Chandos Anthems Vol.4 No. 10 & 11

On this CD:

1. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 Sinfonia
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

2. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 The Lord is my Light and my Salvation
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

3. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 Though an Host of Men were Laid against me
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

4. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 One Thing have I Desired of the Lord
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

5. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 I will Offer in his Dwelling
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

6. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 For Who is God but the Lord?
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

7. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 The Lord is my Strength and my Shield
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

8. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 It is the Lord that Ruleth the Sea
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

9. Chandos Anthem No.10 in G Minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255 Sing Praises unto the Lord
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

10. Chandos Anthem No.11 in B flat, "Let God Arise", HWV 256 Sonata
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

11. Chandos Anthem No.11 in B flat, "Let God Arise", HWV 256 Let God Arise
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

12. Chandos Anthem No.11 in B flat, "Let God Arise", HWV 256 Like as the Smoke Vanisheth
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

13. Chandos Anthem No.11 in B flat, "Let God Arise", HWV 256 Let The Righteous be Glad
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

14. Chandos Anthem No.11 in B flat, "Let God Arise", HWV 256 O Sing unto God
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

15. Chandos Anthem No.11 in B flat, "Let God Arise", HWV 256 Praised be the Lord!
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Sixteen Orchestra with Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge
Conducted by Harry Christophers

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
This series of eleven church anthems is a sterling example of doing more with less. Though their format is multiple movements for soloists and chorus and inviting of grand treatment, Handel had available only a couple of oboes and a small string band and choir (with no violas or altos for nos. 1-6). Yet each one of these anthems is a gem. Handel's music captures well the changing moods of the Psalm texts--from somber penitence to serene bliss to infectious joy to the raging of storms and seas. Though Bowman's arias lie uncomfortably low for him, he and George do fine work; Lynne Dawson, Patrizia Kwella, and Ian Partridge are delightful. Harry Christophers leads his choir and orchestra in subtly inflected and beautifully paced performances. --Matthew Westphal

Chandos Anthems Vol.4 No. 10 & 11, Music, George Frideric Handel, Harry Christophers, Sixteen Orchestra, Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge, Anthem, Choral, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music
Chandos Anthems Vol.4 No. 10 & 11
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Brilliant, Masterly, Choral Splendor
 Chandos Anthems Vol.4 No. 10 & 11

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000A4D
Release Date: 1992-07-29

Tracks:

  1. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: Sinfonia
  2. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: The Lord Is My Light And My Salvation
  3. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: Though An Host Of Men Were Laid Against Me
  4. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: One Thing Have I Desired Of The Lord
  5. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: I Will Offer In His Dwelling An Oblation
  6. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: For Who Is God But The Lord?
  7. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: The Lord Is My Strength And My Shield
  8. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: It Is The Lord That Ruleth The Sea
  9. Anthem 10: The Lord Is My Light - Psalm 27: Sing Praises Unto The Lord
  10. Anthem 11: Let God Arise - Psalm 68: Sonata
  11. Anthem 11: Let God Arise - Psalm 68: Let God Arise
  12. Anthem 11: Let God Arise - Psalm 68: Like As The Smoke Vanisheth
  13. Anthem 11: Let God Arise - Psalm 68: Let The Righteous Be Glad
  14. Anthem 11: Let God Arise - Psalm 68: O Sing Unto God
  15. Anthem 11: Let God Arise - Psalm 68: Praised Be The Lord!

Amazon.com

This series of eleven church anthems is a sterling example of doing more with less. Though their format is multiple movements for soloists and chorus and inviting of grand treatment, Handel had available only a couple of oboes and a small string band and choir (with no violas or altos for nos. 1-6). Yet each one of these anthems is a gem. Handel's music captures well the changing moods of the Psalm texts--from somber penitence to serene bliss to infectious joy to the raging of storms and seas. Though Bowman's arias lie uncomfortably low for him, he and George do fine work; Lynne Dawson, Patrizia Kwella, and Ian Partridge are delightful. Harry Christophers leads his choir and orchestra in subtly inflected and beautifully paced performances. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Masterly, Choral Splendor.......2005-11-26

Harry Christophers and the Sixteen Choir and Orchestra seem to have been much more at home with Handel’s English Chandos Anthems than they were with Bach’s St. John Passion, which they also recorded in the spring of 1989. This fourth CD containing Anthems No. 10 and 11 is quite brilliantly done: Handel was at his greatest, using the slightly increased forces at the future Duke of Chandos’ chapel to the best of effects. Psalm texts such as: “The earth trembled and quak’d, the very foundation of the hills shook, and were removed […]. They are brought down and fall’n, but we are risen” brought out the maximum in imitative orchestral writing and choral splendour, and the closing fugue of “Let God Arise” could, despite the limited forces available, almost be mistaken for one of the “purple patches” from “Messiah”.
Anthem No. 10 (“The Lord is My Light and My Salvation”) is written for five part choir with three tenor solo airs and one short but very effective soprano air, masterfully performed by Lynne Dawson. Anthem No. 11 (“Let God Arise”) is mainly choral, with the two soloists having only one short air each. Ian Partridge is perhaps not quite as convincing as Lynne Dawson but does all that is required of him; the orchestra (this time with four each of first and second violins plus three cellos and a double bass in the strings, then two recorders, an oboe and a bassoon as woodwind and organ continuo) sounds decidedly mature in comparison with, say, the first volume and provides some highly entertaining moments.

The only slightly sour point about this particular CD is the playing time of merely 49 minutes, but if you are collecting Handel’s sacred works, that should in no wise deter you from buying and listening to this superb music.

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