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
Christophe Coin; Orquesta Barroca De Sevilla
Vladimir Fedosseyev/Tschaikowsky Symphony Orchestra
Solomon's Knot
Soloists; Cappella Amsterdam; Orch Of The 18th C; Bruggen
Rodin Quartett
Miriam Feuersinger; Capricornus Consort Basel
Michael Oman; Amandine Beyer; Austrian Baroque Company
Marco Beasley; Constantinople; Kiya Tabassian
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet
Dresdner Kreuzchor, Gewandhausorchester, Rudolf Mauersberger, Erhard Mauersberger, Ludwig Güttler
Marlis Petersen; Marta Fumagalli; Coro E Orchestra Ghislieri; Guilio Prandi
The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, Diana Umali, Philip Barnes
Maria Umbert Kimura, Somerville College Choir; Will Dawes
Jordi Savall, La Capalla Nacional Dd Catalunya, Le Concert Des Nations
Oscar Ghiglia
Nu Quintet
