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Handel: Coronation Anthems / Niquet, Le concert spirituel
$20.99
Details
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Artist
- Herve Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- Aug 26, 2022
- Catalog #
- ALPHA868
- UPC
- 3760014198687
About
‘Well, what a surprise – a divine surprise! I have delighted in immersing myself in the world of Handel for more than forty years now. But I must admit that I experienced yet another lesson in strength and joy when I toured and recorded the Dettingen Te Deum and the Coronation Anthems’, says Hervé Niquet. As a lover of large orchestral formations, he has assembled a number of instrumentalists and singers close to the (gigantic) forces used at the premiere, with a large band of oboes, bassoons and trumpets, and assigned the solo arias to the entire ‘chapel’. Niquet speaks of ‘the glittering power of this ceremonial music concocted by a Handel conscious of placing the best of his genius at the service of the crown and of history’, and he in turn invests all his enthusiasm and expressiveness in these works combining ‘grace and strength’. Fans of Champions League football will recognize in "Zadok the Priest" the theme of that competition’s anthem!
REVIEW:
Niquet’s fluid lines heighten the drama by drawing out crucial words in long, upswelling crescendos, punctuated at climaxes by pungent brass and woodwinds. His performers apply dynamics with authority and precision, fashioning an intricate fabric.
-- BBC Music Magazine
Tracklist 27 tracks
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1 Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 04:57
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
- Duration
- 04:57
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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2 Let thy Hand be stengthened 03:09
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Let thy Hand be stengthened
- Duration
- 03:09
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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3 Let justice and judgement 02:33
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Let justice and judgement
- Duration
- 02:33
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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4 Alleluia 01:51
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Alleluia
- Duration
- 01:51
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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5 The King shall rejoice 02:40
- Track
- 5
- Title
- The King shall rejoice
- Duration
- 02:40
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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6 Exceeding glad shall he be 02:53
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Exceeding glad shall he be
- Duration
- 02:53
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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7 Glory and worship 02:18
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Glory and worship
- Duration
- 02:18
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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8 Alleluia 02:31
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Alleluia
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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9 My Heart is inditing 02:48
- Track
- 9
- Title
- My Heart is inditing
- Duration
- 02:48
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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10 Kings' daughters 02:50
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Kings' daughters
- Duration
- 02:50
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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11 Upon thy right hand 02:54
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Upon thy right hand
- Duration
- 02:54
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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12 Kings shall be thy nursing fathers 02:58
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Kings shall be thy nursing fathers
- Duration
- 02:58
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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13 We praise Thee, O God 03:40
- Track
- 13
- Title
- We praise Thee, O God
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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14 All the earth doth worship Thee 02:24
- Track
- 14
- Title
- All the earth doth worship Thee
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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15 To Thee all angels cry aloud 02:03
- Track
- 15
- Title
- To Thee all angels cry aloud
- Duration
- 02:03
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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16 To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim 02:46
- Track
- 16
- Title
- To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim
- Duration
- 02:46
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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17 The Glorious company of the Apostles 01:35
- Track
- 17
- Title
- The Glorious company of the Apostles
- Duration
- 01:35
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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18 Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ 03:23
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ
- Duration
- 03:23
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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19 When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver Man 02:37
- Track
- 19
- Title
- When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver Man
- Duration
- 02:37
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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20 When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death 01:51
- Track
- 20
- Title
- When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death
- Duration
- 01:51
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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21 Thou sittest at the right hand of God 02:54
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Thou sittest at the right hand of God
- Duration
- 02:54
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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22 Symphony - Adagio 00:26
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Symphony - Adagio
- Duration
- 00:26
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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23 We therefore pray Thee 01:09
- Track
- 23
- Title
- We therefore pray Thee
- Duration
- 01:09
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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24 Make them to be number'd with Thy Saints 02:16
- Track
- 24
- Title
- Make them to be number'd with Thy Saints
- Duration
- 02:16
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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25 Day by day we magnify Thee 01:38
- Track
- 25
- Title
- Day by day we magnify Thee
- Duration
- 01:38
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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26 Vouchsafe, oh Lord, to keep us this day without sin 01:30
- Track
- 26
- Title
- Vouchsafe, oh Lord, to keep us this day without sin
- Duration
- 01:30
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet
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27 Oh Lord, in Thee have I trusted 03:09
- Track
- 27
- Title
- Oh Lord, in Thee have I trusted
- Duration
- 03:09
- Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble
- Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
- Conductor
- Hervé Niquet