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Handel
La Resurrezione
Sophie Bevan, Lucy Crowe, Iestyn Davies, Hugo Hymas, Ashley Riches; The English Concert/Harry Bicket Linn Records CKD675 117:18 mins (2 discs)
is one of Handel’s greatest works, and Harry Bicket has gifted us its greatest recording. In 1708, the young Handel, a hot favourite of Roman patrons, created a score bursting with confidence and sensuality. Bicket and his stellar cast embrace Handel’s radical approach, turning sacred figures – the Angel (soprano
