This recording restores some of Handel' finest but least-known music to the choir for which he wrote it and to the building where he performed it, probably for the first time since his own performances there.

Tracklist:

Let God Arise, Anthem, HWV.265b: Let God Arise, And Let His Enemies Be Scattered
Let God Arise, Anthem, HWV.265b: Duet. Like As The Smoke Vanisheth, So Shalt Thou Drive Them Away
Let God Arise, Anthem, HWV.265b: Duet. O Sing Unto God, And Sing Praises Unto His Name
Let God Arise, Anthem, HWV.265b: Blessed Be God. Alleluja
I Will Magnify Thee, O God, Anthem, HWV.250b: I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King
I Will Magnify Thee, O God, Anthem, HWV.250b: Duet. O Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness
I Will Magnify Thee, O God, Anthem, HWV.250b: Glory And Worship Are Before Him
I Will Magnify Thee, O God, Anthem, HWV.250b: Duet And Chorus. Tell It Out Among The Heathen That The Lord Is King
I Will Magnify Thee, O God, Anthem, HWV.250b: Righteousness And Equity Are The Habitation Of Thy Seat
I Will Magnify Thee, O God, Anthem, HWV.250b: Duet And Chorus. My Mouth Shall Speak The Praise Of The Lord
As Pants The Hart, Anthem, HWV.251d: Sextet And Chorus. As Pants The Hart For Cooling Streams So Longs My Soul For Thee
As Pants The Hart, Anthem, HWV.251d: Tears Are My Daily Food/Recitative. Now When I Think Thereupon, I Pour Out My Heart By Myse
As Pants The Hart, Anthem, HWV.251d: In The Voice Of Praise And Thanksgiving
As Pants The Hart, Anthem, HWV.251d: Duet. Why So Full Of Grief, O My Soul
As Pants The Hart, Anthem, HWV.251d: Put Thy Trust In God
O Sing Unto The Lord, Anthem, HWV.249a: O Sing Unto The Lord A New Song, All The Whole Earth
O Sing Unto The Lord, Anthem, HWV.249a: Sing Unto The Lord, And Praise His Name
O Sing Unto The Lord, Anthem, HWV.249a: Accompagnetto. The Lord Is Great, And Cannot Worthily Be Praised
O Sing Unto The Lord, Anthem, HWV.249a: Glory And Worship Are Before Him
O Sing Unto The Lord, Anthem, HWV.249a: Duet And Chorus. O Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness
O Sing Unto The Lord, Anthem, HWV.249a: Let The Heavens Rejoice And Let The Earth Be Glad
Tears Are My Daily Food (Excerpt)
Why So Full Of Grief, O My Soul (Excerpt)

UPC: 747313293520
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 4.24.07
Format: CD

Andrew Gant - Music for the Chapel Royal (CD)