Leonardo García Alarcón presents and contrasts two monumental works: a Missa Concertata by the choirmaster of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna and the famous Dixit Dominus composed by Georg Friderich Handel in Rome in 1707. A fascinating comparison between a first recording of a forgotten masterpiece and a new interpretation of one of the most brilliant works by the young Handel, dazzled as he was by his discovery of the Italian Baroque.
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1757)
Dixit Dominus HWV 232
Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695)
Missa a 5 Concertata
“Leonardo García-Alarcón, à la tête de ses fidèles Cappella Mediterranea et Chœur de Chambre de Namur, fait œuvre d’historien révélateur, tirant un tableau qui combine le style ancien en pleine rénovation de Colonna que l’on redécouvre et le surgissement novateur d’un jeune Händel d’une vigueur rare. Le tout dans une majesté imposante.”
Serge Martin
This recording is supported by a Swiss family foundation
and Caroline Rilliet.
