GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
Psalm 110 "Dixit Dominus" for five part choir, soloists, strings and basso continuo in G minor HWV 232
7. De torrente in via bibet
8. Gloria Patri, et Filio
Performed by the Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and Ensemble
Directed by Thomas Hengelbrock
*TRIVIA!: Did you know that this is Handel's earliest surviving autograph? It dates from 1707, when Handel was residing in Italy
@FellowMastermind Obviously these are generalizations, unfortunately I have yet to hear Mozart's Dixit so I can not speak to it (or for that matter know whether playful Mozart or ominous Mozart was predominant lol). I will put it on the list!
Wally773MTG 6 months ago
@FellowMastermind THAT is why I adore Handel, he is one of the most vocal composers of history. His sense of line and the clever ways he avoids cadences (toying around to extend phrases in miraculously unexpected ways) is simply marvelous. Bach's melodies are so much more mechanical than Handel's, and Mozart is more playful than passionate much of the time. Handel can be very playful too, but coming from a completely different perspective. Handel is the happy medium between the two, I would say!
Wally773MTG 6 months ago
How the basses transition between the e-a vowels - so good!
malbertmacl 1 year ago
comparing this to mozart's dixit dominus, this is so much more lyrical... i love it!
FellowMastermind 1 year ago
What a great performance!
EnricusIX 1 year ago
This is my favorite arrangement of Handel's. He really is unmatched when it comes to sacred music
roomie4rent 1 year ago
This is such a beautiful rendition...Thank you Handel....
guymal77 2 years ago
Yes I did!!! It's the Dixit Dominus!!! Rome, Italy, 1707!!!!! Thanks, my friend!!!!
grodemier 2 years ago