Celebrating the 300th anniversary of its premiere, the Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr realise a long-held ambition to perform and record Handel’s mighty Passion - a setting of rare humanity and beauty. Composed while the young Handel was at the peak of his operatic success in London, his Brockes-Passion is a sacred opera by another name, so intricate and richly painted are its emotions and events.
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