George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Concerto a due cori in B-flat Major, HWV 332 1. Ouverture 2. Allegro ma non troppo 3. Allegro 4. Largo 5. A tempo ordinario 6. Alla breve moderato 7. Minuet The English Concert Trevor Pinnock, director
The fermata at 12:03 is better...but start at @ 11:50. I know it's only the 6/4 inversion of the iii chord but the way he approaches it and lingers...is just delicous.
The concerti a due cori were were written as intermission music for his oratorios -- in the case of this one "Joshua" in 1748. The music itself was recycled from earlier operas and oratorios (well according to one source there is stuff from Alexander Balus here which hadn't even been performed yet!) If you don't know where the second movement comes from then perhaps you've never listened to "The Messiah"!
The third movement is lifted from his oratorio Belshazar. It's the chorus "See from his post the bold Euphrates flies". It depicts the Euphrates River being diverted to allow an overwhelming force to enter the city.
The 3rd movement is from Belshazzar's Feast, the chorus "See, from his post Euphrates flies." The music mimics the waves (the Euphrates river) rushing to overwhelm the enemy. Handel being the supreme pictorial composer of the ages.
Hi, I want to know if you have the piece "Queen Caroline" Te Deum HWV 280 of Händel and if you can send it to me (having in account that your video was removed) thanks a lot
Go next to The Choir of King’s College to hear part of the Overture sung by angelic voices (Messiah). There are 2 versions by them here . Both are excellent, but I prefer the 2009 version, which has much better photographic angles and cocentrates mainly on the choir, without overhead candelabras and reverse angles getting in the way
+Canticles of England Yes it really have tuches of Rameau. This piece was first heard in a concert in 1748 and Rameaus first opera was composed in 1733. Handel knew the french orchesteral style at least as he conducted Rebels Les Caracteres de la Dance in 1727 and Rebels style is very ramiste. This concerto starts also with a french ouverture and ends with a minuet but in an older style not used by Rameau, it sounds more like Telemann before 1730.
