The music on this album is performed exclusively on reconstructed historical instruments, tuned to the pitch customary during the composer's lifetime (a' = 415 Hz).
Recording & Production
This live recording is part of a cycle of oratorios and masses performed in the basilica of Maulbronn Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Performer Biography
Jürgen Budday, the conductor, founded the Maulbronn Chamber Choir in 1983 and has received numerous awards, including the German Cross of Merit.
Composition History
Handel's librettist, Thomas Morell, based the oratorio's plot on a 'bloodthirsty account' from the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament, adding a romantic subplot for contrast.
Performer Biography
Miriam Allan, the soprano on this recording, won the London Handel Competition the year prior to this recording.
Composition History
Handel's oratorio Joshua was one of his most successful late oratorios, composed in just one month between July and August 1747.
Composition History
Joshua was one of four oratorios with strong military themes that Handel wrote in quick succession between 1746 and 1748.
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