Handel and Haydn Society & Harry Christophers - The Old Colony Collection (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Hear My Pray'r, O God
02. Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord
03. Sound the Loud Timbrel
04. I Waited Patiently for the Lord
05. When Winds Breathe Soft in E-Flat Major
06. It is a Good Thing to Give Thanks Unto the Lord
07. Hark! The Vesper Hymn is Stealing
08. Messiah, HWV 56: No. 31, He Was Cut Off-No. 32, But Thou Didst Not Leave-No. 33, Lift Up Your Heads
09. O Come, Let us Sing Unto the Lord
10. Almighty God When Round Thy Shrine (Adapted from "O Isis und Osiris" from "The Magic Flute, K. 620)
11. 12 Anthems: No. 12, Who is This That Cometh from Edom?
12. Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: No. 17, Moses and the Children of Israel-No. 35, The Lord Shall Reign-No. 36, For the Horse of Pharaoh-No. 38, And Miriam, the Prophetess-No. 39, Sing Ye to the Lord
13. Peace I Leave with You, WoO 5


Whilst the names James Kent, Charles Avison or Samuel Webbe may not be familiar to today’s listeners, 200 years ago these composers and their works were prized for their singability, their musical evocations of the text, and their beautiful sonorities. Rarely recorded, and some works never before recorded, The Old Colony Collection contains a diverse array of compositions that were sung on both sides of the Atlantic and includes anthems and ‘glees’ as well as selections from Handel’s oratorios, and arrangements of works by Mozart. The selection of works chosen for this recording features some of the finest examples from this fabulous and extensive anthology.

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