Marie Friederike Schöder, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle - George Frideric Handel: Neun Deutsche Arien (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 292 Mb | Total time: 62:08 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Accent | # ACC24326 | Recorded: 2016
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 292 Mb | Total time: 62:08 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Accent | # ACC24326 | Recorded: 2016
Handel wrote little for his native tongue, but what he did demonstrates a particular level of contemplative piety while still employing the familiar techniques of Italian opera.
Praise for the beauty of nature and eternal life are the subjects of the sacred poems by his contemporary Barthold Heinrich Brockes which Handel set to music in his 'Nine German Arias'. Each aria celebrates an aspect of nature, from the beauty of a flaming rose to the sweetness of silence, with extraordinary tenderness and sincerity.