George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)


Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen Te Deum"
Date Written  1743

Conductor: Simon Preston
Performers: Christopher Tipping (Countertenor)
Harry Christophers (Tenor)
Stephen Varcoe (Bass)
Michael Pearce (Bass)
Choir of Westminster Abbey
The English Concert - Trevor Pinnock
 
1. We praise Thee, O God 
2. All the earth does worship Thee
3. To Thee all angels cry aloud	
4. To Thee Cherubin and Seraphim
5. The glorious company of th'apostles
6. Thine honourable, true, and only Son
7. Thou art the King of glory	Michael Pearce
8. When Thou tookest upon Thee	The English Concert
9. When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death
10. Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven
11. Thou sittest at the right hand of God
12. (Adagio)
13. We therefore pray Thee
14. Make them to be number'd
15. Day by day we magnify Thee
16. And we worship Thy name
17. Vouchsafe, O Lord
18. O Lord in Thee, have I trusted


The King shall rejoice, HWV 265 "Dettingen Anthem"
Date Written  1743

19. The King shall rejoice
20. His honour is great
21. Though shalt give him everlasting felicity
22. And why? Because the King putteth his trust in the Lord
23. We will rejoice in Thy salvation



"Handel composed this massive Dettingen Te Deum to commemorate the British defeat of the French in 1743. It's a 

grand work very much like his famous Messiah composed the previous year though Handel employs even larger orchestral 

and choral forces here. Director Simon Preston wastes no time in pulling out all the stops and all (especially the 

brass and percussion sections!) deliver highly rousing, exciting performances throughout. Included also is Handel's 

Dettingen Anthem- the perfect though strangely rarely recorded sensible coupling. Archiv's full-bodied, 

richly-detailed sound as well is absolutely stupendous!"
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"Preston et Pinnock font toujours le pari de la puissance et de la persuasion lourde quant à l'approche de l'oeuvre 

de Haendel. Et cela marche ! Avec pour soutiens Stephen Varcoe (baryton), Christopher Tipping (haute-contre) ainsi 

que l'imposant choeur de l'Abbaye de Westminster, l'English Concert de Pinnock traverse cette oeuvre imposante avec 

une même constance : un désir gourmand de livrer une interprétation héroïque. Mission accomplie."



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