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Handel: Dixit Dominus

Arleen Auger (soprano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Diana Montague (contralto), Leigh Dixon (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Simon Birchall (bass)

Choir & Orchestra of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston

Soloists clearly relish their vocal pyrotechnics, showing off the qualities through which they later became top names. Absence of sleeve notes undermines appreciation of the work. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, 4 out of 5 stars
  • Release Date: 10th Sep 2007
  • Catalogue No: E4776729
  • Label: DG Archiv
  • Series: Al Fresco
  • Length: 55 minutes

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Contents

Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232

Work length32:13
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  • Arleen Auger (soprano), Diana Montague (contralto), Leigh Nixon (tenor), Simon Birchall (bass (vocal)), Lynne Dawson (soprano)
  • Orchestra of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey Choir
  • Simon Preston
  • Recorded: 1987-07-10
  • Recording Venue: St. Bartholomew the Great,W.Smithfield, London

1. Dixit Dominus

Track length6:03
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2. Virgam virtutis tuae

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3. Tecum principium in die virtutis

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4. Juravit Dominus

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5. Tu es sacerdos in aeternum

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6. Dominus a dextris tuis

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7. Judicabit in nationibus

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8. De torrente in via bibet

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9. Gloria Patri

Track length6:10
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Handel: Nisi Dominus, Psalm 126 (127) HWV 238

Work length12:04
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  • John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Diana Montague (contralto), Simon Birchall (bass (vocal))
  • Orchestra of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey Choir
  • Simon Preston
  • Recorded: 1987-07-10
  • Recording Venue: St. Bartholomew the Great,W.Smithfield, London

1. Nisi Dominus

Track length2:30
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2. Vanum est

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3. Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum

Track length1:28
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4. Sicut sagittae in manu potentis (Allegro)

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5. Beatus vir

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6. Gloria Patri

Track length2:20
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Handel: Salve Regina, HWV 241

Work length11:12
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  • Arleen Auger (soprano)
  • Orchestra of Westminster Abbey
  • Simon Preston
  • Recorded: 1987-07-10
  • Recording Venue: St. Bartholomew the Great,W.Smithfield, London

Salve Regina

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Ad te clamamus

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Eia ergo, advocata nostro

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O clemens, o pia

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