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Eyck: Der Fluyten Lust-Hof

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from: Harmonia Mundi

Release Date March 01, 1993

CD-Charts Position 2

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Caruso & the Legendary Tenors

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from: Avid

Release Date July 18, 2000

CD-Charts Position 3

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Caruso and the Legendary Tenors

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 01, 1999

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Handel: Acis and Galatea [IMPORT]

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from: Delos

Release Date November 21, 2000

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Plácido Domingo - Vienna, City of my Dreams

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from: EMI

Release Date October 25, 1990

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Handel - Acis and Galatea

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by: George Frideric Handel

Release Date September 10, 2001

CD-Charts Position 7
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Handel - Acis and Galatea (highlights)

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from: Chandos

Release Date October 29, 2007
I have the original LPs (Oiseau-Lyre, an off-shoot of Decca) from which this CD derives. They are certainly overdue for reissue. They appeared briefly on 2 Decca CDs, long gone. I agree with all that Guy Whit says and have only two reservations about this issue. One is that, sadly, it is of substantial 'highlights' only, not quite the full work, and some good things inevitably are not there. The other (and it is marginal) is that the singing of the St. Antony Singers is a little 'beefy' by today's standards. But Sutherland and Pears are really good, Owen Brannigan is extremely characterful as the giant Polyphemus, and the work is excellently directed by Boult, with springing rhythms and a real sense of style. It is in any case a very enjoyable ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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The Spirite of Musicke

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from: ATMA

Release Date December 07, 1998
I have the original LPs (Oiseau-Lyre, an off-shoot of Decca) from which this CD derives. They are certainly overdue for reissue. They appeared briefly on 2 Decca CDs, long gone. I agree with all that Guy Whit says and have only two reservations about this issue. One is that, sadly, it is of substantial 'highlights' only, not quite the full work, and some good things inevitably are not there. The other (and it is marginal) is that the singing of the St. Antony Singers is a little 'beefy' by today's standards. But Sutherland and Pears are really good, Owen Brannigan is extremely characterful as the giant Polyphemus, and the work is excellently directed by Boult, with springing rhythms and a real sense of style. It is in any case a very enjoyable ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Theatre Musical (Boreades)

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by: Schmelzer/Handel/Rebel/Vivaldi

Release Date December 31, 2003
I have the original LPs (Oiseau-Lyre, an off-shoot of Decca) from which this CD derives. They are certainly overdue for reissue. They appeared briefly on 2 Decca CDs, long gone. I agree with all that Guy Whit says and have only two reservations about this issue. One is that, sadly, it is of substantial 'highlights' only, not quite the full work, and some good things inevitably are not there. The other (and it is marginal) is that the singing of the St. Antony Singers is a little 'beefy' by today's standards. But Sutherland and Pears are really good, Owen Brannigan is extremely characterful as the giant Polyphemus, and the work is excellently directed by Boult, with springing rhythms and a real sense of style. It is in any case a very enjoyable ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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The Count of Luxembourg

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from: TER

Release Date March 02, 1998
I have the original LPs (Oiseau-Lyre, an off-shoot of Decca) from which this CD derives. They are certainly overdue for reissue. They appeared briefly on 2 Decca CDs, long gone. I agree with all that Guy Whit says and have only two reservations about this issue. One is that, sadly, it is of substantial 'highlights' only, not quite the full work, and some good things inevitably are not there. The other (and it is marginal) is that the singing of the St. Antony Singers is a little 'beefy' by today's standards. But Sutherland and Pears are really good, Owen Brannigan is extremely characterful as the giant Polyphemus, and the work is excellently directed by Boult, with springing rhythms and a real sense of style. It is in any case a very enjoyable ... Read More: