Album Summary
Simon Birchall- Lynne Dawson (Soprano)
- John Ainsley (Tenor)
- Leigh Dixon
- Arleen Augér (Soprano)
Notes & Reviews:
"...With Dixit Dominus the 22-year-old composer suddenly surprises us with an apparently unprepared display of musical competence and invention, and in a substantial piece of Latin church music involving chorus. While guesses may be made about Handel's previous experiences of church music in Halle, Hamburg and in Italy, the development of his personal style that led to this confident treatment of a large-scale ensemble of soloists, chorus and orchestra is hidden from us." -Donald Burrows
BBC Music Magazine
Soloists clearly relish their vocal pyrotechnics, showing off the qualities through which they later became top names. Absence of sleeve notes undermines appreciation of the work.
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Works Details
Handel, George Frideric : Dixit Dominus - Performers: Simon Birchall; Lynne Dawson (Soprano); Arleen Augér (Soprano); John Ainsley (Tenor); Leigh Dixon
- Conductor: Simon Preston
- Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir
- Notes: Composition written: 1707.
- Running Time: 26 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1707
Handel, George Frideric : Nisi Dominus, psalm, for soloists, chorus & orchestra in G, HWV 238 - Performers: Lynne Dawson (Soprano); Arleen Augér (Soprano); John Ainsley (Tenor); Leigh Dixon; Simon Birchall
- Conductor: Simon Preston
- Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Orchestra
- Running Time: 11 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1707
Handel, George Frideric : Salve Regina, antiphon for soprano, strings, organ & continuo in G minor, HWV 241 - Performers: John Ainsley (Tenor); Lynne Dawson (Soprano); Leigh Dixon; Simon Birchall; Arleen Augér (Soprano)
- Conductor: Simon Preston
- Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 17 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1707
