Handel - The Choice of Hercules, Dettingen Te Deum
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Label: Accent
Cat No: ACC26415
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 24th September 2021
Contents
Artists
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)Fflur Wyn (soprano)
Rachel Kelly (soprano)
Nathan Haller (tenor)
Cody Quattlebaum (bass-baritone)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
FestspielOrchester Gottingen
Conductor
Laurence CummingsWorks
Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 'Dettingen'The Choice of Hercules, HWV69
Artists
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)Fflur Wyn (soprano)
Rachel Kelly (soprano)
Nathan Haller (tenor)
Cody Quattlebaum (bass-baritone)
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
FestspielOrchester Gottingen
Conductor
Laurence CummingsAbout
In The Choice of Hercules from 1751, Handel musically processes the mythical theme of Hercules at the crossroads, whereby Hercules’ vacillation between virtue and lust is ideal for the back and forth in the search for the right path in life.
The Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283, is a cantata composed by Handel in 1743. On 27 June 1743, the British army and its allies under the command of King George II had defeated the French army at the Battle of Dettingen. Handel was commissioned to write a Te Deum “with timpani and trumpets” for the victory celebrations.
Laurence Cummings, the Handel Festival Orchestra, outstanding soloists and the legendary Christ Church Cathedral Choir from Oxford provide the successful performance.
Cast (The Choice of Hercules):
- Hercules: Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
- Pleasure: Fflur Wyn (soprano)
- Virtue: Rachel Kelly (soprano)
- Attendant of Pleasure: Nathan Haller (tenor)
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