Leonardo García Alarcón presents and contrasts two monumental works: a Messa Concertata by the choirmaster of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna and the famous Dixit Dominus composed by George Frideric 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.
George Frideric Handel (1685-1757)
Dixit Dominus HWV 232
Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695)
Messa a 5 Concertata
This recording is supported by a Swiss family foundation
and Caroline Rilliet.
