Bach - Magnificat / Handel - Dixit Dominus
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Music CD Cover Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Composer: George Frideric Handel Conductor: Emmanuelle Haim Orchestra: Le Concert d'Astree Performer: Natalie Dessay Performer: Karine Deshayes Performer: Toby Spence Performer: Philippe Jaroussky Performer: Laurent Naouri Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2007-11-20 Music Label: Virgin Classics Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Bach - Magnificat / Handel - Dixit Dominus Album
Free Music Review: The Bull and the Bear
Hit: 5 Stars
There's little I could add to Mike Birman's elegant review of this CD except enthusiastic agreement and a few personal impressions, so, friends, dat's whatcha gonna get.
In terms of emotional impact, Handel's Dixit Dominus and Bach's Magnificat are well matched, both fiery exclamations of religious fervour, both extended works of contrapuntal complexity and soloistic virtuosity, the Bull and the Bear in the ring of one CD. I won't tell where I'd place my wager, but it's high drama to have these two pieces performed together.
Emmanuelle Haim never lets up in intensity. Her tempi on some of the Bach movements and on the concluding Gloria Patri of Handel are faster than I've ever heard anyone attempt. Especially on the Magnificat, she is clearly demanding the absolute maximum of her choristers, and to my ears they rise to the challenge. Likewise the soloists, especially the two sopranos and the male alto Philippe Jaroussky, match the demands of both composers and their ardent conductor. As a bassoonist, I'd like to call attention to the eloquent Baroque bassoon playing of Philippe Miqueu. I'm envious; I wish I'd been there.
Good performances of Bach's Magnificat are not uncommon, but this is the first thoroughly satisfactory disk of Handel's Dixit Dominus I've encountered. Special alert to dieters: The charge this performance will put into you is worth at least 1200 calories on the exercycle. Listen and exult!