Calm radio - Oratorios

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An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is musical theatre, while oratorio is strictly a concert piece—though oratorios are sometimes staged as operas, and operas are sometimes presented in concert form. In an oratorio there is generally little or no interaction between the characters, and no props or elaborate costumes. A particularly important difference is in the typical subject matter of the text. Opera tends to deal with history and mythology, including age-old devices of romance, deception, and murder, whereas

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George Frederic Handel (Composer), Sir Neville Marriner (Conductor), Christopher Hogwood (Conductor), Trevor Pinnock (Conductor), Mark Minkowski (Conductor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Orchestra), Gabrielli Players (Performer), English Baroque S - Handel: The Masterworks

Miranda van Kralingen, European Sinfonietta, Ed Spanjaard - Mozart Complete Edition, Disk 120

Choeurs et Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris, Pierre Dervaux (Conductor) - Poulenc