Shortly after his arrival in London, George Frideric Handel composed a Te Deum for the Peace of Utrecht. The following year he wrote another for the arrival in the capital of Caroline, the new Princess of Wales. The Dettingen Te Deum came thirty years later, celebrating peace following the War of Austrian Succession. We'll hear all three this weekend on Choral Showcase.
Show Notes
George Frideric Handel: Te Deum for the Peace of Utrecht, HWV 278
- Nuria Rial & Marie-Sophie Pollak, sopranos; Alex Potter, alto; Kieran Carrel, tenor; Roderick Williams, bass
- RIAS Chamber Choir Berlin
- Berlin Academy for Old Music
- Justin Doyle, conductor
George Frideric Handel: Te Deum "Caroline", HWV 280
- Tim Mead, countertenor; Sean Clayton, tenor; Lisandro Abadie, bass-baritone
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie, conductor
George Frideric Handel: Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283
- Christopher Tipping, alto; Harry Christophers, tenor; Stephen Varcoe & Michael Pearce, basses
- Choir of Westminster Abbey
- The English Concert
- Simon Preston, conductor