Let thy hand be strengthened, HWV259 (Handel)
from Handel: Fireworks Music & Coronation Anthems (CDA66350)
1 Let thy hand be strengthened [3'02]
2 Let justice and judgement be the preparation of thy seat [2'59]
3 Alleluia [1'50]
15 minutes 42 seconds 3 tracks
‘This recording recreates the scale of [the] original outdoor performance with 24 oboes, nine each of horns and trumpets, a dozen bassoons, and a mighty percussion of four pairs of timpani including a ...
‘Mightily impressive’ (The Guardian)
‘Those two dozen oboes make magnificent and surprisingly clear sound, and the inclusion of the glorious Coronation Anthems composed for George II's coronation makes the disc one of unashamed musical s ...