Handel: Dettingen Te Deum | Händelfestspielorchester & Howard Arman, Marktkirche Halle, 2009

With bells and whistles: To mark the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, Howard Arman conducts a bombastic performance of the "Dettingen Te Deum" at the Marktkirche in Halle in the year 2009. Three choirs join forces accompanied by The English Concert and the Händelfestspielorchester – around 200 musicians perform in the chancel of this magnificent church. The "Dettingen Te Deum" (HWV 283) is a Christian song of praise to celebrate the victory of the English over the French at Dettingen in the year 1743.

00:15 We praise Thee, oh God
04:00 All the earth doth worship Thee
06:25 To Thee all angels cry aloud
08:38 To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim
11:45 The glorious company of the Apostles
14:00 Thou art the King of Glory
16:37 When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man
20:00 When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death
21:50 Thou sittest at the right hand of God
24:53 Sinfonia
25:23 We therefore pray Thee
26:26 Make them to be number'd with Thy Saints
27:42 Day by day we magnify Thee
30:45 Vouchsafe, oh Lord, to keep us this day without sin
32:22 Oh Lord, in Thee have I trusted

The Dettingen Te Deum is a sacred choral work in the tradition of English choral music. Handel wrote a total of five "Te Deum" compositions – this is the last. It was written to give thanks for the victory of King George II's troops at the Battle of Dettingen. The world premiere took place at St James's Palace in London following the King's glorious return in November 1743. The text – a Christian hymn of praise – is derived from the "Book of Common Prayer" from 1662.

George Frideric Handel was born in 1685 in Halle an der Saale and baptized in the Marktkirche or Market Church. After many successful musical years in Germany and Italy, after 1710 he was a regular visitor to London, where he composed many pieces for the royal court. Awarded citizenship in 1727, he's regarded today as Britain's most important and influential composer of the Baroque period. Until his death in the year 1759, he wrote a total of 42 operas and 25 oratorios.

This performance of the "Dettingen Te Deum" in the Marktkirche in Halle took place as part of celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of the death of the famous Baroque composer George Frideric Handel. The event brought together the MDR Rundfunkchor, the Hallenser Madrigalisten, the Händelfestspielchor and the Halle Opera Chorus. They were accompanied by The English Concert and the Händelfestspielorchester. As well as the "Dettingen Te Deum", the ensembles also repeated the entire program of the "Handel Commemoration Concert", performed in 1784 at London's Westminster Abbey in honor of the great musician, who had died 25 years previously.

Artists:
The English Concert
Händelfestspielorchester
MDR Rundfunkchor
Hallenser Madrigalisten
Händelfestspielchor
Halle Opera Chorus
Conductor: Howard Arman
Soloist: Felix Plock, Bass

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[dirksmits]

Just came home from the hospital where my wife is suffering from a stroke
I was very down .
This performance lifted😅 my spirit
Praise the lord for this uplifting performance

[trappergm]

7 Jahre war ich zu diesem Zeitpunkt. Vor 4 Jahren habe ich klassische Musik entdeckt und seit Oktober 22 studiere ich Gesang. Ich bin so froh, dass sich die Welt der Musik mir eröffnet hat. Ein wahres Wunderwerk was diese Menschen auf die Beine gestellt haben!

[kiletedennisdioninfctiaca]

Great performance.
I felt lifted up to the high heavens.
God Almighty bless you all.

[EghagharaOmorode]

To God be the Glory. And to all the musicians, may your name be written in the book of life.

[surfboy]

Absolutely beautiful. Great choir and orchestra.

[EJPCRSKW]

One of my favourite works of Handel, and a very under-rated piece. This is the one that for centuries was stated to be lifted from a Te Deum by Urio, but now that a recording of the latter is available the resemblance can be seen to be rather slight.

[robertomazzanti]

Thanksgiving 2022. We thank God for having given to us such a great musician. Beautiful.

[stephanbarth]

Es muss unglaublich erfüllend sein, in einem so tollen Chor mitwirken zu können. Ich wünschte mir dabei zu sein. Tolle Aufführung, schön ausgewogen und gestaltet. Herzlichen Dank.

[PedroGouveia-jb]

Obra magnífica composta por um dos maiores compositores de sempre! De encher a alma

[PedroGouveia-jb]

Obra magnífica de um dos maiores compositores de sempre! De encher a alma

[paullewis]

Brilliant! I’m certain this is exactly how Handel, the great showman, would have loved to hear his music performed. Not some piss weak 10 voice chorus with a minuscule orchestra.

[bodefalomo]

A Most Wonderful and Thrilling Performance ❤❤❤.
I Am Listening 🎶 At 1:00 a.m. On A Sunday Morning 🌄.
Thank You 😊 🫂 😊 So Much.

[ingosoter]

I come from this landmark nearby Hörstein

[Joao-nonq]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[lotharlamurtra]

What a joy! This is pure life and celebration!

[EduardoGomez-uitu]

Música que que manifiesta el poder y la grandeza de un Dios Vencedor y Todopoderoso.

[Stefan_G.]

Es ist Sonntag Nachmittag und es kommt wieder, ein Highlight des Tages. Große Freude bei mir. 😀😀😀

[glauciasalesmarinho]

Cheguei a este vídeo a partir de uma citação de Francis A. Shaeffer, em seu livro A arte e a Bíblia. Maravilhosa composição, que eleva a alma ao Criador!

[sbeckmesser]

I love the size of the ensemble. Original instrument performances often eschew the overwhelming effect large forces can produce. Keeping the proportions between winds and strings as the ensemble is enlarged is also notable here.

[jotapevaldivia]

Wie immer, deutsche Komponisten die besten.. Dankeschön für dies Stück