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George Frideric Handel _ Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
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George Frideric Handel _ Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frideric Handel _ Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel (IPA: [ˈhɛndəl]) in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727.[1] His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. [ More Detail ]
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Sarabande - Haendel
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel (IPA: [ˈhɛndəl]) in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727.[1] His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. [ More Detail ]
by ClassicaIV 3min23sec, Views:1880, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:9, Comments:3, Added at:08/08/30 [ DownLoad ]
Haydn Dancing 2
Hes Better Than George Sampson [ More Detail ]
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Haydn Dancing
Haydn Dancing Hes Better Than George Sampson [ More Detail ]
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Haydn sonata No. 46 in E major - George Li in Recital
George performed it in his recital at 17th Annual Music Festival at the Keiter Center of Walnut Hill Music School, organized by Foundation of Chinese Performing Art, on August 10, 2008 [ More Detail ]
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Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin/arr. Turrin) - 2004
Andrew Bishop, TrumpetGraduate Trumpet RecitalWithGenevieve Bishop, PianoMU Trumpet EnsembleMissouri United Methodist ChurchUniversity of MissouriMay 8, 2004Someone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin/arr. Joseph Turrin)from "Oh, Kay"The Gershwin certainly is one of the best transcriptions I've ever heard for trumpet and piano. I fell in love with it the moment I heard Phil Smith perform it with Joe Turrin. And speaking of in love...every time I perform it, I always dedicate it to the love of my life, Jillian.These are recordings of my Graduate Trumpet Recital while the GTA at the University of Missouri on May 8, 2004, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. I apologize for the sound recording quality. The digital recording made on a friend's mini-disc recorder was somehow botched, and the only sound I have of the recital is off the video camera positioned in the far back of the church. Program:Concerto in E-flat (G.H. Stölzel/arr. Gordon Mathie)I. MaestosoII. AndanteIII. AllegroConcerto in E-flat (J. Haydn)I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. AllegroRondo for Lifey (Leonard Bernstein)Concerto in F minor, Op. 18 (Oskar Böhme)I. Allegro moderato (cadenza by Andrew Bishop)II. Adagio religiosoIII. Allegretto -- Allegro scherzandoSomeone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin/arr. Joseph Turrin)From "Oh, Kay"(Encore) Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Norworth/von Tilzer -- arr. Andrew Bishop)Please visit me at:www.myspace.com/andrewbishoptrumpet [ More Detail ]
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat (Haydn) - III. Allegro
Andrew Bishop, TrumpetGraduate Trumpet RecitalWithGenevieve Bishop, PianoMU Trumpet EnsembleMissouri United Methodist ChurchUniversity of MissouriMay 8, 2004Concerto in E-flat (J. Haydn)III. AllegroThese are recordings of my Graduate Trumpet Recital while the GTA at the University of Missouri on May 8, 2004, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. I apologize for the sound recording quality. The digital recording made on a friend's mini-disc recorder was somehow botched, and the only sound I have of the recital is off the video camera positioned in the far back of the church. Program:Concerto in E-flat (G.H. Stölzel/arr. Gordon Mathie)I. MaestosoII. AndanteIII. AllegroConcerto in E-flat (J. Haydn)I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. AllegroRondo for Lifey (Leonard Bernstein)Concerto in F minor, Op. 18 (Oskar Böhme)I. Allegro moderato (cadenza by Andrew Bishop)II. Adagio religiosoIII. Allegretto -- Allegro scherzandoSomeone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin/arr. Joseph Turrin)From "Oh, Kay"(Encore) Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Norworth/von Tilzer -- arr. Andrew Bishop)Please visit me at:www.myspace.com/andrewbishoptrumpet [ More Detail ]
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat (Haydn) - II. Andante
Andrew Bishop, TrumpetGraduate Trumpet RecitalWithGenevieve Bishop, PianoMU Trumpet EnsembleMissouri United Methodist ChurchUniversity of MissouriMay 8, 2004Concerto in E-flat (J. Haydn)II. AndanteThese are recordings of my Graduate Trumpet Recital while the GTA at the University of Missouri on May 8, 2004, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. I apologize for the sound recording quality. The digital recording made on a friend's mini-disc recorder was somehow botched, and the only sound I have of the recital is off the video camera positioned in the far back of the church. Program:Concerto in E-flat (G.H. Stölzel/arr. Gordon Mathie)I. MaestosoII. AndanteIII. AllegroConcerto in E-flat (J. Haydn)I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. AllegroRondo for Lifey (Leonard Bernstein)Concerto in F minor, Op. 18 (Oskar Böhme)I. Allegro moderato (cadenza by Andrew Bishop)II. Adagio religiosoIII. Allegretto -- Allegro scherzandoSomeone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin/arr. Joseph Turrin)From "Oh, Kay"(Encore) Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Norworth/von Tilzer -- arr. Andrew Bishop)Please visit me at:www.myspace.com/andrewbishoptrumpet [ More Detail ]
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat (Haydn) - I. Allegro
Andrew Bishop, TrumpetGraduate Trumpet RecitalWithGenevieve Bishop, PianoMU Trumpet EnsembleMissouri United Methodist ChurchUniversity of MissouriMay 8, 2004Concerto in E-flat (J. Haydn)I. AllegroThese are recordings of my Graduate Trumpet Recital while the GTA at the University of Missouri on May 8, 2004, at the Missouri United Methodist Church in Columbia. I apologize for the sound recording quality. The digital recording made on a friend's mini-disc recorder was somehow botched, and the only sound I have of the recital is off the video camera positioned in the far back of the church. Program:Concerto in E-flat (G.H. Stölzel/arr. Gordon Mathie)I. MaestosoII. AndanteIII. AllegroConcerto in E-flat (J. Haydn)I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. AllegroRondo for Lifey (Leonard Bernstein)Concerto in F minor, Op. 18 (Oskar Böhme)I. Allegro moderato (cadenza by Andrew Bishop)II. Adagio religiosoIII. Allegretto -- Allegro scherzandoSomeone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin/arr. Joseph Turrin)From "Oh, Kay"(Encore) Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Norworth/von Tilzer -- arr. Andrew Bishop)Please visit me at:www.myspace.com/andrewbishoptrumpet [ More Detail ]
Command Performance - Episode 51 4/4
Recorded: 06-02-1943Cast: Rita Hayworth, Betty Hutton, George Burns &Gracie Allen, Richard Haydn, Kenneth Spencer, &Pfc Gail Laughton (no photo available) [ More Detail ]
Command Performance - Episode 51 3/4
Recorded: 06-02-1943Cast: Rita Hayworth, Betty Hutton, George Burns &Gracie Allen, Richard Haydn, Kenneth Spencer, &Pfc Gail Laughton (no photo available) [ More Detail ]
Command Performance - Episode 51 2/4
Recorded: 06-02-1943Cast: Rita Hayworth, Betty Hutton, George Burns &Gracie Allen, Richard Haydn, Kenneth Spencer, &Pfc Gail Laughton (no photo available) [ More Detail ]
Command Performance - Episode 51 1/4
Recorded: 06-02-1943Cast: Rita Hayworth, Betty Hutton, George Burns &Gracie Allen, Richard Haydn, Kenneth Spencer, &Pfc Gail Laughton (no photo available) [ More Detail ]
Jenkins - Fantasia-Suite in A Minor
JOHN JENKINS (1592-1678)Fantasia-suite for two violins, two violas da gamba, and basso continuo in A minor1. Fantasia2. [Almain]3. CorantPerformed by MasquesDirected by Olivier Fortin*John Jenkins was an English composer, was born in Maidstone, Kent, and died at Kimberley, Norfolk.Little is known of his early life. The son of Henry Jenkins, a carpenter who occasionally made musical instruments, he may have been the "Jack Jenkins" employed in the household of Anne, Countess of Warwick in 1603. The first positive historical record of Jenkins is amongst the musicians who performed the Masque "The Triumph of Peace" in 1634 at the court of King Charles I.The English Civil War that broke out in 1642 forced Jenkins, as it did many others, to migrate to the rural countryside. During the dark days of the 1640s he was employed as music-master to two Royalist families, the Derhams at West Derham and Harmon L'Estrange of Hunstanton. He was a friend of the composer William Lawes (1602-1645), who was shot and died in battle at the siege of Chester.Around 1640 Jenkins revived the "In Nomine", an archaic form for consort of viols, based upon a traditional plainsong theme. He wrote a notable piece of programme music consisting of a pavane and galliard depicting the clash of opposing sides, the mourning for the dead and the celebration of victory after the siege of Newark (1646).In the 1650s Jenkins became resident music-master of Lord Dudley North in Cambridgeshire, whose son Roger wrote his biography. It was in these years, during the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell, in the absence of much competition or organised music-making, that Jenkins took the occasion to write more than 70 suites for amateur household players.Jenkins played the lute and was a virtuoso upon the lyra viol. After the Restoration he obtained a place as a musician to the Royal Court. The aged Jenkins played the lyra viol for King Charles II, who wryly complimented him that he did "wonders on an inconsiderable instrument". Roger North wrote:"Tho' he for many years was incapable to attend, the Court musicians had so much value for him, that advantage was not taken, but he received his salary as they were paid."Jenkins retired under the patronage of Sir Philip Wodehouse of Kimberley, where he met Sir Thomas Browne. Although the musicologist Wilfred Mellers claimed that J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suites No. 3 and No. 4 in D major (BWV 1068-69) recalled the sensibility of Sir Thomas Browne, Jenkins's music is much closer historically to an aural representation of the sensibility of this physician-philosopher.Something of Jenkins's own temperament is indicated by his setting the religious poetry of George Herbert to music. Like Haydn, he was a pious, reticent, and private person. Workmanlike and industrious in composition, he wrote dances "by the cart-load", according to North.Jenkins was a long-active and prolific composer whose many years of life, spanning the time from William Byrd to Henry Purcell, witnessed great changes in English music. He is noted for developing the consort fantasia for viols, being influenced in the 1630s by an earlier generation of English composers including Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger, Thomas Lupo, John Coprario and Orlando Gibbons. Jenkins composed numerous 4, 5, and 6 part Fantasias for viol consort, Almans, Courants and Pavanes, and he breathed new life into the antiquated form of the "In Nomine". He was less experimental than his friend William Lawes; indeed, Jenkins's music was more conservative than that of many of his contemporaries. It is characterised by a sensuous lyricism, highly skilled craftsmanship, and an original usage of tonality and counterpoint.His biographer North wrote of him:"he was certainly a happy person,.... of an easy temper, superior in his profession, well accepted by all, knew no want, saw himself outrun by the world, and having lived a good Christian, died in peace."Jenkins is buried in the nave of St. Peter's church, Kimberley, Norfolk, with this inscription:"Under this Stone Rare Jenkins lie The Master of the Musick Art Whom from the Earth the God on High Called up to Him to bear his part. Aged eighty six October twenty seven In anno seventy eight he went to Heaven. In God We Trust." [ More Detail ]
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George Frideric Handel 'Hercules (HWV 60)' - excerpt VII
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Hercules (HWV 60) is a music drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The English-language libretto was by Thomas Broughton after the Trachiniae of Sophocles and the Metamorphoses of Ovid.Hercules was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances, but it was repeated in 1749 and 1752. The first modern performance was in Münster in 1925.ORATORIO 'HERCULES' HWV 60Recitative :Priest :Ye sons of freedom, now, in every clime,With joyful accents sing the deathless chief,By virtue to the starry mansions rais'd.Chorus of Trachinians :To him your grateful notes of praise belong,The theme of liberty's immortal song!Aw'd by his name, oppression shuns the light,And slavery hides her head in depths of night,While happy climes to his example oweThe blessings that from peace and freedom flow.To him. . . da capoPerformed : The Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsDir : John Eliot Gardiner [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Hercules (HWV 60)' - excerpt VI
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Hercules (HWV 60) is a music drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The English-language libretto was by Thomas Broughton after the Trachiniae of Sophocles and the Metamorphoses of Ovid.Hercules was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances, but it was repeated in 1749 and 1752. The first modern performance was in Münster in 1925.ORATORIO 'HERCULES' HWV 60Chorus of Trachinians :Tyrants now no more shall dreadOn necks of vanquish'd slaves to tread.Horrid forms of monstrous birthAgain shall vex the groaning earth.Fear of punishment is o'er,The world's avenger is no more!Performed : The Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsDir : John Eliot Gardiner [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Hercules (HWV 60)' - excerpt V
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Hercules (HWV 60) is a music drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The English-language libretto was by Thomas Broughton after the Trachiniae of Sophocles and the Metamorphoses of Ovid.Hercules was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances, but it was repeated in 1749 and 1752. The first modern performance was in Münster in 1925.ORATORIO 'HERCULES' HWV 60Recitative :Dejanira :Father of Hercules, great Jove, oh helpThis last expedient of despairing love!Chorus :Love and Hymen, hand in hand,Come, restore the nuptial band!And sincere delights prepareTo crown the hero and the fair.Love and Hymen. . . da capoPerformed : The Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque Soloists [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Hercules (HWV 60)' - excerpt IV
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Hercules (HWV 60) is a music drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The English-language libretto was by Thomas Broughton after the Trachiniae of Sophocles and the Metamorphoses of Ovid.Hercules was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances, but it was repeated in 1749 and 1752. The first modern performance was in Münster in 1925.ORATORIO 'HERCULES' HWV 60 : MARCHPerformed : English Baroque SoloistsDir : John Eliot Gardiner [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Hercules (HWV 60)' - excerpt III
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Hercules (HWV 60) is a music drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The English-language libretto was by Thomas Broughton after the Trachiniae of Sophocles and the Metamorphoses of Ovid.Hercules was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances, but it was repeated in 1749 and 1752. The first modern performance was in Münster in 1925.ORATORIO 'HERCULES' HWV 60Chorus :Wanton god of am'rous fires,Wishes, sighs and soft desires,All nature's sons thy laws maintain.O'er liquid air, firm land and swelling mainExtend thy uncontroll'd and boundless reign.Performed : The Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsDir : John Eliot Gardiner [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Hercules (HWV 60)' - excerpt II
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Hercules (HWV 60) is a music drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The English-language libretto was by Thomas Broughton after the Trachiniae of Sophocles and the Metamorphoses of Ovid.Hercules was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances, but it was repeated in 1749 and 1752. The first modern performance was in Münster in 1925.ORATORIO 'HERCULES' HWV 60Chorus of Trachinians :Crown with festal pomp the day,Be mirth extravagantly gay.Bid the grateful altars smoke,Bid the maids the youths provokeTo join the dance, while music's voiceTells aloud our rapt'rous joys!Performed : The Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsDir : John Eliot Gardiner [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Hercules (HWV 60)' - excerpt I
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Hercules (HWV 60) is a music drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The English-language libretto was by Thomas Broughton after the Trachiniae of Sophocles and the Metamorphoses of Ovid.Hercules was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 5 January 1745 in concert style. There were only two performances, but it was repeated in 1749 and 1752. The first modern performance was in Münster in 1925.ORATORIO 'HERCULES' HWV 60Chorus of Trachinians :O filial piety, O gen'rous love!Go, youth inspir'd, thy virtue prove!Immortal fame attends thee,And pitying Heav'n befriends thee!O filial piety. . . da capoPerformed : The Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsDir : John Eliot Gardiner [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Esther (HWV 50)' - excerpt III
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Esther (HWV 50) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel and is generally acknowledged to be the first English oratorio. Handel set a libretto by John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope after the Old Testament drama by Jean Racine. It is a relatively short (1 hr. 40 min.) work compared to Handel's later oratorios.ORATORIO 'ESTHER' HWV 50Accompagnato :Priest :Jehovah crown'd with glory bright,Surrounded with eternal light,Whose ministers are flames of fire:Arise, and execute thine ire!Chorus of Israelites :He comes, He comes to end our woes,And pour His vengeance on our foes.Earth trembles, lofty mountains nod!Jacob, arise to meet thy God!He comes, He comes to end our woes,And pour His vengeance on our foes.Performed :Ian PartridgeDavid ThomasDrew MinterAndrew KingPaul ElliottPatrizia KwellaEmma KirkbyRichard WistreichAnthony Rolfe JohnsonWestminster Cathedral Boys ChoirThe Academy of Ancient MusicDir : Christopher Hogwood [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Esther (HWV 50)' - excerpt II
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Esther (HWV 50) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel and is generally acknowledged to be the first English oratorio. Handel set a libretto by John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope after the Old Testament drama by Jean Racine. It is a relatively short (1 hr. 40 min.) work compared to Handel's later oratorios.ORATORIO 'ESTHER' HWV 50AirIsraelite Woman :Praise the Lord with cheerful noise,'Wake my glory, 'wake my lyre!Praise the Lord each mortal voice,Praise the Lord, ye heav'nly choir!Zion now her head shall raise:Tune your harps to songs of praise.Praise the Lord. . . da capoRecitativeIsraelite woman :O God, who from the suckling's mouthOrdainest early praise:Of such as worship thee in truth,Accept the humble lays.Chorus of Israelites :Virtue, truth and innocenceShall ever be her true defence.She is Heav'n's peculiar care,Propitious Heav'n will hear her pray'r.Performed :Emma KirkbyWestminster Cathedral Boys ChoirThe Academy of Ancient MusicDir : Christopher Hogwood [ More Detail ]
George Frideric Handel 'Esther (HWV 50)' - excerpt I
George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 -- Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Born as Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.Esther (HWV 50) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel and is generally acknowledged to be the first English oratorio. Handel set a libretto by John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope after the Old Testament drama by Jean Racine. It is a relatively short (1 hr. 40 min.) work compared to Handel's later oratorios.ORATORIO 'ESTHER' HWV 50AirHaman :Pluck root and branch from out the land:Shall I the God of Israel fear?Let Jewish blood dye ev'ry hand,Nor age, nor sex I spare.Raze, raze their temples to the ground,And let their place no more be found.Recitative :Persian OfficerOur souls with ardour glowTo execute the blow.Chorus of Persian Soldiers :Shall we the God of Israel's fear?Nor age, nor sex we'll spare.Pluck root and branch from out the land:Nor age, nor sex we'll spare.RecitativeFirst Israelite :Now persecution shall lay by her iron rod;Esther is queen, and Esther serves the living God.AirFirst Israelite :Tune your harps to cheerful strains,Moulder idols into dust!Great Jehovah lives and reigns,We in great Jehovah trust.Tune your harps. . . da capoChorus of Israelites :Shall we of servitude complain,The heavy yoke and galling chain?Performed :Ian PartridgeDavid ThomasDrew MinterAndrew KingPaul ElliottPatrizia KwellaEmma KirkbyRichard WistreichAnthony Rolfe Johnson Westminster Cathedral Boys ChoirThe Academy of Ancient Music Dir : Christopher Hogwood [ More Detail ]
