Il Gardellino - Handel: Dixit Dominus - Ferrandini: Il pianto di Maria (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Handel's Dixit Dominus HWV 232 (1707) is certainly one of the most impressive compositions of his several years in Italy. With this extremely effective piece, the only 22-year-old obviously wanted to demonstrate all of his compositional skills. Il Gardellino and Bart Van Reyn accompany him on their recording with the breathtaking cantata Il Pianto di Maria, which was long attributed to Handel until recent research has shown that it was penned by the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Ferrandini (1710-1791).

Tracklist
01. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 1, Chorus, "Dixit Dominus, Domino meo" (Chorus, Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor)
02. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 2, Aria, "Virgam virtutis tuae" (Alto)
03. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 3, Aria, "Tecum principium" (Soprano 1)
04. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 4, Chorus, "Juravit Dominus" (Chorus)
05. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 5, Chorus, "Secundum ordinem Melchisedech" (Chorus)
06. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 6, Chorus, "Dominus a dextris tuis" (Chorus, Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
07. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 7, Chorus, "Judicabit in nationibus" (Chorus)
08. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 8, Chorus, "De torrente ini via bibet" (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Chorus)
09. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: No. 9, Chorus, "Gloria Patri et Filio" (Chorus)
10. Il pianto di Maria: No. 1, Recitativo, "Giunta l’ora fatal dal ciel prescritta" (Soprano)
11. Il pianto di Maria: No. 2, Cavatina, "Se d’un Dio fui fatta Madre" (Soprano)
12. Il pianto di Maria: No. 3, Recitativo, "Ah me infelice! Ahi lassa!" (Soprano)
13. Il pianto di Maria: No. 4, Cavatina da capo, "Se d’un Dio fui fatta Madre" (Soprano)
14. Il pianto di Maria: No. 5, Recitativo, "Ahimè ch’Egli già esclama ad alta voce" (Soprano)
15. Il pianto di Maria: No. 6, Aria, "Sventurati miei sospiri" (Soprano)
16. Il pianto di Maria: No. 7, Recitativo, "Sì disse la gran madre" (Soprano)
17. Il pianto di Maria: No. 8, Aria, "Pari all’amor immenso" (Soprano)
18. Il pianto di Maria: No. 9, Recitativo, "Or se per grande orror tremò la terra" (Soprano)