G.F. Händel: ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ | Marie-Sophie Pollak & Ensemble Concerto München

Eternal Source Of Light Divine (aus: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74)

Eternal source of light divine
With double warmth thy beams display
And with distinguish'd glory shine
To add a lustre to this day.

Ewiger Quell göttlichen Lichts
Sende deine Strahlen aus mit doppelter Wärme
Und scheine mit prangender Herrlichkeit,
um diesem Tag Glanz zu verleihen.

Marie-Sophie Pollak, Sopran
Ensemble CONCERTO MÜNCHEN
Matthew Sadler, Barocktrompete
Dmitry Lepekhov, Violine
Ava de Araujo Madureira, Violine
Emily Deans, Viola
Anderson Fiorelli, Violoncello
Sophie Lücke, Violone
Johannes Berger, Orgel & Leitung

Video: Andreas Görlitz
Audio: Michael Eichele
Aufgenommen im Neuen Schloss Schleißheim, Bayern

[joanr]

Handel’s music is for the ages. Magnificent voice, and a fine performance on the valveless trumpet.

[Ataxerxes]

Le dialogue entre la voix sublime de Mrs Marie-Sophie Pollak et la somptueuse trompette baroque de M. Matthew Sadler, dont la maîtrise est exceptionnelle, à en faire pâlir Alison Balsom, nous élève vers les sommets divins, là où brille la source Divine de la lumière Céleste, qui éveille en chacun de nous cette part de divinité qui sommeille en chaque être terrestre! Merci pour ce moment Divin!

[evanofelipe]

I listen to this incredible music with the memory of young Sophy Scholl in my thoughts, who at 21 was arrested by the Gestapo in February 1943 at Munich University, that later resulted in her brutal execution by guillotine by the Nazis for her peaceful action resisting Hitler’s regime. It was reported that in the last moments of her life she looked up to the skies and said “It is such a splendid sunny day, and I have to go.” This was her realisation that she was never more to ‘feel the heat of the Sun’. Although her life was cut so tragically short, her immense courage and determined self-belief in what was right for the people of Germany, lived on just as the Eternal source of light Devine. Sophie Magdalena Scholl was born on 9th May 1922 and died a hero. A version of the text of the White Rose that led to Sophie’s arrest was later smuggled out of Germany, copied by the RAF and redistributed from the air by British planes flying over German cities as Allied propaganda that contributed to the inevitable defeat and fall of Nazi Germany. Incidentally Sophie loved the music of Bach and Handel and undoubtedly would have appreciated his wonderful melody. May Sophie’s memory continue on ‘with distinguished glory shine. To add lustre to this day’.

[evanofelipe]

Thank you Marie Sophie I consider it a privilege to be able to hear you perform this heavenly music at will. I loved it

[neilpennington]

I've spent months listening to other versions of this: somehow this one eluded me. The purity of tone of the soprano, the incredible "technical brilliance" of the valveless accompanist: the ensemble working together seamlessly - this is the best. Wow!!!
4 months later I have realised just why this is so good. Listen to the “attack” at 1:10mins – she doesn’t slide up to the note like everyone else – she hits it immediately. Her technique is magnificent. Every note is hit without the usual creep up to it from a safe note. Also, there are no false aspirates (when a singer sounds like a woodpecker by re-aspirating each new note instead of just running across it – e.g. what makes Maria Callas better than Cecilia Bartoli).

[gregske]

Point of Praise:
This is a period trumpet - no valves. What an uncommonly good performance. GJS

[tennyson]

It's 90 degrees F here, and I have goosebumps all over my body!! What absolute perfection.

[reginebeatrixdreyer]

If life offered just one moment of happiness, then this music would be heard in it.

[maxpetronio]

Matthew Sadler with his Barocktrompete is so special. Touched me enourmously!

[martystrasinger]

My blood pressure lowered 20 points listening to this.❤

[wim]

So glorreich, himmlisch und herzöffnend. Danke

[jmcallion]

These unexpected gems from Handel are sheer ambrosia for the soul! You hear about water music and Messiah but these little forgotten delights are God's gifts!

[PhilippeChoPower]

Une merveille de grâce et d'harmonie servie par une interprète aux sommet de son art. Merci pour ce moment ors du temps. J ne me lasse pas de le ré écouter. Vielen Dank Anne Sophie.Du bist ein engel.

[LorenzKerscher]

Vielen Dank für diese große Freude für Ohr und Herz!

[ronnykarat]

Transcendental, spiritually uplifting. It's a different world altogether. Thanks!

[sandmanjono]

A beautiful young lady with the voice of an angel accompanying an amazing piece of music

[PhilippePolvorera]

Une voix céleste descend du ciel et nous prend droit au cœur magnifique ❤❤❤

[RoberttAvro]

He's in a league of his own imo, because nobody writes a more majestic cadence than Handel.

[RobertBruce-gtub]

A most beautiful piece rendered in the most beautiful way by these musicians! Thank you!

[Jensmanni]

Sehr tolle Interpretation, dieses einzigartig schönen Werkes von Georg Friedrich Händel. Wunderwunderschön-wie die so tolle Sopranstimme mit der Barocktrompete verschmelzt ✨🎺✨💖 Musik aus dem Himmel✨