Handel: Dettingen Te Deum (layton)
Label: Hyperion Catalog: CDA67678 Format: CD Artist: The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Marlow, organ; Stephen Layton, conductorGeorge Frideric Handel (1685-1759) : Te Deum in D major 'Dettingen' HWV283 (We praise thee, O Lord - All the earth doth worship thee - To thee all angels cry aloud - To thee Cherubin and Seraphin continually do cry - The glorious company of the apostles praise thee - Thou art the King of Glory - When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man - When thou had'st overcome the sharpness of death - Thou sittest at the right hand of God - We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge - Sinfonia - We therefore pray thee, help thy servants - Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting - Day by day we magnify thee - Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin; O Lord, in thee I have trust; Organ Concerto No.14 in A major HWV296a; Zadok the priese HWV258 The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, is one of Britain's great mixed choirs. Under its new director, the mercurial Stephen Layton, it has reached new heights of musical excellence in this latest disc for Hyperion. Accompanied throughout by the Academy of Ancient Music, the choir performs one of Handel's most florid and dazzling works, the 'Dettingen Te Deum', which was written to celebrate King George II's triumphal return from the Battle of Dettingen in 1743. As might be imagined, much of this work is thrillingly bellicose, but some highly cultivated writing shows the composer's range, expressive versatility and imagination. Price: $19.98 |