Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers – The Old Colony Collection (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:33 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: Classical
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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.
Tracklist:
01. Various artists – Hear My Pray’r, O God (05:37)
02. Various artists – Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord (08:30)
03. Various artists – Sound the Loud Timbrel (02:16)
04. Various artists – I Waited Patiently for the Lord (06:15)
05. Handel & Haydn Society – When Winds Breathe Soft in E-Flat Major (05:50)
06. Various artists – It is a Good Thing to Give Thanks Unto the Lord (05:50)
07. Ian Watson & Guy Fishman – Hark! The Vesper Hymn is Stealing (03:23)
08. Stefan Reed, Ian Watson & Guy Fishman – Messiah, HWV 56: No. 31, He Was Cut Off-No. 32, But Thou Didst Not Leave-No. 33, Lift Up Your Heads (05:47)
09. Various artists – O Come, Let us Sing Unto the Lord (04:02)
10. Various artists – Almighty God When Round Thy Shrine (Adapted from “O Isis und Osiris” from “The Magic Flute, K. 620) (03:53)
11. Various artists – 12 Anthems: No. 12, Who is This That Cometh from Edom? (08:16)
12. Various artists – 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 (06:51)
13. Ian Watson & Guy Fishman – Peace I Leave with You, WoO 5 (02:59)
