The King's Consort & Robert King - Handel: Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (2016) [CD Rip]

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Artist: The Choir of the King's Consort, The King's Consort, Robert King
Title: Handel: Israel in Egypt, HWV 54
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Vivat
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 1:22:10
Total Size: 473 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

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Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (Sung in German) [Version by F. Mendelssohn]:

CD 1

1-1 Overture 9:31
1-2 Nun Kam Ein Neuer König (Recitative) 0:23
1-3 Aber Die Kinder Israels Schrien (Chorus) 3:23
1-4 Da Sandt'er Moses (Recitative) 0:39
1-5 Aber Die Zaub'rer Auch (Recitative) 0:32
1-6 Und Frösche Ohne Zahl (Aria) 2:22
1-7 Die Plage Wich (Recitative) 0:14
1-8 Er Sprach Das Wort (Chorus) 2:06
1-9 Dies Neue Wunder (Recitative) 0:31
1-10 Doch Pharao Trotzt (Recitative) 0:25
1-11 Hagel Statt Regen (Chorus) 2:17
1-12 Pharao Sah's An (Recitative) 1:05
1-13 Moses Verließ Die Stadt (Recitative) 0:14
1-14 Als Pharao Alles Friedlich Ruhen Sah (Recitative) 0:33
1-15 Er Sandte Dicke Finsternis (Chorus) 3:17
1-16 Doch Als Nun Pharao (Recitative) 0:37
1-17 Er Schlug Alle Erstgeburt' (Chorus) 2:40
1-18 Aber Mit Seinem Volke (Chorus) 4:31
1-19 Und Israel War Befreit (Recitative) 0:19
1-20 Hoffnung Lindert Unsre Schmerzen (Aria) 3:38
1-21 Er Gebot Der Meerflut (Chorus) 1:51
1-22 Aber Die Fluten überwältigten (Chorus) 1:07

CD 2

2-1 Moses Und Die Kinder Israel (Chorus) 0:57
2-2 Ich Will Singen Meinem Gott (Chorus) 2:34
2-3 Der Herr Ist Mein Heil (Duet) 4:19
2-4 Er Ist Mein Gott (Chorus) 0:48
2-5 Die Tiefe Deckte Sie (Chorus) 1:56
2-6 Deine Rechte, O Herr (Chorus) 2:00
2-7 Die Himmel Sind Dein (Duet) 2:30
2-8 Und Von Dem Hauch (Chorus) 3:02
2-9 So Dachte Der Feind (Aria) 2:15
2-10 Aber Du Ließest Wehen (Aria) 2:12
2-11 Wer Ist Dir Gleich, O Herr (Chorus) 2:24
2-12 Das Hören Die Völker (Chorus) 5:30
2-13 Bringe Sie Hinein (Aria) 3:21
2-14 Der Herr Ist König (I) (Chorus) 0:38
2-15 Denn Die Reiter Pharaos (Recitative) 0:33
2-16 Der Herr Ist König (II) (Chorus) 0:38
2-17 Und Mirjam Die Prophetin (Recitative) 0:31
2-18 Singet Unserem Gott (Solo & Chorus) 3:17

Latest release on VIVAT brings Mendelssohn’s astonishing reconstruction of Handel’s great oratorio Israel in Egypt. Mendelssohn’s 1833 Düsseldorf performance has been painstakingly reconstructed from fragments and sources across Europe: the large and colourful orchestra, playing nineteenth-century instruments, produces vivid new sonorities, and the double choir sings magnificently. Listeners familiar with Handel’s 1739 version will also find new numbers, significant changes to the order of movements and very different orchestrations. The work starts with a thrilling, pure-Mendelssohn overture, mixing life and energy with moments of exquisitely shifting instrumental colours. There is fine solo singing from solo sopranos Lydia Teuscher and Julia Doyle, alto Hilary Summers, tenor Benjamin Hulett, and bass Roderick Williams: Robert King and The King’s Consort are on top form.

Extensive presentation includes 60 page booklet with authoritative liner notes in three languages by renowned Mendelssohn expert Prof Larry Todd and by Robert King, full libretto and translation, session photographs and reproductions of Mendelssohn’s manuscripts.

“the results are fascinating – burbling clarinets supply continuo, added solo recitatives fill out the sequence of choral movements, and a totally Mendelssohnian overture now kicks off the story. Handel’s masterly depictions of frogs, plagues and other natural disasters in his choruses are enhanced (though with German texts) in this feisty performance.” (The Guardian)

“with his vast Handelian experience, King ensures that Handel's mighty series of choral frescoes emerge in all their brilliance and incisiveness, aided by a carefully judged choral-orchestral balance…a vividly realised snapshot of a fascinating historical moment” (Gramophone Magazine)

“the performance makes a strong case for the piece, even if Mendelssohn's version is unlikely to make a full-scale comeback. The choir is lively, making every word clear, though some of King's conducting feels on the staid side. All the soloists make their mark.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Lydia Teuscher, soprano
Julia Doyle, soprano
Hilary Summers, alto
Benjamin Hulett, tenor
Roderick Williams, bass
Choir of The King’s Consort & The King’s Consort
Robert King, direction

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