Händel - Sacred Cantatas
Catalog Number: BIS1065
Handel's Latin motets from his formative Italian years, when the young composer wrote for Roman cardinals and the Medici court. Soprano Emma Kirkby joins London Baroque under Charles Medlam in radiant sacred works, crowned by a Penguin Guide Rosette.
Sample rate
44100Hz
Händel - Sacred Cantatas
Around 1705, with Hamburg's opera scene in turmoil, the young George Frideric Handel turned toward Italy, where patrons including Ferdinand de' Medici and a circle of influential Roman cardinals commissioned music for the elite. This album gathers the Latin motets and sacred works he produced in that milieu: the "Salve Regina", likely performed at Vespers in Rome in 1707; the Pentecost-inspired "O qualis de cœlo sonus"; and "Cœlestis dum spirat aura", written for St Anthony's Day in 1707. The programme also features the radiant "Laudate pueri" and a Trio Sonata in G minor. Soprano Emma Kirkby is joined by London Baroque, directed by Charles Medlam, in performances recorded in 1999. The release has drawn wide acclaim, earning a Penguin Guide Rosette, Classics Today 10/10, and BBC Music Magazine's Pick of the Month.
Published date
2001-03-31
Number of discs
1
Sample rate
44100Hz
Channels
stereo:32:2.0
Made in Sweden since 1999. In collaboration with Textalk.
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