| Description |
2 audio discs (1:37:00) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
013700 |
| Medium of Performance |
soprano voice 2 tenor voice 5 bass voice 1 boys' chorus 1 orchestra 1 8 2 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Florilegium
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Florilegium series.
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| Note |
Oratorio. |
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Based on Jean Racine's Esther. |
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Performed on authentic instruments (A=415) from the original 1718 version. |
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Title from disc label. |
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Program notes and synopsis by Anthony Hicks and libretto in English with French and German translations, and notes on the instruments (54 pages : illustrations, portraits) laid in container. |
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Issued also as cassettes (414 423-4) and analog discs (414 423-1). |
| Performer |
Patrizia Kwella, Emma Kirkby, sopranos ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ian Partridge, Paul Elliott, Andrew King, Drew Minter, tenors ; David Thomas, bass ; Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir ; Academy of Ancient Music ; Christopher Hogwood, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1984 October St. Jude's Church, London. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Esther, Queen of Persia -- Drama.
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Esther, Queen of Persia. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Oratorios.
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Oratorios. |
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Oratorios -- Librettos.
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Oratorios -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Studio recordings.
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Studio recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Kwella, Patrizia, singer.
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Kirkby, Emma, singer.
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Rolfe Johnson, Anthony, singer.
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Partridge, Ian, 1938- singer.
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Elliott, Paul, 1950- singer.
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King, Andrew, 1953- singer.
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Minter, Drew, singer.
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Thomas, David, 1943- singer.
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Hogwood, Christopher, conductor.
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Hicks, Anthony, writer of added commentary.
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Oratorio adaptation of (work): Racine, Jean, 1639-1699.
Esther.
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Container of (work): Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Esther, HWV 50a.
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Westminster Cathedral. Boys Choir, singer.
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Academy of Ancient Music (1973- ), performer.
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| Added Title |
Esther, HWV 50a https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96012207
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| Standard No. |
028941442321 |
| Music No. |
414 423-1 Editions de l'Oiseau-Lyre |
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414 423-2 Editions de l'Oiseau-Lyre |
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414 423-4 Editions de l'Oiseau-Lyre |
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