by George Frideric Handel, John Eliot Gardiner, The English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Martyn Hill, Willard White · Deutsche Grammophon · CD · EAN 0028947422525
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«Acis & Galatea» is the album by George Frideric Handel, released in 2003 by Archiv Produktion, on CD.
This recording presents the first version (Cannons, c. 1718) of Handel's pastoral oratorio in English, with Norma Burrowes as Galatea, Anthony Rolfe Johnson as Acis, Martyn Hill as Damon and Willard White as Polifemo, with the choir and The English Baroque Soloists conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.
Remastered on two discs in the Archiv Blue series: the first lasts 41:49 and the second, 53:40. Recording winner of the 1978 Gramophone Award in Early Music.
Will appeal to classical music collectors and those seeking historically informed performances.
