Jeanine De Bique, Maarten Engeltjes & PRJCT Amsterdam: Handel

Date & Time

Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 20:15

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall... Read full text

Keywords: Early Music, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)

Musicians

PRJCT Amsterdam
Jeanine De Bique	Soprano
Maarten Engeltjes	Countertenor, Conductor

Program

Ouverture in e kl.t.	Georg Friedrich Händel
Great God! Who, yet but darkly known - So shall this hand thy altars raise	Georg Friedrich Händel
Regard, oh son, my flowing tears	Georg Friedrich Händel
I will magnify thee, oh God my King	Georg Friedrich Händel
Great victor, at your feet I bow	Georg Friedrich Händel
Menuetto	Georg Friedrich Händel
Pompe vane di morte!	Georg Friedrich Händel
Dove sei? amato bene	Georg Friedrich Händel
Spietati, io vi giurai	Georg Friedrich Händel
Scacciata dal suo nido	Georg Friedrich Händel
Ritorna, oh caro e dolce mio tesoro!	Georg Friedrich Händel
Io t'abbraccio, è più che morte aspro e forte	Georg Friedrich Händel
Taci! Che fia? Giulio che miri?	Georg Friedrich Händel
V'adoro, pupille	Georg Friedrich Händel
Se in fiorito ameno prato	Georg Friedrich Händel
Se pietà di me non senti	Georg Friedrich Händel
Al lampo dell' armi quest' alma guerriera	Georg Friedrich Händel
Da tempeste il legno infranto	Georg Friedrich Händel
Caro! [Bella!] più amabile beltà	Georg Friedrich Händel

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