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Gerard Schwarz: Acis & Galatea - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Acis & Galatea

Artist:

Gerard Schwarz

Label:

Naxos

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

747313274574

Genre:

Classical

Sub Genre:

Opera/Operetta

Release Date:

2012-06-26

Number of Discs:

2

Acis and Galatea, variously described as a pastoral, a 'little opera' and a masque, is one of Handel's most popular works. It is a delectable succession of pastoral airs, love-lorn lyrics, and sprightly or mourning choruses, spiced by the pungent and unforgettable interjection of the one-eyed giant Polyphemus, who destroys the idyll of the shepherd Acis and the nymph Galatea. Handel had first turned to the subject in a cantata written in Naples in 1708. His English work, formally a masque, went through several stages until this two-act version of 1739, written principally by John Gay and graced by Handel's exquisite music.

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