Laurence Cummings; Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Description
This recording from the 2018 Gottingen Handel Festival presents two rarely heard works by George Frideric Handel: "The Choice of Hercules" and the "Te Deum for the Victory of Dettingen".
In "The Choice of Hercules" from 1751, Handel musically processes the mythical theme of Hercules at the crossroads, whereby Hercules' vacillation between virtue and lust is ideal for the back and forth in the search for the right path in life.
The "Dettingen Te Deum" (HWV 283) is a cantata composed by Handel in 1743. On 27 June 1743, the British army and its allies under the command of King George II had defeated the French army at the Battle of Dettingen. Handel was commissioned to write a Te Deum "with timpani and trumpets" for the victory celebrations.
Laurence Cummings, the Handel Festival Orchestra, outstanding soloists and the legendary Christ Church Cathedral Choir from Oxford provide the successful performance.
Tracklisting
Barthold Kuijken; Ewald Demeyere
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken
Piccolo Concerto Wien; Echo du Danube
St. Florianer Sangerknaben; Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
Collegium 1704, Vaclav Luks
Xenia Loffler
Marcel Ponseele, Il Gardellino
Margret Koell; Stefan Temmingh
St Martin's Voices; Andrew Earis (director)
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet
Alain Altinoglu; Thierry Escaich; Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris; NFM Choir; Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Vox Clamantis; Ene Salumae; Jaan-Eik Tulve
The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music; Matthew Martin
Mari Eriksmoen; Kristina Hammarstrom; Mark Milhofer; Christian Senn; Zurcher Sing-Akademie; Kammero
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas; Consort Musica Vera; Choeur de l'Opera Royal; Choeur de la Maitrise du CRR d
Carlotta Colombo; Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri; Giulio Prandi
