La Resurrezione Linn Records

Harry Bicket introduces the characters in our latest recording, Handel s Resurrezione, released worldwide today 8th of April Stream, ,Download, ,Buy Following their acclaimed recording of Handels Rodelinda (BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month, Gramophone Editors Choice), The English Concert and Harry Bicket continue their Handel series with a superb soloist lineup including Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, Ashley Riches, Hugo Hymas and Lucy Crowe. Starting with an unusual verbal altercation between an Angel and Lucifer, Handels La Resurrezione is an extraordinary retelling of the three days between Christs death and resurrection which is unlike any other Passion or Oratorio. This journey centres around women, Mary Magdalene and Mary Cleophas, in a way that seems very modern, and which mirrors the ambiguities of their feelings in music that is completely original in concept and orchestration. The journey from grief, through hope, to love