Handel: Coronation Anthems Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet

• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759):
• 1 Handel: Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 04:56
• Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259:
• 2 Handel: Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259: I. Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened 03:07
• 3 Handel: Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259: II. Let Justice and Judgment Be The Preparation Of Thy Seat 02:32
• 4 Handel: Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259: III. Alleluja 01:55
• The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260:
• 5 Handel: The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260: I. The King Shall Rejoice 02:38
• 6 Handel: The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260: II. Exceeding Glad Shall He Be 02:53
• 7 Handel: The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260: III. Glory and Worship Hast Thou Laid Upon Him 02:17
• 8 Handel: The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260: IV. Alleluja 02:36
• My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261:
• 9 Handel: My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261: I. My Heart Is Inditing 02:47
• 10 Handel: My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261: II. Kings' Daughters Were Among thy Honourable Women 02:50
• 11 Handel: My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261: III. Upon Thy Right Hand Did Stand The Queen in Vesture of Gold 02:53
• 12 Handel: My Heart Is Inditing, HWV 261: IV. Kings Shall Be Thy Nursing Fathers 03:03
• Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283:
• 13 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: I. We Praise Thee, O God 03:39
• 14 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: II. All the Earth Doth Worship Thee 02:24
• 15 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: III. To Thee all Angels Cry Aloud 02:03
• 16 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: IV. To Thee Cherubin and Seraphin Continually Do Cry 02:46
• 17 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: V. The Glorious Company of the Apostles Praise Thee 01:35
• 18 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: VI. Thou Art the King of Glory 03:23
• 19 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: VII. When Thou Tookest Upon Thee to Deliver Man 02:37
• 20 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: VIII. When Thou Hadst Overcome the Sharpness of Death 01:51
• 21 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: IX. Thou Sittest at the Tight Hand of God 02:54
• 22 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: X. Sinfonia 00:26
• 23 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: XI. We Therefore Pray Thee, Help Thy Servants 01:09
• 24 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: XII. Make Them to Be Numbered With Thy Saints 02:16
• 25 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: XIII. Day by Day We Magnify Thee 01:38
• 26 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: XIV. Vouchsafe, O Lord 01:30
• 27 Handel: Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: XV. O Lord, in Thee Have I Trusted 03:07
• Total Runtime 01:07:45

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‘Well, what a surprise – a divine surprise! I have delighted in immersing myself in the world of Handel for more than forty years now. But I must admit that I experienced yet another lesson in strength and joy when I toured and recorded the Dettingen Te Deum and the Coronation Anthems’, says Hervé Niquet. As a lover of large orchestral formations, he has assembled a number of instrumentalists and singers close to the (gigantic) forces used at the premiere, with a large band of oboes, bassoons and trumpets, and assigned the solo arias to the entire ‘chapel’. Niquet speaks of ‘the glittering power of this ceremonial music concocted by a Handel conscious of placing the best of his genius at the service of the crown and of history’, and he in turn invests all his enthusiasm and expressiveness in these works combining ‘grace and strength’. Fans of Champions League football will recognise in Zadok the Priest the theme of that competition’s anthem!

Le Concert Spirituel
Herve Niquet, direction

Le Concert Spirituel
was the first company to perform private concerts in France. Founded in the eighteenth century, it closed with the outbreak of French Revolution. Its name was revived by Hervé Niquet when he founded his ensemble of ancient instruments in 1987, bringing back to life the great French repertoire played at the court of Versailles. In this spirit, Le Concert Spirituel collaborates closely with the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles and is devoted to airing the works of the great composers of French musical heritage, from Charpentier to Lully, by ways of Campra or Boismortier.

Expanding its repertoire to Italian, English and other masters, Le Concert Spirituel has made a name for itself on the national and international stage as one of the authoritative ensembles for the interpretation of Baroque music. Guest to the Salle Pleyel, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Château de Versailles each year, Le Concert Spirituel is also invited at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, London’s Barbican Center and Wigmore Hall, at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Prom’s, at the Luxemburg Philharmonie, Tokyo Opera, BOZAR in Brussels, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Shanghai Concert Hall, and Theater an der Wien etc.

Hervé Niquet is proud to assemble an orchestra of keen musicians who interpret music, make instruments and conduct historical researches. This dynamic confederation provides for a "team ethic" which enables the realization of projects that are on the cutting edge of the latest discoveries in interpretation on period instruments. The Fireworks & Water Music production, whose recording received the Edison Award, is typical of this work.

While Le Concert Spirituel specializes in French sacred music and is recognized the world over for its work on this repertoire, an important part of its activity is also devoted to lyrical music. The ensemble unveiled works that received the most prestigious international awards : Marais's Sémélé was voted « Opera Recording of the Year » by the ECHO Klassik Awards in 2009, Grétry's Andromaque was awarded a “Grand Prix – Académie du disque Charles Cros” in 2010, and Campra’s Carnaval de Venise lately received the Supersonic Award and German Record Critic’s Award in 2011.

These musical adventures were also the opportunity to work with directors and choreographers as diverse as Gilles and Corinne Benizio (alias Shirley & Dino), Karol Armitage, Georges Lavaudant,and Joachim Schloemer. This process involving French operas has given birth to a collection of book-CD's in collaboration with the label Glossa (distributed by Harmonia Mundi), with whom Le Concert Spirituel has an exclusive recording engagement since 2000.

In 2013-2014, Le Concert Spirituel had scheduled a series of events: a European tour with Striggio’s Mass for 40 voices in Paris, Utrecht, Bremen, Bruxelles and Metz, a unique re-creation of the French version of Mozart’s La Flûte Enchantée at Salle Pleyel in Paris, a new production of Rameau’s Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, the Opéra royal de Versailles and the Palais de Beaux-Arts of Bruxelles (250th death anniversary of Rameau), the production of Purcell’s King Athur (stage directors Corinne and Gilles Benizio alias Shirley et Dino) at the Opéra de Massy, a production of Purcell’s The Indian Queen (stage director Joachim Schloemer) at the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz.

Le Concert Spirituel, in residence at the Opéra-Théatre de Metz Métropole and the Arsenal de Metz - Metz en Scènes, is funded by the Ministry for the Arts and the Communication and the City of Paris. Le Concert Spirituel is funded by the Fondation Bru.

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