Bach - Magnificat / Handel - Dixit Dominus
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Composer: Johann Sebastian BachComposer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haim
Orchestra: Le Concert d'Astree
Performer: Natalie Dessay
Performer: Karine Deshayes
Performer: Toby Spence
Performer: Philippe Jaroussky
Performer: Laurent Naouri
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Music Label: Virgin Classics
Soundtracks:
- Coro. Magnificat anima mea Dominum
- Aria. Soprano II. Et exsultavit spiritus meus
- Aria. Soprano I. Quia respexit
- Coro. Omnes generationes
- Aria. Basso. Quia fecit mihi magna
- Aria (Duetto): Alto, Tenore. Et misericordia
- Coro. Fecit potentiam
- Aria. Tenore. Deposuit potentes
- Aria. Alto. Esurentes implevit bonis
- Aria (Terzetto): Sopranos I & II, Alto. Suscepit Isreal
- Coro. Sicut locutus est
- Coro. Gloria Patri
- Coro. Dixit Dominus Domino meo
- Aria. Alto. Virgam virtutis tuae
- Aria. Soprano I. Tecum principium
- Coro. Juravit Dominus
- Coro. Tu es sacerdos
- Soli, Coro. Dominus a dextris tuis
- Sopranos I & II, Coro. De torrente in via bibet
- Coro. Gloria Parti
Music reviews of Bach - Magnificat / Handel - Dixit Dominus
Music Review: The Bull and the Bear
Rating: 5 Stars
There's little I could add to Mike Birman's elegant review of this CD except enthusiastic agreement and a few personal impressions, so, friends, dat's whatcha gonna get.
In terms of emotional impact, Handel's Dixit Dominus and Bach's Magnificat are well matched, both fiery exclamations of religious fervour, both extended works of contrapuntal complexity and soloistic virtuosity, the Bull and the Bear in the ring of one CD. I won't tell where I'd place my wager, but it's high drama to have these two pieces performed together.
Emmanuelle Haim never lets up in intensity. Her tempi on some of the Bach movements and on the concluding Gloria Patri of Handel are faster than I've ever heard anyone attempt. Especially on the Magnificat, she is clearly demanding the absolute maximum of her choristers, and to my ears they rise to the challenge. Likewise the soloists, especially the two sopranos and the male alto Philippe Jaroussky, match the demands of both composers and their ardent conductor. As a bassoonist, I'd like to call attention to the eloquent Baroque bassoon playing of Philippe Miqueu. I'm envious; I wish I'd been there.
Good performances of Bach's Magnificat are not uncommon, but this is the first thoroughly satisfactory disk of Handel's Dixit Dominus I've encountered. Special alert to dieters: The charge this performance will put into you is worth at least 1200 calories on the exercycle. Listen and exult!
General CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Chamber Music > General
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > General
- Classical (c.1770-1830) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Sacred & Religious > General
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Vocal Non-Opera > Hymns
- Magnificats
- Bach, Johann Sebastian - Works by J.S. Bach
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