CARUS George Frideric Handel: Samson HWV 57

Product Description Thomas Cooley (Samson) and Sophie Daneman (Dalila) lead a first class cast in this new recording of Handel s sacred oratorio. Nicolas McGegan is the conductor on this recording that continues Carus s exploration of the oratorio and operatic works of George Frederic Handel. Review A match for any of the few complete Samsons currently available ... Nicholas McGegan s chorus numbers almost 50, large by today s fashion but transparent and characterful in its role as Israelites and Philistines. The SACD recording retains crystal clarity in the dangerously reverberant acoustic of Dresden s Frauenkirche. ***** Performance & Recording --BBC Music Magazine, July 2009