George Frideric Handel
Israel in Egypt
Myriam Leblanc, soprano, Lucie Edel, mezzosoprano, Lena Sutor-Wernich, contralto, Laurence Kislby, tenore, Andreas Wolf, baritono, Alexandre Baldo, basso-baritono, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, direzione
Etichetta: Alpha Classics
Formato: CD
N. supporti: 1
Codice catalogo: ALPHA1176
Codice a barre: 3701624511763
Uscita in Italia: 31 ottobre 2025
TRACCE
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Symphony
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Recitative “Now there arose a new king”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Solo and Chorus “And the childen of Israel sigh’d”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Recitative “Then sent he Moses, his servant”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “They loathed to drink”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Aria “Their land brought forth frogs”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “He spake the word”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “he gave them hailstones for rain”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “He sent a thick darkness”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “He smote all the first-born of Egypt”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “But as for his people”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “Egypt was glad when they departed”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “He rebuked the red sea”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Exodus, Chorus “And Israel saw the great work”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Introitus – Chorus “Moses and the children of Israel”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Duet “The Lord is my strenght”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus “He is my God”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Duet “The Lord is a man of war”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus “The depths have covered them”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus “Thy right hand, O Lord”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus “And with the blast of thy nostrils”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Aria “The enemy said: I will pursue”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Aria “Thou didst blow”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus “Who is like unto thee, O Lord”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Duet “Thou in thy mercy”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus “The people shall hear”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Aria “Thou shalt bring them in”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus “The Lord shall reign for ever”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Recitative “For the horse of Pharaoh”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Chorus (da capo) “The Lord shall reign for ever”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Recitative “And Miriam the prophetess”
Israel in Egypt HWV 54: Part II Mose’s song, Solo and chorus “Sing ye to the Lord”
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DESCRIZIONE
Sebbene l’oratorio Israel in Egypt sia stato eseguito per la prima volta il 4 aprile 1739 nella sua versione tripartita, è probabile che Händel lo avesse inizialmente composto senza un testo completo.
Hervé Niquet ha scelto di registrare la versione in due parti che, partendo da Berlioz, per tutto l’Ottocento considerarono definitiva: l’Esodo e il Canto di Mosè.
Registrato subito dopo la pandemia di Covid, questo disco riflette anche la gioia dei cantanti e strumentisti de Le Concert Spirituel nel tornare a fare musica insieme. Come afferma Niquet, il coro finale è un grido di felicità all’unisono, e in queste pagine si percepisce «un dramma quasi tangibile: i due cori si fronteggiano ai lati dell’orchestra, rispondendosi con violente ritorsioni e monumentali unisoni. Il loro intrecciarsi in movimenti diabolici è come una messa in scena teatrale che si schiude ai nostri occhi».