Handel composed his oratorio "La Resurrezione" in 1707 with a libretto that provided a dramatic basis for his new work: the lamentation over the death of Christ in contrast to the fierce exchange of blows between the angel and Lucifer. It inspired the young Handel to compose music with a lush richness of sound and expressive drama. In this historically informed performance, conductor Attilio Cremonesi has taken a close look at the work's premiere in Rome in 1708. Attilio Cremonesi studied piano, organ, harpsichord and conducting in Piacenza and Basel and is today one of the most renowned specialists for rarely performed classical and baroque compositions. His numerous award-winning recordings bear witness to his remarkable success. The performance recorded here took place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Handel Festival Orchestra Halle. In recent years, it has performed at the Stuttgart Music Festival, the Leipzig Bach Festival, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Semperoper Dresden, at the Handel Festivals in Göttingen and Halle, where it is involved in the annual production of a Handel opera, as well as throughout Europe and South Korea.
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