Handel 'Deborah' - Göttingen, St. Johannis-Kirche
16 May 2015 17:00
An excerpt from the festival booklet revealed that 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy described Handel’s oratorio Deborah (HWV 51) as being “among Handel’s finest and most powerful works”’. I can see why. The opening French-style overture makes for a captivating beginning and the frequent choruses keep the interest between the beautiful arias and recitatives.
Bernd Eberhardt conducted the Göttinger Barockorchester and Göttinger Kammerchor. The soloists were: Anna Dennis, Soprano – Deborah, Johanna Neß, Soprano – Jael; an Israelite woman, Leandro Marziotte, Countertenor – Barak, Clemens Löschmann, Tenor – Sisera and Gotthold Schwarz, Bass-baritone – Abinoam.