Lars Ulrik Mortensen, European Union Baroque Orchestra - Peace & Celebration (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Lars Ulrik Mortensen, European Union Baroque Orchestra
- Title: Peace & Celebration
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Obsidian
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:09:31
- Total Size: 327 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
02. Let thy Hand be strengthened, HWV 259
03. Let thy Hand be strengthened, HWV 259: Let justice and judgement
04. Let thy Hand be strengthened, HWV 259: Alleluia
05. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: I. Vivace
06. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo
07. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: III. Allegro
08. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: IV. Menuetto
09. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: V. Gavotte
10. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261
11. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261: Kings' daughters were among
12. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261: Upon thy right hand
13. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers
14. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Eternal source of light divine (Tenor)
15. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": The day that gave great Anna birth (Tenor, Chorus)
16. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let all the winged race with joy (Soprano, Chorus)
17. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let flocks and herds their fear forget (Alto, Soprano, Chorus)
18. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let rolling streams their gladness show (Alto, Bass, Chorus)
19. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Kind health descends on downy wings (Soprano, Alto)
20. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": The day that gave great Anna birth (Soprano, Alto, Chorus)
21. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let envy then conceal her head (Bass, Chorus)
22. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": United nations shall combine (Tenor, Chorus)
23. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260
24. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Exceeding glad shall he be
25. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Glory and worship
26. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Thou hast prevented him
27. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Alleluia
Eternal source of light divine was written (but perhaps not performed) for the birthday of Queen Anne in 1713. The Ode was paired before with Handel s four anthems for the coronation of George II (1727) in a memorable recording by the Choir of King s College, Cambridge, and the Academy of Ancient Music (EMI, A/01), but this repeat prescription is justified because of the refreshing spontaneity of this warts-and-all live recording made last year at St John s Smith Square.
Clare College Choir are excellent in every technical respect and there s no hint of posturing clichés: their exclamations of God save the King! during Zadok the Priest seem more like a statement of confident hope than mere bombast. Plenty of directors know what to do with Handel s trumpets and drums in D major but Lars Ulrik Mortensen comes into his own in the contrasting middle sections: the plaintive oboes and hushed strings in the middle section of Let thy hand be strengthened ( Let justice and judgment ), the gorgeous ritornello of Upon thy right hand did stand the Queen (My heart is inditing) and the affectionate gracefulness of Exceeding glad shall he be (The King shall rejoice) are all moulded sublimely.
The Purcellian rapture of the Ode s first part is captured by trumpeter Sebastian Philpott and countertenor Alex Potter; in the following sequence of numbers Mortensen and his youthful crew radiate the courtly joy of Handel s first English-language masterpiece. EUBO also perform Op 3 No 2; their rapturous dialogue between two cellos and solo oboe in the Largo puts some more experienced Baroque bands to shame.
01. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
02. Let thy Hand be strengthened, HWV 259
03. Let thy Hand be strengthened, HWV 259: Let justice and judgement
04. Let thy Hand be strengthened, HWV 259: Alleluia
05. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: I. Vivace
06. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo
07. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: III. Allegro
08. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: IV. Menuetto
09. Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313: V. Gavotte
10. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261
11. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261: Kings' daughters were among
12. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261: Upon thy right hand
13. My Heart is inditing, HWV 261: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers
14. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Eternal source of light divine (Tenor)
15. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": The day that gave great Anna birth (Tenor, Chorus)
16. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let all the winged race with joy (Soprano, Chorus)
17. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let flocks and herds their fear forget (Alto, Soprano, Chorus)
18. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let rolling streams their gladness show (Alto, Bass, Chorus)
19. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Kind health descends on downy wings (Soprano, Alto)
20. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": The day that gave great Anna birth (Soprano, Alto, Chorus)
21. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": Let envy then conceal her head (Bass, Chorus)
22. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, "Eternal Source of Light Divine": United nations shall combine (Tenor, Chorus)
23. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260
24. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Exceeding glad shall he be
25. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Glory and worship
26. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Thou hast prevented him
27. The King shall rejoice, HWV 260: Alleluia
Eternal source of light divine was written (but perhaps not performed) for the birthday of Queen Anne in 1713. The Ode was paired before with Handel s four anthems for the coronation of George II (1727) in a memorable recording by the Choir of King s College, Cambridge, and the Academy of Ancient Music (EMI, A/01), but this repeat prescription is justified because of the refreshing spontaneity of this warts-and-all live recording made last year at St John s Smith Square.
Clare College Choir are excellent in every technical respect and there s no hint of posturing clichés: their exclamations of God save the King! during Zadok the Priest seem more like a statement of confident hope than mere bombast. Plenty of directors know what to do with Handel s trumpets and drums in D major but Lars Ulrik Mortensen comes into his own in the contrasting middle sections: the plaintive oboes and hushed strings in the middle section of Let thy hand be strengthened ( Let justice and judgment ), the gorgeous ritornello of Upon thy right hand did stand the Queen (My heart is inditing) and the affectionate gracefulness of Exceeding glad shall he be (The King shall rejoice) are all moulded sublimely.
The Purcellian rapture of the Ode s first part is captured by trumpeter Sebastian Philpott and countertenor Alex Potter; in the following sequence of numbers Mortensen and his youthful crew radiate the courtly joy of Handel s first English-language masterpiece. EUBO also perform Op 3 No 2; their rapturous dialogue between two cellos and solo oboe in the Largo puts some more experienced Baroque bands to shame.
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