Composer: Giovanni Battista Ferrandini, George Frideric Handel
Performer: Sophie Rennert, Deborah Cachet, Rachel Redmond, Michiel Haspeslagh, Alberto Martinez, Vlaams Radiokoor
Orchestra: Il Gardellino
Conductor: Bart Van Reyn
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Passacaille
Catalogue: PAS1130
Release: 2023
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
No. 1, Chorus, “Dixit Dominus, Domino meo” (Chorus, Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor)
No. 2, Aria, “Virgam virtutis tuae” (Alto)
No. 3, Aria, “Tecum principium” (Soprano 1)
No. 4, Chorus, “Juravit Dominus” (Chorus)
No. 5, Chorus, “Secundum ordinem Melchisedech” (Chorus)
No. 6, Chorus, “Dominus a dextris tuis” (Chorus, Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
No. 7, Chorus, “Judicabit in nationibus” (Chorus)
No. 8, Chorus, “De torrente ini via bibet” (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Chorus)
No. 9, Chorus, “Gloria Patri et Filio” (Chorus)
Ferrandini: Il Pianto di Maria
No. 1, Recitativo, “Giunta l’ora fatal dal ciel prescritta” (Soprano)
No. 2, Cavatina, “Se d’un Dio fui fatta Madre” (Soprano)
No. 3, Recitativo, “Ah me infelice! Ahi lassa!” (Soprano)
No. 4, Cavatina da capo, “Se d’un Dio fui fatta Madre” (Soprano)
No. 5, Recitativo, “Ahimè ch’Egli già esclama ad alta voce” (Soprano)
No. 6, Aria, “Sventurati miei sospiri” (Soprano)
No. 7, Recitativo, “Sì disse la gran madre” (Soprano)
No. 8, Aria, “Pari all’amor immenso” (Soprano)
No. 9, Recitativo, “Or se per grande orror tremò la terra” (Soprano)
Handel’s Dixit Dominus HWV 232 (1707) is certainly one of the most impressive compositions of his stay in Italy of several years. With this extremely effective piece, the only 22-year-old clearly wanted to demonstrate all his compositional skills.
On their recording, Il Gardellino and Bart Van Reyn place it alongside the breathtaking cantata Il Pianto di Maria, long attributed to Handel until recent research revealed that it was penned by the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Ferrandini (1710-1791).
The soloists on this new recording are: Deborah Cachet; Rachel Redmond; Sophie Rennert and Bart van Reyn accompanied by Il Gardellino Orchestra and the Vlaams Radiokoor.