Harry Christophers / The Sixteen -Choruses -Coro CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Samson, HWV 57

01. "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound! (Chorus of Philistines)"
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75

02. "Your voices tune"
Saul, HWV 53

03. "Welcome, welcome, mighty King! (Chorus of Israelites)"
Acis and Galatea, HWV 49

04. "Wretched lovers!"
Esther, HWV 50a

05. "Ye sons of Israel mourn (II)"
Messiah, HWV 56

06. "Worthy is the Lamb"
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54

07. "He gave them hailstones for rain"
Samson, HWV 57

08. "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise (Chorus of Israelites)"
Jephtha, HWV 70

09. "O God, behold our sore distress"
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54

10. "He smote all the first-born of Egypt"
Saul, HWV 53

11. "How excellent Thy name (Chorus of Israelites)"
Messiah, HWV 56

12. "And He shall purify"
Samson, HWV 57

13. "Hear, Jacob's God, Jehova, hear!"
Jephtha, HWV 70

14. "Ye house of Gilead, with one voice"
Messiah, HWV 56

15. "Hallelujah!"
Esther, HWV 50a

16. "The Lord our enemy has slain"
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54

17. "I will sing unto the Lord"
Samson, HWV 57

18. "Then round about the starry throne"
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75

19. "The many rend the skies with loud applause (I)"
Saul, HWV 53

20. "Gird on thy sword, thou man of might (Chorus of Israelites) (Elegy on the death of Saul and Jonathan)"
Messiah, HWV 56

21. "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"
Samson, HWV 57

22. "Let the bright Seraphim in burning row"
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54

23. "He is my God"
Messiah, HWV 56

24. "Amen"

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Harry Christophers

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Handel Choruses by Sixteen, released 2 October 2020. This version of Handel Choruses comes as a 1xCD. - HARRY CHRISTOPHERS

Is there another composer who can match Handel's genius for writing choruses? He is quite simply the master of chorus and on this compilation of tracks, taken from The Sixteen's award-winning Handel back-catalogue, there is much rejoicing. Revel in the some of Handel's finest writing from the universally loved Hallelujah chorus to the exuberance of I will sing unto the Lord from Israel in Egypt and the longest of his choruses - the magnificent The Lord our enemy has slain from the first version of Esther. Sit back, turn up the volume and marvel at his brilliance! Whether performing a simple medieval hymn or expressing the complex musical and emotional language of a contemporary choral composition, The Sixteen does so with qualities common to all great ensembles. Tonal warmth, rhythmic precision and immaculate intonation are clearly essential to the mix. But it is the courage and intensity with which The Sixteen makes music that speak above all to so many people.

Recorded in the following venues: All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London 1990 St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London 1996 St Pauls Church, Deptford, UK 2007 St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London 2012

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COR16180

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