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Handel - Eternal Heaven | Erato 5419719677

Handel - Eternal Heaven

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Label: Erato

Cat No: 5419719677

Barcode: 5054197196775

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 18th November 2022

Gramophone Editor's Choice

Contents

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Esther, HWV50
» Who calls my parting soul
Hercules, HWV60
» Joys of freedom, joys of pow'r
Joseph and his Brethren, HWV59
» Prophetic raptures swell my breast (aria)
Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV437
» III Sarabande
Occasional Oratorio, HWV62
» Fly from the threat'ning vengeance, fly!
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne 'Eternal source of light divine', HWV74
» Eternal source of light divine
Saul, HWV53
» O Lord, whose mercies numberless
Semele, HWV58
» But hark, the heavenly sphere turns round
» Despair no more shall wound me
» Hence, Iris, hence away!
» No, no, I'll take no less
» Prepare then, ye immortal choir
» You've undone me
Solomon, HWV67
» Will the sun forget to streak
Susanna, HWV66
» To my chaste Susanna's praise
The Choice of Hercules, HWV69
» Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay
The Triumph of Time and Truth, HWV71
» Guardian angels, oh, protect me
Theodora, HWV68
» As with rosy steps
» Thither let our hearts aspire!
» To thee, thou glorious son of worth
» With Darkness deep

Artists

Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Jupiter

Conductor

Thomas Dunford

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Esther, HWV50
» Who calls my parting soul
Hercules, HWV60
» Joys of freedom, joys of pow'r
Joseph and his Brethren, HWV59
» Prophetic raptures swell my breast (aria)
Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV437
» III Sarabande
Occasional Oratorio, HWV62
» Fly from the threat'ning vengeance, fly!
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne 'Eternal source of light divine', HWV74
» Eternal source of light divine
Saul, HWV53
» O Lord, whose mercies numberless
Semele, HWV58
» But hark, the heavenly sphere turns round
» Despair no more shall wound me
» Hence, Iris, hence away!
» No, no, I'll take no less
» Prepare then, ye immortal choir
» You've undone me
Solomon, HWV67
» Will the sun forget to streak
Susanna, HWV66
» To my chaste Susanna's praise
The Choice of Hercules, HWV69
» Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay
The Triumph of Time and Truth, HWV71
» Guardian angels, oh, protect me
Theodora, HWV68
» As with rosy steps
» Thither let our hearts aspire!
» To thee, thou glorious son of worth
» With Darkness deep

Artists

Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Jupiter

Conductor

Thomas Dunford

About

Thomas Dunford’s first project for Warner Classics: a complete Handel programme recorded with his Ensemble Jupiter, while he conducts and plays the lute.

Starring mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and British countertenor lestyn Davies, who have been musical partners for years.

It stems from the desire to bring together these two sublime voices and tell a love story with some of Handel’s most beautiful spiritual music.

Thomas and Lea went through Handel’s entire English-language oeuvre during the pandemic – oratorios, arias, etc. – to build the narrative of a strong love story between the two heroes.

Featuring arias from Semele, Theodora, Saul, Susanna, Esther, and more.

Thomas calls the programme “a baroque West Side Story.

Reviews

There is no shortage of Handel aria albums around, but not all take as much care in the planning as this one. Nor do many mine Handel’s English oratorios rather than his Italian operas. ... Semele’s ‘No, no, I’ll take no less’ is an absolute belter – the more flexible orchestral sound world is an excellent fit for [Lea Desandre’s] skills in vocal colour and text ... This is an album that reaches deep into Handel’s genius – looks like there’s life in the format yet.  Lindsay Kemp
Gramophone January 2023

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