BBC Proms 2017, Prom 23 - Handel, Israel in Egypt (320kbps .mp3)
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BBC Proms 2017, Prom 23 - Handel, Israel in Egypt (320kbps .mp3) Live at BBC Proms: William Christie conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Handel's Israel in Egypt, one of the composer's most dramatic oratorios. Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill 00. Introductory commentary 01. Handel Israel in Egypt (1739 version) Part I 02. Handel Israel in Egypt (1739 version) Part II 02i. William Christie discusses Part II of Israel in Egypt 03. Handel Israel in Egypt (1739 version) Part III 04. Interval - Proms Extra, Israel in Egypt During the interval, Martin Handley and Handel experts Suzanne Aspden and Richard Wigmore introduce Handel's 'Israel in Egypt' in a talk recorded earlier in the evening as a Proms Extra at Imperial College Union. Zoƫ Brookshaw, soprano Rowan Pierce, soprano Christopher Lowrey, countertenor Jeremy Budd, tenor Dingle Yandell, bass-baritone Callum Thorpe, bass Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment William Christie conductor Filled with frogs, locusts, hailstones and rivers of blood, Israel in Egypt is one of Handel's most extravagant oratorios and, by placing the chorus in the spotlight, Handel uses the collective voices to tell the story of an entire people. In this performance of the 1739 version, William Christie conducts the period ensemble the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, joined by the group's own choir, in the launch of a series of Handel oratorios to be performed over the coming seasons at the Proms. Broadcast: 1 August 2017