Program

George Frideric Handel, ”Zadok the Priest”, Coronation Anthem for George II, HWV 258

George Frideric Handel, Sinfonia from the Oratorio Esther, HWV 50a

George Frideric Handel, Te Deum for the victory of Dettingen, HWV 283

”We praise Thee, oh God”

"All the earth doth worship Thee"

"To Thee all angels cry aloud"

"To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim"

"The glorious company of the Apostles"

"Thou art the King of Glory"

"When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man"

"When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death"

"Thou sittest at the right hand of God"

Sinfonia

"We therefore pray Thee"

"Make them to be number'd with Thy Saints"

"Day by day we magnify Thee"

"Vouchsafe, oh Lord, to keep us this day without sin"

"Oh Lord, in Thee have I trusted"

George Frideric Handel, Saul, Oratorio, HWV 53

Sinfonia

March

George Frideric Handel, ”The ways of Zion do mourn”, Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264

”When the ear heard her”

”She deliver’d the poor that cried”

”Their bodies are buried in peace”

George Frideric Handel, Jubilate for the Peace of Utrecht, HWV 279

Glory be to the Father

As it was in the beginning

George Frideric Handel, Chandos Anthem, HWV 249b

Symphony

O sin unto the Lord a new song

Declare his honour unto the heathen

The waves of the sea

O worship the Lord

Let the whole earth stand in awe

Let the heav'ns rejoice

George Frideric Handel, Oratorio "Israel in Egypt", HWV 54

The Lord shall reign for ever and ever

Sing ye to the Lord

Howard Arman conducts a Handel commemoration concert

250th anniversary of Georg Friedrich Handel's death

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Cast

Ulrike Fulde — Soprano

Albrecht Sack — Tenor

Felix Plock — Bass

Hallenser Madrigalisten

MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig

Händelfestspielchor

Chor der Oper Halle

The English Concert

Program notes

April 14, 2009 witnessed the 250th anniversary of Georg Friedrich Handel's death. On this unique occasion two of the world's leading Baroque orchestras, members of four distinguished choruses, three accomplished Handel interpreters as soloists, together with conductor and Händel-Preis winner, Howard Arman, paid homage to the composer by playing the repertoire of the historic first commemoration concert that took place in London's Westminster Abbey in 1784.

This outstanding British-German performance in Halle's Marktkirche, where George Frideric was baptized, represents the media highlight of Handel Year 2009.

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