Alfred Deller, Handel: Eternal Source of Light Divine

Eternal Source of Light Divine, from Birthday Ode for Queen Anne (1665-1714; assumed the throne March 8, 1702; last of the House of Stuart - - lost 13 babies in stillbirth, 4 children before the age of 2, last son and heir before the age of 11), by George Frideric Handel. Alfred Deller, countertenor.

Eternal source of light divine
With double warmth thy beams display,
And with distinguishd glory shine,
To add a luster to this day.

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• Alfred
• Deller
• Handel
• Ode
• Birthday
• Queen
• Anne
• countertenor
• contretenor
• Baroque
• voice

[philgriffiths1970]

No trills on neither the vocal NOR the trumpet??

[carolineleiden]

All these dead infants are living proof that marrying your cousin generation after generation may keep the power and wealth in the family, but eventually the family becomes extinct.

[USAsoldier1955]

America's favourite British Monarch -- Her Majesty's Portrait still hangs in Virginia's House of Burgesses....

And Handel's beautiful music is a fitting tribute! :)

[patriveg]

DIVINO!!!!!!!!!!



[Radames1933]

Il ritornar all'antico diletta ancora!!

[Radames1933]

Il ritornar all'antico a volte diletta; non vi pare?

[EdMirza]

This is surely what you call inspiration

[gianm73yout]

secondo me canta male, anche se fa il possibile per interpretare il brano. A tratti non sembra neanche un professionista. Forse perché il suo era un tentativo pionieristico. La versione di James Bowman sembra mille anni avanti.

[KarmaKFG]

Colouring the notes?

[jfbecks17]

Some of his sustained notes are a little out of control vibrato-wise.