Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin - Handel: Dixit Dominus, Laudate pueri, Nisi Dominus (CD)

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.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoI. Dixit Dominus
2. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoII. Virgam virtutis tuae
3. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoIII. Tecum principium in die virtutis
4. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoIV. Juravit Dominus
5. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoV. Tu es sacerdos in aeternum
6. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoVI. Dominus a dextris tuis
7. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoVII. Judicabit in nationibus
8. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoVIII. De torrente in via bibet
9. Dixit Dominus HWV 232 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoIX. Gloria Patri
10. Nisi Dominus HWV 238 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoI. Nisi Dominus
11. Nisi Dominus HWV 238 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoII. Vanum est vobis
12. Nisi Dominus HWV 238 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoIII. Cum dederit
13. Nisi Dominus HWV 238 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoIV. Sicut sagittae
14. Nisi Dominus HWV 238 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoV. Beatus vir
15. Nisi Dominus HWV 238 for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5-part chorus, strings and basso continuoVI. Gloria Patri
16. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoI. Laudate pueri
17. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoII. Sit nomen Domini
18. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoIII. A solis ortu
19. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoIV. Excelsus super omnes
20. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoV. Quis sicut Dominus
21. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoVI. Suscitans a terra
22. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoVII. Qui habitare facit
23. Laudate pueri HWV 237 for soprano, 5-part chorus, two oboes, strings and basso continuoVIII. Gloria Patri