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Summary:

It was in Rome, where he resided between 1707 and 1710, that the young Handel composed these three dazzling sacred works. The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and the RIAS Kammerchor give us an extremely lively and colorful reading of these pieces in which the composer showcased his talent: allegiance to the forms of the past, total mastery of counterpoint and, already, a unique feeling for storytelling. Everything here announces musical genius.

Table of Contents:

• Dixit dominus, HWV 232, for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuo (Psalm 109)
• Nisi dominus, HWV 238, for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuo (Psalm 126)
• Laudate pueri HWV 237, for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuo (Psalm 112).

Author/Creator:

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 , composer

Contributors:

Sampson, Carolyn , singer

Winkel, Johanna, 1981- , singer

Wilson, Viktoria , singer

Potter, Alex (Countertenor) , singer

Hymas, Hugo , singer

Wolf, Andreas, 1981- , singer

Doyle, Justin (Conductor) , conductor

RIAS-Kammerchor , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

Latin
French
German
English

Language Notes:

Sung in Latin.

Included Works:

Dixit Dominus [by Handel, G.F.]

Nisi Dominus [by Handel, G.F.]

Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237 [by Handel, G.F.]

Laudate pueri

Subjects:

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with string orchestra

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with chamber orchestra

Psalms (Music) — 110th Psalm

Psalms (Music) — 127th Psalm

Psalms (Music) — 113th Psalm

Genres:

Sacred music

Psalms (Music)

Performers:

Johanna Winkel, Viktoria Wilson, sopranos (1st-2nd works) ; Alex Potter, alto (1st-2nd works) ; Hugo Hymas, tenor (1st-2nd works) ; Andreas Wolf, bass (1st-2nd works) ; Carolyn Sampson, soprano (3rd work) ; RIAS Kammerchor Berlin ; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin ; Justin Doyle, conductor

Performance Medium:

Solo soprano voice (2); solo alto voice; solo tenor voice; solo bass voice; mixed chorus [5-part]; string orchestra; continuo
Solo soprano voice; mixed chorus [5-part]; chamber orchestra; continuo

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Recorded August 2022 and September 2023 Haus des Rundfunks, Grosser Sendesaal, Berlin.
Program notes in French, English, and German; with lyrics in Latin with French, English, and German translations (27 pages) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (1:01:17) ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 164,303

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 3149020948972
Publisher Number, Harmonia Mundi: HMM 902723
Publisher Number, Harmonia Mundi: HMF902723.2

OCLC Numbers:

1420000318