Egypt

Great chorus, weak soloists: thank heaven Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt, like his oratorio Messiah, is more a work for chorus with orchestra and vocal soloists than, like most of his other oratorios, a work for vocal soloists with orchestra and chorus. From a choral point of view, this 2006 recording by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe is indeed superlative. The international chorus sings with surprising unanimity, amazing cohesion, and impressive diction.

Although Israel in Egypt was first performed on 4 April 1739 in tripartite form, Handel probably first composed this oratorio without a complete text. Hervé Niquet has chosen to record the version in two parts that Berlioz and the whole of the 19th century considered definitive, these being the Exodus and the Song of Moses. Produced just after the Covid pandemic, this recording also shows the joy of Le Concert Spirituel’s singers and instrumentalists at making music together again: Hervé Niquet says the final chorus "is a cry of happiness in unison" and sees an "almost palpable drama in these works: the two choruses face each other on either side of the orchestra and respond to each other in violent retaliations and monumental unisons. Their interweaving in diabolical movements is like a theatrical staging before our very eyes.”

Apollo's Fire's founder and director Jeannette Sorrell is "a masterful musical storyteller" (Seen and Heard). The Maestra and her acclaimed baroque orchestra add to their distinguished AVIE discography that includes Handel's Dixit Dominus and Messiah, with her own adaptation of the composer's oratorio Israel in Egypt.

VA - Mozart In Egypt Vol. I & II (Repost)
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra / Radio Sofia Sinfonic Orchestra / Milen Natchev / 45 Egyptian Musicians
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 366/436 MB | MP3 CBR 320: 159/165 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info & Rev-Part
Label: Virgin Classics | Country/Year: Europe 1997 & 2005 | Genre: Classical & World Crossover

Mozart in Egypt is a 1997 album by various artists, and arranged by French musician Hughes de Courson. It represents a fusion of Mozart's work with the sounds, rhythms and instruments typical of contemporary Egyptian music.The album saw considerable success in continental Europe, especially France. In August 2005 a second volume was released in Europe only, entitled Mozart in Egypt 2.

Egypt Station is the upcoming 17th solo studio album by Paul McCartney, set to be released by Capitol Records on 7 September 2018. The album will be McCartney's first album of original material since 2013's New. Egypt Station was produced by Greg Kurstin, with the exception of one track produced by Ryan Tedder. The album will be McCartney's first studio release on Capitol Records since 2005's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.