Name: Vivaldi: Magnificat (RV 610) Purcell: String Anthems Handel: Dixit Dominus
Start: 2023-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: St Lawrence Parish Church

Organization

Conductor

Peter Seymour

Yorkshire Bach Choir

Others

Yorkshire Baroque Soloists

Vivaldi: Magnificat (RV 610)  Purcell: String Anthems  Handel: Dixit Dominus

York

United Kingdom

St Lawrence Parish Church

Public

Private

Magnificat RV 610

Dixit Dominus, HWV 232

Concert

Approved

The late 17th century Italian choral tradition, with its exuberant string writing, had a great  influence on Vivaldi and Handel.  The latter went to Italy specifically to study with Alessandro Scarlatti and Corelli. Vivaldi’s concise setting of the Magnificat for chorus and soloists contains all the colour and imagination you would expect. The Italian and French styles were brought together on English soil by Purcell in his anthems for choir and strings, many of which were written for the Chapel Royal. Handel’s vivid setting of Dixit Dominus, a direct outcome of his Italian studies, is one of his most impressive choral compositions. It is also a YBC favourite - originally planned for a concert in 2020 and now brought to you in Spring 2023!

English

Vivaldi: Magnificat (RV 610) Purcell: String Anthems Handel: Dixit Dominus by Vivaldi, Händel, Various, From (2023/2023), Conductor Peter Seymour, St Lawrence Parish Church, York, United Kingdom

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