Magnificent Handel “Saul” from Göttingen now available on CD

In reviewing the original performance from which this recording was made, Bachtrack wrote: “The FestspielOrchester Göttingen, combined with the NDR Choir under Laurence Cummings, has already set a seal on their combined mastery of Handel’s English (and German) oratorios with stunning performances of Esther, Susanna, Judas Maccabaeus and Brockes-Passion over the last four years. Saul continued this stream of wonders, with a flawless cast of vocal soloists”, among whom “Eric Jurenas was a stunning David, with strong penetrating tone across his range and especially in the high notes, good flexibility, and judiciously deployed vibrato, not heard that often in countertenors, and great vocal expressiveness.