Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) Israel in Egypt Oratorio. Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation (00:00-00:04:08) Overture: Lamentations of the Israelites for the death of Joseph 00:00 Exodus 1. "Now here arose", récitatif P. Elliott 02:13 2. "And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage: And their cry..." chorus 02:38 3. "Then sent He Moses", récitatif P. Elliott 06:34 4. "They loathed to drink", chorus 07:08 5. "Their land brought", aria A. Stafford 09:26 6. "He spake the word", chorus 11:43 7. "He gave them hailstones", chorus 13:51 8. "He sent a thick darkness", chorus 16:04 9. "He smote all the first-born", chorus 19:24 10. "But as for His people': chorus 21:51 11. "Egypt was glad", chorus 26:01 12. "He rebuked the Red Sea", chorus 29:04 13. "He led them", chorus 29:51 14. "But the waters", chorus 31:17 15. "And Israel saw", chorus 32:21 16. "And believed the Lord", chorus 33:19 Moses’ Song 17. "Moses, and the children': introitus - chorus 37:01 18. "I will sing", chorus 37:58 19. "The Lord is my strengh", duo J. Knibbs & M. Troth 40:35 20. "He is my God", chorus 45:12 21. "And I will exalt him", chorus 46:02 22. "The Lord is a man of war", duo S. Varcoe & C. Stewart 48:58 23. "The depths have covered them", chorus 54:45 24. "Thy right hand", chorus 57:34 25. "And in the greatness", chorus 59:02 26. "Thou sentest forth", chorus 59:39 27. "And with the blast", chorus 1:01:42 28. "The enemy said", aria W. Kendall 1:04:44 29. "Thou didst blow", aria D. Greene 1:07:11 30. "Who is like unto Thee", chorus 1:09:35 31. "The earth swallowed them", chorus 1:11:10 32. "Thou is thy mercy", duo B. Gordon & P. Elliott 1:12:21 33. "The people shall hear", chorus 1:16:48 34. "Thou shalt bring", aria J. Clarkson 1:24:21 35. "The Lord shall reign", chorus 1:28:15 36. "For the horse of Pharoah", récitatifP. Elliott 1:28:58 37. "The Lord shall reign", chorus 1:29:24 38. "And Miriam the prophetess", récitatif P. Elliott 1:30:05 39. "Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriusly ! The Lord shall reign...", 1:30:28 E. Priday & Chorus N. Burrowes: Sopran Ch. Brett: Counter-Tenor M. Hill: Tenor S. Varcoe: Bass M. Levin: Theorbo M. Hicks: Organ Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner Recorded in 1978, at London Painting: Edward Poynter (1836-1919) Israel in Egypt 🔊 Find CMRR's recordings on Spotify : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio : bit.ly/2M1Eop2 In 1859 Henry Chorley termed Israel in Egypt "something apart from, alone, above all other works existing in descriptive choral music". To approach this prodigious piece in any other way, or to attempt a strict comparison with Handel's other oratorios, is somewhat fruitless: for this is indeed a work apart, unique in its epic conception and in the dazzling variety of its choral and orchestral writing. Nowhere else except in Dixit Dominus (1707), the tour deforce of his youthful stay in Italy, did Handel make such sustained demands of his choral singers, stretching to the limit their range of dramatic expression, stamina and sheer virtuosity. Georg Friedrich Haendel PLAYLIST (reference recordings): ruclips.net/video/fzHLwKeQAD8/видео.html
I'm here because Stephen Blackwell mentioned this awesome work on Jordan Peterson and The Daily Wire's excellent seminar on Exodus (episode 7). Thank you for posting this piece so we can all enjoy the beauty of Handel's music in praise of God.
Gdy słucham J.S.Bach,a to On jest największym kompozytorem lecz gdy słucham Handel,a to On jest największym. Chwała Bogu za takie dylematy i takie wykonania jak to.
Play this every Sunday morning, full blast, whenever possible, regular as porridge. Not a religious person, but this excites the Spirit in me like nothing else. Damien Dewing
Heaven will be the purest pleasure feeling never ending for ever and ever. Sex is a mere foreshadow. That is why we are mentioned as the "bride" of Christ. Pure joy and pure pleasure. Ultimate purest and concentrated form. Plus we will be able to do EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO OUR OWN WILL. Fly and teleport and control matter. Whatever you can think of doing you can do in "Heaven". The eternal resting place of the Children of Light. "Sons of God". And He will be our physical light as well. It will be unimaginably good!
Handel's versatility was exceptional. The variety of choruses in this work is amazing, for example, polyphonic choruses of tradition from northern Germany, double 8-voice choruses, choruses that evoke the old renaissance polyphony, ceremonial and pastoral choruses, among others.
Also referred here by Mr. Blackwell from Ep. 7 of Jordon Peterson’s excellent round table exploration of Exodus. Inspired to use selections for Bible Study in my parish. What a joy.
Handel et Gardiner …Gardiner et Handel …. Juste parfait . Je me souviens encore de mon impatience avant la sortie de ce double 33t … et avec quelle émotion je découvrais ce nouvel oratorio !
Dramatische und wunderschöne Interpretation dieses großartigen Meisterwerks mit herrlichen Stimmen vierer genialen Solisten und gut harmonisierten Stimmen des ausgezeichneten Chors sowie gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der intelligente und geniale Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Kammerorchester im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Alles ist wunderbar!
I admire this Handel's oratorio very much. Oh! My god it's so powerful. The intense expressiveness of choruses it gives me goosebumps each time. ¡¡Truly glorious music!!. Thank you for upload it!.
헨델의 오라도리오가 이렇게나 위대한 곡인줄 몰랐씁니다 그리고 지금까지의 나의 헨델에 대한 생각이 일시에 무너져 버렸씁니다 이집트의 이스라엘 사람들은 정말 감동입니다 풍부한 악상은 성령에 가득차고 아름답씁니다 그리고 스케일도 큰 악곡입니다 베토벤의 제9교향곡의 5악장을 연상케도 하는군요 헨델은 위대한 악성임을 세삼 깨닿게 되어 감사합니다
Beethoven's favorite composer was Händel and it is reflected in his music. If you notice they both used musical effects, something that Beethoven learned from Händel.
I kinda like it when it is listened to at 1.25x tempo on RUclips. That was the tempo (thereabout) we used in our programme when we performed this oratorio in Ghana around 2008.
Il coule de cette vidéo comme un rêve de fièvre brumeuse de vieilles légendes et de campagnes inachevées. C'est à la fois subtil en arrière-plan et demande de l'attention. Musique translucide
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La música clásica de Händel es simplemente sublime¡¡
Thank you for sharing this magnificent recording ! ( And for the picture of Edward Poynter's painting ) .But if I may observe that the list of soloists ( Burrowes, Brett , Hill, Varcoe ) is the one of "The Ways of Zion do Mourn" which was issued on the same CD set . The names of soloists of "Israel" is the one mentionned next to the recitiatives / arias in your list ( sopranos : Jean Knibbs, Marylin Troth, Daryl Greene, Elizabeth Priday ; counter-tenors : christopher Royall, ashley Stafford, brian Gordon, julian Clarckson; tenors: Paul Elliott, William Kendall; basses: stephen Varcoe, charles Stewart; violoncello : marylin Sansom; organ : Malcolm Hicks; harpsichord: alastair Ross / list from original LP issued 1978 )
Anyone else came here after Jordan Peterson's exodus series? Beautiful piece! By the way, does anyone know if that sharp violin at around 1:12:00 is a mistake?
Handel's Israel in Egypt is not as well known ( perhaps I should say not performed as often) as his Messiah but certainly deserves to be. What glorious soul stirring harmonies, the music shows the very best human spirit is capable of. Many thanks for this wonderful post.
Normally Gardiner does the Baroque key of this music. As much as I love Baroque key, I love to hear this music done in the "normal" higher key as well. Beautiful version. Thank you so much for posting. :-)
I'm thinking this is not Gardiner's intent, but rather the decision to speed up the recording in order to avoid tripping up the censors who might take it down.
@@jonathangoodman2636 Monteverdi Orchestra played on modern instruments before it became the English Baroque Soloists. All the early recordings, including the first Vespers, are on 'modern' instruments.
Handel composed Israel in Egypt soon after finishing "Saul" (1738), which is considered by many musicologists as the main Handel Oratorio in all of them, the more complex, the number one. Even is not the first in importance ( there is a subjectivity in this kind of question) Saul certanly is among the 4 or 5 his master Oratorios, - well, I think Handel probably had to work on it more than the usual and there was the problem that he was changing from italian Operas to English Oratorios. The british people was not liking very much anymore that kind of opera Handel composed and was not going to the Theater to wacth anymore. Handel was "in transition" in between 2 genres in the time of Saul and I. in Egypt (it s impossible to explain this issue Operas x Oratorios in Handel compostion context very well here, the subject was bit complex and I would needed about 20 lines to that). Anyway, Handel needed 2 large scale work for the 1739 season, so after had composed and ended Saul, he started to compose Israel in Egypt. He finished the last one in 30 days. This is was not some different for him, usually he composed 2 long and complex compositions in a row for the season of the next year, - for a 2 hours and 45 minutes Oratorio ou a 3 hours Italian Opera, 30 days was the average time he needed. Israel in Egypt in fact was even shorter (2 hours long). The point is Israel in Egypt was the Handel composition which he took more musical material from ancient himself compositions and from composition by other composers, mainly today unknown italian composers. This was not big deal, even Bach borrow material from other composers, (and I am not talking about the arrangments he made of Vivaldi concertos and other italian (mainly) composers) - that pratice was commom in that time. But Handel sometimes excedeed himself in this practice :) I think that all these problems made Handel borrow more musical ideas from other composer than the usual for Israel in Egypt. Anyway, he knew sewing up very well what he borrowed, the Oratorio was not a patchwork, - it is one of my favorite Handel´s Oratorios. Israel in Egypt had a lot of modifications after that 1739 concertos, ( in fact, the public didn´t like it, and Israel in Egypt was played just 2 times. Handel changed, so, a lot of things on it. Because that, the Oratorio got without an Overture, the maestros or choose a Handel composition as Overture or it started with a recitativo, something which doens´t happen in any other Handel Oratorio or Opera, as I know.
In 1859 Henry Chorley termed Israel in Egypt "something apart from, alone, above all other works existing in descriptive choral music". To approach this prodigious piece in any other way, or to attempt a strict comparison with Handel's other oratorios, is somewhat fruitless: for this is indeed a work apart, unique in its epic conception and in the dazzling variety of its choral and orchestral writing. Nowhere else except in Dixit Dominus (1707), the tour deforce of his youthful stay in Italy, did Handel make such sustained demands of his choral singers, stretching to the limit their range of dramatic expression, stamina and sheer virtuosity.. Click to activate the English subtitles for the complete presentation (00:00-00:04:08)
Thanks for doing this... I actually prefer Gardiner's recording, and needed this specific video for when I upload the complete score video of this work, which I am very close to finishing.
PART THE FIRST 1. Recitative (tenor) - 02:13 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph; and he set over Israel taskmasters to afflict them with burthens, and they made them serve with rigour. (Exodus 1: 8, 11, 13) 2. Alto Solo and Chorus - 02:38 And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and their cry came unto God. They oppressed them with burthens, and made them serve with rigour; and their cry came up unto God. (Exodus 2: 23; Exodus. 1: 13) 3. Recitative (tenor) Then sent He Moses, His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen; these shewed His signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He turned their waters into blood. (Psalm cv: 26, 27, 29) 4. Chorus They loathed to drink of the river. He turned their waters into blood. (Exodus 7: 18; Psalm cv: 29) 5. Air (alto) Their land brought forth frogs, yea, even in their king's chambers. (Psalm cv: 30) He gave their cattle over to the pestilence; blotches and blains broke forth on man and beast. (Exodus 11: 9, 10) 6. Chorus He spake the word, and there came all manner of flies and lice in all quarters. He spake; and the locusts came without number, and devoured the fruits of the ground. (Psalm cv: 31, 34, 35) 7. Chorus He gave them hailstones for rain; fire mingled with the hail ran along upon the ground. (Psalm cv: 3; Exodus 9: 23, 24) 8. Chorus He sent a thick darkness over the land, even darkness which might be felt. (Exodus 10: 21) 9. Chorus He smote all the first-born of Egypt, the chief of all their strength. (Psalm cv: 36, 37) 10. Chorus But as for His people, He led them forth like sheep: He brought them out with silver and gold; there was not one feeble person among their tribes. (Psalm lxxviii: 53; Psalm cv: 37) 11. Chorus Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them fell upon them. 12. Chorus He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up. He led them through the deep as through a wilderness. (Psalm cvi: 9) But the waters overwhelmed their enemies, there was not one of them left. (Psalm cvi: 11) 13. Chorus And Israel saw that great work that the Lord did upon the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses. (Exodus xiv: 31) PART THE SECOND 14. Chorus Moses and the children of Israel sung this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying: I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. (Exodus xv: 1) 15. Duet (soprano 1 & 2) The Lord is my strength and my song; He is become my salvation. (Exodus xv: 2) 16. Chorus He is my god, and I will prepare Him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt Him. (Exodus xv: 2) 17. Duet (bass 1 & 2) The Lord is a man of war: Lord is His name. Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea; his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. (Exodus xv: 3, 4) 18. Chorus The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. (Exodus xv: 5) 19. Chorus Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power; Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. (Exodus xv: 6) And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou hast overthrown them that rose up against Thee. Thou sentest forth Thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. (Exodus xv: 7) 20. Chorus And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. (Exodus xv: 8) 21. Air (tenor) The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. (Exodus xv: 9) 22. Air (soprano) Thou didst blow with the wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters. (Exodus xv: 10) 23. Chorus Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods. Who is like Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou strechedst out Thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. (Exodus xv: 11, 12) 24. Duet (alto and tenor) Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth Thy people which Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength unto Thy holy habitation. (Exodus xv: 13) 25. Chorus The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on them: all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away: by the greatness of Thy arm they shall be as still as a stone; till Thy people pass over, O Lord, which Thou ha st purchased. (Exodus xv: 14, 15, 16) 26. Air (alto) Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established. &nbs p; (Exodus xv: 17) 27a. Chorus The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. (Exodus xv: 18) 28. Recitative (tenor) For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. (Exodus xv: 19) 27b. Double Chorus The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. (Exodus xv: 18) 29. Recitative (tenor) And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them: - (Exodus xv: 20, 21) 30. Soprano Solo and Chorus Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
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I am preparing a class on a chapter of Jeremiah. I felt like this background music and text would be inspirational. Can it be that I have never heard it before?
This version is very good, but you should know some day the Simon Preston recording of Israel in Egypt (with Ian Patridge, James Bowman, Tom McDonnell, Alan Watt, with the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - the recording is a bit ancient, it´s from 1976, (well, Gardiner recording is from 1978, so...) but the entire work was remasterized, so there is no problem in the quality of the sound. We find this complete version in RUclips in ruclips.net/video/kjIvEeuYEUk/видео.html and in the Spotify. In Apple Music, here music.apple.com/nz/album/handel-israel-in-egypt/1452615053 The 2 first arias of Preston recording, part II, is a bit operatic for an Oratorio in my opinion, this is the unique problem of this S Preston work , in Oratorio about 80% chorus, 20% arias and duos (some of them start as aria and finish as chorus, as we can hear a lot of times in Messiah, so this 2 arias are not problem. The choral parts in Preston recording had an impressive power and unity, and was recorded.
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) Israel in Egypt Oratorio.
Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation (00:00-00:04:08)
Overture: Lamentations of the Israelites for the death of Joseph 00:00
Exodus
1. "Now here arose", récitatif P. Elliott 02:13
2. "And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage: And their cry..." chorus 02:38
3. "Then sent He Moses", récitatif P. Elliott 06:34
4. "They loathed to drink", chorus 07:08
5. "Their land brought", aria A. Stafford 09:26
6. "He spake the word", chorus 11:43
7. "He gave them hailstones", chorus 13:51
8. "He sent a thick darkness", chorus 16:04
9. "He smote all the first-born", chorus 19:24
10. "But as for His people': chorus 21:51
11. "Egypt was glad", chorus 26:01
12. "He rebuked the Red Sea", chorus 29:04
13. "He led them", chorus 29:51
14. "But the waters", chorus 31:17
15. "And Israel saw", chorus 32:21
16. "And believed the Lord", chorus 33:19
Moses’ Song
17. "Moses, and the children': introitus - chorus 37:01
18. "I will sing", chorus 37:58
19. "The Lord is my strengh", duo J. Knibbs & M. Troth 40:35
20. "He is my God", chorus 45:12
21. "And I will exalt him", chorus 46:02
22. "The Lord is a man of war", duo S. Varcoe & C. Stewart 48:58
23. "The depths have covered them", chorus 54:45
24. "Thy right hand", chorus 57:34
25. "And in the greatness", chorus 59:02
26. "Thou sentest forth", chorus 59:39
27. "And with the blast", chorus 1:01:42
28. "The enemy said", aria W. Kendall 1:04:44
29. "Thou didst blow", aria D. Greene 1:07:11
30. "Who is like unto Thee", chorus 1:09:35
31. "The earth swallowed them", chorus 1:11:10
32. "Thou is thy mercy", duo B. Gordon & P. Elliott 1:12:21
33. "The people shall hear", chorus 1:16:48
34. "Thou shalt bring", aria J. Clarkson 1:24:21
35. "The Lord shall reign", chorus 1:28:15
36. "For the horse of Pharoah", récitatifP. Elliott 1:28:58
37. "The Lord shall reign", chorus 1:29:24
38. "And Miriam the prophetess", récitatif P. Elliott 1:30:05
39. "Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriusly ! The Lord shall reign...", 1:30:28
E. Priday & Chorus
N. Burrowes: Sopran
Ch. Brett: Counter-Tenor
M. Hill: Tenor
S. Varcoe: Bass
M. Levin: Theorbo
M. Hicks: Organ
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Recorded in 1978, at London
Painting: Edward Poynter (1836-1919) Israel in Egypt
🔊 Find CMRR's recordings on Spotify : spoti.fi/3016eVr
🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio : bit.ly/2M1Eop2
In 1859 Henry Chorley termed Israel in Egypt "something apart from, alone, above all other works existing in descriptive choral music". To approach this prodigious piece in any other way, or to attempt a strict comparison with Handel's other oratorios, is somewhat fruitless: for this is indeed a work apart, unique in its epic conception and in the dazzling variety of its choral and orchestral writing. Nowhere else except in Dixit Dominus (1707), the tour deforce of his youthful stay in Italy, did Handel make such sustained demands of his choral singers, stretching to the limit their range of dramatic expression, stamina and sheer virtuosity.
Georg Friedrich Haendel PLAYLIST (reference recordings): ruclips.net/video/fzHLwKeQAD8/видео.html
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Une oeuvre de génie merveilleuseusement interprétée, servie avec émotion, grâce et puissance par des artistes au sommet de leur art
So did I. Glad I did.
Same
Stephen Blackwell mentioned that he listens to this every Easter so I came to check it out.
Same!
@@mefmtx Same! Great tip!
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Für mich immer wieder unbegreiflich, wie ein Mensch so wunderschöne, großartige Musikwerke komponieren konnte. ❤️
Who said heaven's going to be boring... this is pure music 🎵.... GOAT
Heavenly music. We would all benefit to listen to Handel everyday for an hour. He is sublime.
Absolutеly!
Without a doubt.
You can say that and with the current cost of living Criss 2022 it does put you in a rexing mood
Indeed that goes without saying
I AGREE WITH YOU
Grande Handel! A sua música fala ao meu coração de um jeito único! ❤️
I will love you until the day I die .Blessed Handel he did so many oratorios of Jewish themes. For Passover I thank you.
One of the best composers ever. No discussion.
Beethoven said it himself!
Handel continua nos ensinando música até hoje
I'm here because Stephen Blackwell mentioned this awesome work on Jordan Peterson and The Daily Wire's excellent seminar on Exodus (episode 7). Thank you for posting this piece so we can all enjoy the beauty of Handel's music in praise of God.
Same! He shall reign forever !
Me too
Gdy słucham J.S.Bach,a to On jest największym kompozytorem lecz gdy słucham Handel,a to On jest największym. Chwała Bogu za takie dylematy i takie wykonania jak to.
Play this every Sunday morning, full blast, whenever possible, regular as porridge. Not a religious person, but this excites the Spirit in me like nothing else.
Damien Dewing
I could appreciate the idea of hearing this every single day
But, then what could you possibly find as an Encore for Easter Sunday Morning?;)
Who said it will be boring in heaven? Imagine music much much more glorious and majestic than Handel's rendering!!
Heaven will be the purest pleasure feeling never ending for ever and ever.
Sex is a mere foreshadow. That is why we are mentioned as the "bride" of Christ.
Pure joy and pure pleasure. Ultimate purest and concentrated form.
Plus we will be able to do EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO OUR OWN WILL.
Fly and teleport and control matter. Whatever you can think of doing you can do in "Heaven".
The eternal resting place of the Children of Light. "Sons of God".
And He will be our physical light as well.
It will be unimaginably good!
Handel's versatility was exceptional. The variety of choruses in this work is amazing, for example, polyphonic choruses of tradition from northern Germany, double 8-voice choruses, choruses that evoke the old renaissance polyphony, ceremonial and pastoral choruses, among others.
Also referred here by Mr. Blackwell from Ep. 7 of Jordon Peterson’s excellent round table exploration of Exodus. Inspired to use selections for Bible Study in my parish. What a joy.
Magnificent Thank you All Honour and Glory is Yours Almighty Father for ever and ever Amen
Handel et Gardiner …Gardiner et Handel …. Juste parfait .
Je me souviens encore de mon impatience avant la sortie de ce double 33t … et avec quelle émotion je découvrais ce nouvel oratorio !
Glorioso e estonteante.
Thank you all for sharing this beautiful music with the public!
What a glorious Oratorio! As usual John Eliot Gardiner at his best with a wonderful orchestra and choir!
Dramatische und wunderschöne Interpretation dieses großartigen Meisterwerks mit herrlichen Stimmen vierer genialen Solisten und gut harmonisierten Stimmen des ausgezeichneten Chors sowie gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der intelligente und geniale Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Kammerorchester im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Alles ist wunderbar!
Gibt es einen besseren als Gardiner?
An exemplary splendid performance of this tremendous powerful and magnificent unique oratorio . Thank you as always very much !
1:28:38 - The Lord shall reign forever and ever. Wow.
Yes, wow
Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra always deliver beyond my expectations. Wow!
Какая чудесная оратория генделя! хочется слушать и переслушивать!
Весь в благодарностях!
Handel is where my soul rests
Paul Elliot has the voice of an angel. So pristine and clear.
Loving it - Steven Blackwoods suggestion. Thank you!
Very pacifying and reassuring!!!
Fantástica interpretación. Realmente conmovedora...
Many thanks-------from India
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Who else came here from Jordan Peterson exodus series? I grew up not religious and didn’t believe in God but that’s starting to change
remember that Jesus spoke about a new Exodus. the heavenly Jerusalem is his Church not the old Jerusalem that men are committing genocide over now.
Just remember that you do not have to believe in God to appreciate the absolute gems of Judeochristian culture!
I admire this Handel's oratorio very much. Oh! My god it's so powerful. The intense expressiveness of choruses it gives me goosebumps each time. ¡¡Truly glorious music!!. Thank you for upload it!.
This solemn and majestic melody is beyond description
Heavenly
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Thanks for posting this music part - it´s only one of the best Recording of Handel´s work with Monteverdi Choir and J.E. Gardiner !!! :)
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헨델의 오라도리오가 이렇게나 위대한 곡인줄 몰랐씁니다
그리고 지금까지의 나의 헨델에 대한 생각이
일시에 무너져 버렸씁니다 이집트의 이스라엘 사람들은
정말 감동입니다 풍부한 악상은 성령에 가득차고 아름답씁니다
그리고 스케일도 큰 악곡입니다
베토벤의 제9교향곡의 5악장을 연상케도 하는군요
헨델은 위대한 악성임을 세삼 깨닿게 되어 감사합니다
Beethoven's favorite composer was Händel and it is reflected in his music. If you notice they both used musical effects, something that Beethoven learned from Händel.
Thank you for the great music !!!
I kinda like it when it is listened to at 1.25x tempo on RUclips. That was the tempo (thereabout) we used in our programme when we performed this oratorio in Ghana around 2008.
Il coule de cette vidéo comme un rêve de fièvre brumeuse de vieilles légendes et de campagnes inachevées. C'est à la fois subtil en arrière-plan et demande de l'attention. Musique translucide
La música clásica de Händel es simplemente sublime¡¡
Hai ragione, Handel (sic) è così potente; ma come si scrive Lully italiano o francese ?
"The people shall hear" wonderful.
Quelle santé ! Les mots me manquent...
Very nice. Thank you.
Wonderful performance , as is my personal favorite, despite it's limited sound quality...the one by the late Charles Mackerras
Just wonderful!
Extraordinary Music from a German-English man: what a great mix.
No...? Just listen easily, quietly and wonder about the depth of that sonic music...!
For anyone interested in the artwork, it’s called “Israel in Egypt” by Edward Poynter (1836 - 1919).
Thx
Thanks
Most say the art work is beautiful
Thank you for sharing this magnificent recording ! ( And for the picture of Edward Poynter's painting ) .But if I may observe that the list of soloists ( Burrowes, Brett , Hill, Varcoe ) is the one of "The Ways of Zion do Mourn" which was issued on the same CD set . The names of soloists of "Israel" is the one mentionned next to the recitiatives / arias in your list ( sopranos : Jean Knibbs, Marylin Troth, Daryl Greene, Elizabeth Priday ; counter-tenors : christopher Royall, ashley Stafford, brian Gordon, julian Clarckson; tenors: Paul Elliott, William Kendall; basses: stephen Varcoe, charles Stewart; violoncello : marylin Sansom; organ : Malcolm Hicks; harpsichord: alastair Ross / list from original LP issued 1978 )
Love this!!
Magnifico, sublime
Who else is here thanks to Stephen Blackwood in Exodus
What a versatile musician Handel is ！
Grand Performance.
bellisima pieza musical
Sublime música !!!
Anyone else came here after Jordan Peterson's exodus series? Beautiful piece! By the way, does anyone know if that sharp violin at around 1:12:00 is a mistake?
Handel's Israel in Egypt is not as well known ( perhaps I should say not performed as often) as his Messiah but certainly deserves to be. What glorious soul stirring harmonies, the music shows the very best human spirit is capable of. Many thanks for this wonderful post.
Agreed! Sounds even better in german imo
Danke schön!!! Bamberg
Normally Gardiner does the Baroque key of this music. As much as I love Baroque key, I love to hear this music done in the "normal" higher key as well. Beautiful version. Thank you so much for posting. :-)
I'm thinking this is not Gardiner's intent, but rather the decision to speed up the recording in order to avoid tripping up the censors who might take it down.
@@jonathangoodman2636 Monteverdi Orchestra played on modern instruments before it became the English Baroque Soloists. All the early recordings, including the first Vespers, are on 'modern' instruments.
@@jameswoodrowviolin Hi. Oh wow! I didn't know that. You think I would since I LOVE Gardiner's work. Thank you. :-)
Surprised to see Gardiner here. Thanks!!
Honestly, same here.
Jbp sent me here
magnifique
Fantastic!!!
HANDEL is the highlight of the 'Vocal Fugue' (BACH is sovereign of the'Instrumental Fugue')
1:28 to 1:30 is deeply moving for me.
El compositor más completo del barroco.
Handel composed Israel in Egypt soon after finishing "Saul" (1738), which is considered by many musicologists as the main Handel Oratorio in all of them, the more complex, the number one. Even is not the first in importance ( there is a subjectivity in this kind of question) Saul certanly is among the 4 or 5 his master Oratorios, - well, I think Handel probably had to work on it more than the usual and there was the problem that he was changing from italian Operas to English Oratorios.
The british people was not liking very much anymore that kind of opera Handel composed and was not going to the Theater to wacth anymore. Handel was "in transition" in between 2 genres in the time of Saul and I. in Egypt (it s impossible to explain this issue Operas x Oratorios in Handel compostion context very well here, the subject was bit complex and I would needed about 20 lines to that). Anyway, Handel needed 2 large scale work for the 1739 season, so after had composed and ended Saul, he started to compose Israel in Egypt. He finished the last one in 30 days. This is was not some different for him, usually he composed 2 long and complex compositions in a row for the season of the next year, - for a 2 hours and 45 minutes Oratorio ou a 3 hours Italian Opera, 30 days was the average time he needed. Israel in Egypt in fact was even shorter (2 hours long).
The point is Israel in Egypt was the Handel composition which he took more musical material from ancient himself compositions and from composition by other composers, mainly today unknown italian composers. This was not big deal, even Bach borrow material from other composers, (and I am not talking about the arrangments he made of Vivaldi concertos and other italian (mainly) composers) - that pratice was commom in that time. But Handel sometimes excedeed himself in this practice :)
I think that all these problems made Handel borrow more musical ideas from other composer than the usual for Israel in Egypt. Anyway, he knew sewing up very well what he borrowed, the Oratorio was not a patchwork, - it is one of my favorite Handel´s Oratorios.
Israel in Egypt had a lot of modifications after that 1739 concertos, ( in fact, the public didn´t like it, and Israel in Egypt was played just 2 times. Handel changed, so, a lot of things on it. Because that, the Oratorio got without an Overture, the maestros or choose a Handel composition as Overture or it started with a recitativo, something which doens´t happen in any other Handel Oratorio or Opera, as I know.
I always wondered why Israel in Egypt did not begin with an overture. Your explanation really helps and is insightful. Well done.
Let this be my eulogy.
My favorite part
2:39 7:09 9:27 11:44 13:53 16:06 19:24 33:20 37:02 38:00 45:13 46:05 48:59 54:46 57:35 59:02 59:41 1:04:45 1:29:24 1:30:49
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In 1859 Henry Chorley termed Israel in Egypt "something apart from, alone, above all other works existing in descriptive choral music". To approach this prodigious piece in any other way, or to attempt a strict comparison with Handel's other oratorios, is somewhat fruitless: for this is indeed a work apart, unique in its epic conception and in the dazzling variety of its choral and orchestral writing. Nowhere else except in Dixit Dominus (1707), the tour deforce of his youthful stay in Italy, did Handel make such sustained demands of his choral singers, stretching to the limit their range of dramatic expression, stamina and sheer virtuosity.. Click to activate the English subtitles for the complete presentation (00:00-00:04:08)
Thanks for doing this... I actually prefer Gardiner's recording, and needed this specific video for when I upload the complete score video of this work, which I am very close to finishing.
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PART THE FIRST
1. Recitative (tenor) - 02:13
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph; and he set over Israel taskmasters to afflict them with burthens, and they made them serve with rigour.
(Exodus 1: 8, 11, 13)
2. Alto Solo and Chorus - 02:38
And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and their cry came unto God. They oppressed them with burthens, and made them serve with rigour; and their cry came up unto God.
(Exodus 2: 23; Exodus. 1: 13)
3. Recitative (tenor)
Then sent He Moses, His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen; these shewed His signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
He turned their waters into blood.
(Psalm cv: 26, 27, 29)
4. Chorus
They loathed to drink of the river. He turned their waters into blood.
(Exodus 7: 18; Psalm cv: 29)
5. Air (alto)
Their land brought forth frogs, yea, even in their king's chambers.
(Psalm cv: 30)
He gave their cattle over to the pestilence; blotches and blains broke forth on man and beast.
(Exodus 11: 9, 10)
6. Chorus
He spake the word, and there came all manner of flies and lice in all quarters.
He spake; and the locusts came without number, and devoured the fruits of the ground.
(Psalm cv: 31, 34, 35)
7. Chorus
He gave them hailstones for rain; fire mingled with the hail ran along upon the ground.
(Psalm cv: 3; Exodus 9: 23, 24)
8. Chorus
He sent a thick darkness over the land, even darkness which might be felt.
(Exodus 10: 21)
9. Chorus
He smote all the first-born of Egypt, the chief of all their strength.
(Psalm cv: 36, 37)
10. Chorus
But as for His people, He led them forth like sheep: He brought them out with silver and gold; there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
(Psalm lxxviii: 53; Psalm cv: 37)
11. Chorus
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them fell upon them.
12. Chorus
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up. He led them through the deep as through a wilderness.
(Psalm cvi: 9)
But the waters overwhelmed their enemies, there was not one of them left.
(Psalm cvi: 11)
13. Chorus
And Israel saw that great work that the Lord did upon the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses.
(Exodus xiv: 31)
PART THE SECOND
14. Chorus
Moses and the children of Israel sung this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying: I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
(Exodus xv: 1)
15. Duet (soprano 1 & 2)
The Lord is my strength and my song; He is become my salvation.
(Exodus xv: 2)
16. Chorus
He is my god, and I will prepare Him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt Him.
(Exodus xv: 2)
17. Duet (bass 1 & 2)
The Lord is a man of war: Lord is His name. Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea; his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
(Exodus xv: 3, 4)
18. Chorus
The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
(Exodus xv: 5)
19. Chorus
Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power; Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
(Exodus xv: 6)
And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou hast overthrown them that rose up against Thee. Thou sentest forth Thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
(Exodus xv: 7)
20. Chorus
And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
(Exodus xv: 8)
21. Air (tenor)
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
(Exodus xv: 9)
22. Air (soprano)
Thou didst blow with the wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
(Exodus xv: 10)
23. Chorus
Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods. Who is like Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou strechedst out Thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
(Exodus xv: 11, 12)
24. Duet (alto and tenor)
Thou in Thy mercy hast led forth Thy people which Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength unto Thy holy habitation.
(Exodus xv: 13)
25. Chorus
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on them: all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away: by the greatness of Thy arm they shall be as still as a stone; till Thy people pass over, O Lord, which Thou ha st purchased.
(Exodus xv: 14, 15, 16)
26. Air (alto)
Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established. &nbs p;
(Exodus xv: 17)
27a. Chorus
The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.
(Exodus xv: 18)
28. Recitative (tenor)
For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
(Exodus xv: 19)
27b. Double Chorus
The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.
(Exodus xv: 18)
29. Recitative (tenor)
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them: -
(Exodus xv: 20, 21)
30. Soprano Solo and Chorus
Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
damn you really spend time writing all the verses good job
Great, great job!
@@david9531 Honestly, that's a lot of effort.
Handel was a bad-ass! His music is immortally beautiful
Me too!
HANDEL RULES
GRANDIOSO
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I am preparing a class on a chapter of Jeremiah. I felt like this background music and text would be inspirational. Can it be that I have never heard it before?
Handel was Beethoven's favorite composer. any questions?
LA MUSICA CLASICA ES MELODIA UNIVERSAL MISTICA CIENTIFICA, CREA, ORGANIZA, ARMONIZA, RELAJA, LOS SONIDOS DEL UNIVERSO HECHOS MUSICA.
I LOVE THIS
Extra bellissima "He smote all the first-born", chorus 19:24 "But the waters", chorus 31:17
20 seconds Richard Wagner (32.20) 32:54 - 33.16
Handel: the greatest composer of Zionism!
Stephen Blackwood…
Just remind me of my choir boys singing excerpts from this classic
Et rent mesterværk af dejlig velklingende musik og smuk korsang……
replay replay replay
great work but it lacks the impression of ancient Egypt , no trace till 55:00 where I stopped
This version is very good, but you should know some day the Simon Preston recording of Israel in Egypt (with Ian Patridge, James Bowman, Tom McDonnell, Alan Watt, with the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - the recording is a bit ancient, it´s from 1976, (well, Gardiner recording is from 1978, so...) but the entire work was remasterized, so there is no problem in the quality of the sound. We find this complete version in RUclips in ruclips.net/video/kjIvEeuYEUk/видео.html and in the Spotify. In Apple Music, here music.apple.com/nz/album/handel-israel-in-egypt/1452615053 The 2 first arias of Preston recording, part II, is a bit operatic for an Oratorio in my opinion, this is the unique problem of this S Preston work , in Oratorio about 80% chorus, 20% arias and duos (some of them start as aria and finish as chorus, as we can hear a lot of times in Messiah, so this 2 arias are not problem. The choral parts in Preston recording had an impressive power and unity, and was recorded.
i have this one at home
"tour deforce" ?
Гендель велик!а так ли были угнетены евреи в Египте ?ни разу в жизни не видел еврея работающего на лопате, максимум портной...увы,но не сталевар....
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This oratorio is probably the best one in Haendel's global throughput. Messiah is more uniform.
Better than Saul?? 🤔
Gardiner exhibits a depth in Handel that he couldn't bring to Beethoven .