The People Shall Hear! (Great Handel Choruses)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) & Robin Blaze (countertenor)
The Bach Choir & The English Concert, David Hill (direction)
The finely focused Bach Choir often sounds uncannily of almost chamber proportions, in 'The many rend the skies' (Alexander's Feast), and the wondering description of Christ's miracle in Handel's...
The People Shall Hear! (Great Handel Choruses)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano) & Robin Blaze (countertenor)
The Bach Choir & The English Concert, David Hill (direction)
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The finely focused Bach Choir often sounds uncannily of almost chamber proportions, in 'The many rend the skies' (Alexander's Feast), and the wondering description of Christ's miracle in Handel's...
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This stunning program of Baroque choral masterpieces comprises the best-loved moments from Handel’s oratorios and anthems, including ‘Zadok the Priest’ and the Hallelujah chorus. Solos from Alexander’s Feast and Athalia are sung by renowned Handel specialists Carolyn Sampson and Robin Blaze. The Bach Choir (which gave performances in Australia in 2008) is an institution in the golden British oratorio tradition, its musical directors including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir David Willcocks, and now David Hill, who conducts on this recording.
“the Bach Choir sing with appropriate vigour and spirit under David Hill’s enthusiastic direction…producing the obligatory tingle down the spine.” Gramophone
Contents and tracklist
Handel:
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54, Pt. II
Work length6:23
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
The people shall hear
Track length6:23
Handel:
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1
Work length4:18
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
The many rend the skies
Track length4:18
Handel:
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Pt. I
Work length3:51
- Carolyn Sampson
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Or let the merry bells ring round
Track length3:51
Work length5:15
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Handel:
Samson, HWV 57, Act II
Work length3:22
- Carolyn Sampson
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah
Track length3:22
Handel:
Samson, HWV 57, Act III
Work length6:06
- Carolyn Sampson
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Air. Let the bright Seraphim in burning row
Track length3:10
Let their celestial concerts all unite
Track length2:56
Handel:
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I
Work length3:06
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Recall, O King, thy rash command
Track length3:06
Handel:
Athalia, HWV 52, Act II
Work length5:34
- Robin Blaze
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
The mighty pow'r
Track length5:34
Handel:
Hercules, HWV 60, Act II
Work length5:29
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Jealousy! Infernal pest
Track length5:29
Excerpt,Handel:
Joshua, HWV 64
Work length2:50
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
See the conquering hero comes
Track length2:50
Handel:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Pt. II
Work length3:10
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Fall'n Is the Foe
Track length3:10
Handel:
Solomon, HWV 67, Pt. I
Work length3:29
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
May no rash intruder
Track length3:29
Handel:
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II
Work length4:01
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
He saw the lovely youth
Track length4:01
Handel:
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II
Work length4:01
- Bach Choir, The English Concert
- David Hill
- Recorded: May 2008
- Recording Venue: Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Hallelujah!
Track length4:01
Awards and reviews
September 2009
The finely focused Bach Choir often sounds uncannily of almost chamber proportions, in 'The many rend the skies' (Alexander's Feast), and the wondering description of Christ's miracle in Handel's self-confessed favourite chorus, 'He saw the lovely youth', from Theodora.
