Although regularly performed, little has come down to us about Händel's ‘Dixit Dominus’. A work by a 22-year-old composer, its impressive virtuosity reflects the state of mind of Händel at the time: fiery, daring and sensitive.

Surrounded by Les Argonautes and a splendid cast of soloists (Roset, Allérat, Pichanick, Billiemazand Mazurov), Jonas Descotte has chosen to work with a limited number of players to deliver a fresh reading, guided by dramatic intent, generosity, precision and suppleness of line.

And in response to the Saxon’s genius, the ensemble summons Lotti, his friend and mentor,with his Dixit Dominus, a Crucifixus for five and his Miserere mei, responding to this three-hundred year-old youth with ardour, maturity and exceptional finesse.

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