(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1986(STU) - Medlam Charles - London Baroque*
2 2000?(LI) - Ciavatta Augusto - Camerata di Titano*
3 2002(STU) - Haïm Emmanuelle - Le Concert d'Astrée*
4 2007(LI) - Vitale Marco - Contrasto Armonico*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Charles Medlam - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - London Baroque
Aci - Emma Kirkby
Galathea - Carolyn Watkinson
Polifemo - David Thomas
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Black Disc; - Harmonia Mundi HMC 1253/4 {2LPS} (+Recorder sonatas) (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - Harmonia Mundi HMC 40 1253/4 (+Recorder sonatas) (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1253/4 (+Recorder sonatas) {2CDS} (1987)ª; Harmonia Mundi «Musique d'abord» HMA 1253/4 (+Recorder sonatas) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Aci, Galathea e Polifemo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1987 p.796 [LS]
HiFi News & Record Review - March 1988 pp.100-101 [HC]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.124-126 [RS]
American Record Guide - January/February 1988 Vol.51 No.1 pp.27-29 [JWB]
Comments:- LS in his revue in GRAMOPHONE describes this work as «virtually a miniature opera»
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Conductor Augusto Ciavatta - 2000?(LI)
Orchestra - Camerata di Titano
Aci - Daniela Uccello
Galathea - Sonia Turchetta
Polifemo - Giancarlo Tosi
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Compact Disc; - Dynamic 272/1-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Aci, Galathea e Polifemo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.137-138 [BR]
American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.106 [JWB]
Comments:- According to BR in FANFARE this work «is best regarded as a one-act opera»
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Conductor Emmanuelle Haïm - 2002(STU)
Orchestra - Le Concert d'Astrée
Aci - Sandrine Piau
Galathea - Sara Mingardo
Polifemo - Laurent Naouri
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Compact Disc; - Virgin 5 45557-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Aci, Galathea e Polifemo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 2003 p.84 [DM]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.113-116 [BR2,BJ]
Opéra International - No.280 juin 2003 pp.69-70 [JCL]
Diapason - No.503 mai 2003 pp.87-88 [IAA]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.217 p.89 [TP]
The Absolute Sound - October/November 2003 Issue 144 p.151 [DD]
American Record Guide - May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 pp.117-118 [JWB]
Répertoire - No.168 mai 2003 p.70 [PD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.91 [JS]
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Conductor Marco Vitale - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Contrasto Armonico
Aci - Stefanie True
Galathea - Luciana Mancini
Polifemo - Mitchell Sandler
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Compact Disc; - Brilliant Classics 93665 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Aci, Galathea e Polifemo by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.63
Comments:- *Recorded in Delft in October 2007.
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española