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Henry Purcell.

Publication: Notes
Publication Date: 01-SEP-06 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Henry Purcell.(Henry Purcell: King Arthur)(George Frideric Handel: Teseo)(Video recording review)

Article Excerpt
Henry Purcell. King Arthur. DVD. Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and Concentus Musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt. With Barbara Bonney, Michael Schade, Oliver Widmer, Birgit Remmert, Isabel Rey. Stuttgart, Germany: EuroArts Music International, 2005. 2054508. $44.99.

George Frideric Handel. Teseo. DVD. Lautten Compagney Berlin / Wolfgang Katschner. With Jacek Laszczkowski, Sharon Rostrof-Zamir, Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Martin Wolfel, Mariam Meyer, Thomas Diestler. Leipzig, Germany: Arthaus Musik, 2004. 100 709. $34.99.

I can't help wondering what composers such as Handel and Purcell would make of our recent fascination with the musical theater of the 17th and 18th centuries, Generations came and went without any performances of these works, most of which were intended for performance at a certain time in a specific place with no thought of revival. Should another city or royal court express an interest in a second production, it was not uncommon for the composer to overhaul the piece for a different cast of singers and the tastes of the local populace. In these clays, when "authenticity"...

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