanton BOA 1655 {2LPS}; Harmonia Mundi France HM 216/17 {2LPS};; RCA VICS 6040 {2LPS} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.869 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.186-187 [WDG]
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Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - English Baroque Soloists
Acis - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Galatea - Norma Burrowes
Damon - Martyn Hill
Polyphemus - Willard White
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Black Disc; - Archiv Produktion 2708 038 {2LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - Archiv Produktion 3375 004 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - Archiv Produktion 423 406-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Archiv Produktion 474 225-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Archiv POCA 2155-6 {2CDS} (Japan) (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.523 [RF]: December 1978 p.1178 (mention) [IM];January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]; August 1988 p. [NA]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.127-128 [BJ]
Diapason - No.502 avril 2003 p.100 [PK]
Comments:- The choruses are sung by the soloists plus Paul Elliot
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Conductor Walter Goehr - 1950?(STU)
Orchestra - Handel Society Orchestra
Chorus - Handel Society Choir
Acis - Richard Lewis
Galatea - Margaret Ritchie
Damon - William Herbert
Polyphemus - Trevor Anthony
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Black Disc - Handel Society HDL 2 {3LPS}
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 p.28 [PLM]
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Conductor Martin Haselböck - 2007
Orchestra - Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra
Acis - Mark Bleeke
Galatea - Linda Perillo
Damon - William Hite
Polyphemus - Florian Boesch
Coridon - Gerald Thomas Gray
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Compact Disc; - New Classical Adventure NCA 60183 {2SACD-CD hybrid discs} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2008 p.84 [DV]
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli + August 2009 S.54 [RB]
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Conductor Christopher Hogwood - 1990
Orchestra - HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY
Acis - John Mark Ainsley
Galatea - Lynne Dawson
Damon - Nico Van Der Meel
Polyphemus - Michael George
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Compact Disc - L'Oiseau-Lyre 430 538-2
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1992 p.86
Fanfare - November-December 1992 p.247
Comments:- Mozart's version in German
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Conductor Christopher Hogwood - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Acis - Charles Workman
Galatea - Danielle De Niese
Damon - Paul Agnew
Polyphemus - Matthew Rose
Coridon - Ji-Min Park
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (March 2009). The CDRs issued by premiereopera.net are (were?) listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Malcolm Holmes - 19??
Orchestra - Lowell House Music Society Orchestra
Acis - James Perrin
Galatea - Marguerite Willauer
Damon - Paul Tibbetts
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Black Disc - Harvard Radio Network TR 431 {1LP}
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- This LP issued by the Harvard Radio network is listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition 2000
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Conductor Robert King - 1989(STU)
Orchestra - King's Consort
Acis - John Mark Ainsley
Galatea - Claron McFadden
Damon - Rogers Covey-Crump
Polyphemus - Michael George
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Compact Cassette; - Hyperion KA 66361/2 (+Look down, harmonious Saint +The Praise of harmony) (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Hyperion CDA 66361-2 (+Look down, harmonious Saint +The Praise of harmony) {2CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1990 p.97 [SS]; July 1990 p.190 [JBS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.1 p.137
Comments:- Recording of the «smaller-scale version»
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Conductor Helmut Koch - 1959?(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Kammeroper
Chorus - Radiochor Berlin
Acis - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Galatea - Jutta Vulpius
Damon - Ingrid Czerny
Polyphemus - Herbert Rossler
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Black Disc - Eterna 8 20 095-96 {2LPS}
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- *The LPs issued on the Eterna label are listed in the «Schallplatten Katalog 1970» of VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin S.12.
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Conductor Neville Marriner - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields
Acis - Robert Tear
Galatea - Jill Gomez
Damon - Philip Langridge
Polyphemus - Benjamin Luxon
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Black Disc - Argo ZRG 886-887
Compact Cassette - Argo K114K 22
Compact Disc - Decca 452 973-2 {2CDS}
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.523 [RF]: December 1978 p.1178 (mention) [IM]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.96 [LB]
Comments:- The chorus is sung by Jennifer Smith, Magaret Cabel, Paul Esswood, Wynford EvansNeil Jenkins, Richard Jackson
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Conductor Paul McCreesh - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Gabrieli Consort and Players
Acis - Paul Agnew
Galatea - Rosemary Joshua
Damon - Robert Murray
Polyphemus - Christopher Purves
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2781-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (23 April 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Nicholas McGegan - 200?
Orchestra - Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Acis - Christoph Prégardien
Galatea - Julia Kleiter
Damon - Michael Slattery
Polyphemus - Wolf Matthias Friedrich
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Compact Disc; - Carus 83.420 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of a version arranged by Mendelsson. This uses a different German translation from that used in Mozart's arrangement.
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Conductor Eric Milnes - 2003
Orchestra - Les Boréades
Chorus - Chorus
Acis - Mark Bleeke
Galatea - Suzie LeBlanc
Damon - Marc Molomot
Polyphemus - Nathaniel Watson
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Compact Disc; - Atma ACD2 2302 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 2004 pp.59-60 [WRB]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.2 November/December 2004 pp.189-190 [BJ]
Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.101 [IAA]
American Record Guide - July/August 2004 Vol.67 No.4 p.112 [JWB]
Répertoire - No.174 décembre 2003/janvier 2004 pp.64-65 [PD]
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Conductor Helmut Müller-Bruhl - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Capella Clementina
Chorus - The Sixteen
Acis - Paul Elliott
Galatea - Barbara Schlick
Damon - Guy de Mey
Polyphemus - Michael Schopper
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 105 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance either in Schloß Augustusberg, Brühl or at St Gallen, Switzerland. There is a review in OPERA December 1985 pp.1417-1418. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005». The recording is described as «ABRIDGED».
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Conductor Bernhard Paumgartner - 1959?(SE)
Orchestra - Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg
Chorus - Oberlin College Choir
Acis - Richard van Vrooman
Galatea - Maria Harvey
Polyphemus - David Bruce
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Black Disc - Philips A 00530 L {1LP}; Fontana C 875064 Y {1LP} Epic LC 3724 {1LP} (USA); Epic BC 1095 {1LP} (USA)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.86 [CLO]
American Record Guide - January 1961 Vol.27 No.5 p.396 [JWB]
Comments:- Mozart's orchestration
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Conductor Trevor Pinnock - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - The English Concert
Chorus - The Concert of the English
Acis - Jamie MacDougall
Galatea - Barbara Bonney
Damon - Markus Schäfer
Polyphemus - John Tomlinson
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Compact Disc; - Archiv Produktion 435 792-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Archiv Produktion 447 7002 {2CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1992 p. [SS]
Opera Now - January 1996 p.56
HiFi News & Record Review - March 1993 p.73
Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.258
Diapason - janvier 1993 p.116
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.101; No.169 p.124
Classic CD - December 1992 p.70
Répertoire - No.53 décembre 1992 p.49: No.86 décembre 1995 p.41
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.61
Comments:- A recording of Mozart's arrangement
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Conductor Valentin Radu - 199?(STU)
Orchestra - Ama Deus Ensemble
Acis - Frederick Urrey
Galatea - Julianne Baird
Damon - David Price
Polyphemus - Kevin Deas
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Compact Disc - VOX 2 7502; VOX 2 7519
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 July/August 1996 p.184
Orpheus - Dezember 1998 S.60 [KP]
American Record Guide - September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.130
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Conductor Peter Schreier - 1985(STU)
Orchestra - ORF-Symphonie-Orchester (Wien)
Chorus - Chor des Osterreichischen Rundfunks
Acis - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Galatea - Edith Mathis
Damon - Robert Gambill
Polyphemus - Robert Lloyd
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Black Disc - Orfeo S 133 852 H {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 133 852 {2CDS}
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.126-128 [CH]
American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.28 [RVL]
Comments:- A recording of Mozart's version with the text sung in German
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Conductor Gerard Schwarz - 1991?(STU)
Orchestra - Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Seattle Chorale
Acis - David Gordon
Galatea - Dawn Kotoski
Damon - Glenn Siebert
Polyphemus - Jan Opalach
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Compact Disc - Delos DE 3107 {2CDS}
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - May/June 1992 Vol.55 No.3 p.66 [JWB]
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Conductor Johannes Somary - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Amor Artis Orchestra
Acis - Grayson Hirst
Galatea - Julianne Baird
Damon - Stephen Oosting
Polyphemus - John Ostendorf
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Compact Disc - Newport Classic NCD 60 045 1-2
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.96 [GH]
Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.128
Comments:- Recording of the 1718 version
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Conductor Christoph Spering - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Das Neue Orchester
Acis - Markus Schäfer
Galatea - Mechthild Bach
Damon - Wilfred Jochens
Polyphemus - Peter Lika
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Compact Disc; - Opus 111 OPS 45 9109/10 (+Ode for St Cecilia's Day in German) {2CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Acis and Galatea by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.42; CELLETTI p.306; Opera on CD (1) p.7 (2) p.9 (3) p.10; PENGUIN p.122; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.72-73
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1992 p. [SS]
Comments:- A recording of Mozart's arrangement.
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española