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Formats and Editions
1. Esther, Hwv 50a: The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain
2. Alexander’s Feast, Hwv 75: Your Voices Tune
3. Saul, Hwv 53: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus Of Israelites)
4. Acis And Galatea, Hwv 49: Wretched Lovers!
5. Esther, Hwv 50a: Ye Sons Of Israel Mourn (II)
6. Messiah, Hwv 56: Worthy Is The Lamb
7. Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54 : He Gave Them Hailstones For Rain
8. Samson, Hwv 57: With Thunder Arm’d, Great God, Arise (Chorus Of Israelites)
9. Jephtha, Hwv 70: O God, Behold Our Sore Distress
10. Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54 : He Smote All The First-Born Of Egypt
11. Saul, Hwv 53: How Excellent Thy Name (Chorus Of Israelites)
12. Messiah, Hwv 56: And He Shall Purify
13. Samson, Hwv 57: Hear, Jacob’s God, Jehova, Hear!
14. Jephtha, Hwv 70: Ye House Of Gilead, With One Voice
15. Messiah, Hwv 56: Hallelujah!
16. Esther, Hwv 50a: The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain
17. Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54 : I Will Sing Unto The Lord
18. Samson, Hwv 57: Then Round About The Starry Throne
19. Alexander’s Feast, Hwv 75: The Many Rend The Skies With Loud Applause (I)
20. Saul, Hwv 53: Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man Of Might (Chorus Of Israelites)
21. Messiah, Hwv 56: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
22. Samson, Hwv 57: Let The Bright Seraphim In Burning Row
23. Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54 : He Is My God
24. Messiah, Hwv 56: Amen
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Is there another composer who can match Handel's genius for writing choruses? He is quite simply the master of chorus and on this compilation of tracks, taken from The Sixteen's award-winning Handel back-catalogue, there is much rejoicing. Revel in the some of Handel's finest writing from the universally loved Hallelujah chorus to the exuberance of I will sing unto the Lord from Israel in Egypt and the longest of his choruses - the magnificent The Lord our enemy has slain from the first version of Esther. Sit back, turn up the volume and marvel at his brilliance! Whether performing a simple medieval hymn or expressing the complex musical and emotional language of a contemporary choral composition, The Sixteen does so with qualities common to all great ensembles. Tonal warmth, rhythmic precision and immaculate intonation are clearly essential to the mix. But it is the courage and intensity with which The Sixteen makes music that speak above all to so many people.
