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 colourful 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.
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)Dixit Dominus HWV 232
for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuo (Psalm 109)
· I. Dixit Dominus (05'19)
· II. Virgam virtutis tuae (02'34)
· III. Tecum principium in die virtutis (02'58)
· IV. Juravit Dominus (02'31)
· V. Tu es sacerdos in aeternum (01'39)
· VI. Dominus a dextris tuis (02'45)
· VII. Judicabit in nationibus (03'31)
· VIII. De torrente in via bibet (03'40)
· IX. Gloria Patri (06'12)Nisi Dominus HWV 238
for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuo (Psalm 126)
· I. Nisi Dominus (02'00)
· II. Vanum est vobis (01'49)
· III. Cum dederit (01'28)
· IV. Sicut sagittae (01'00)
· V. Beatus vir (02'13)
· VI. Gloria Patri (02'34)Laudate pueri HWV 237
for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuo (Psalm 112)
· I. Laudate pueri (03'21)
· II. Sit nomen Domini (02'33)
· III. A solis ortu (01'26)
· IV. Excelsus super omnes (02'16)
· V. Quis sicut Dominus (01'45)
· VI. Suscitans a terra (02'25)
· VII. Qui habitare facit (01'46)
· VIII. Gloria Patri (03'11)
