Handel: Chandos Anthems (Anthems for Cannons) Arcangelo & Jonathan Cohen

• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b:
• 1 Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: I. Sonata. Grave - Allegro 02:58
• 2 Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: II. O Sing Unto the Lord 01:50
• 3 Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: III. Declare His Honour Unto the Heathen 02:29
• 4 Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: IV. The Waves of the Sea Rage Horribly 01:41
• 5 Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: V. O Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness 03:21
• 6 Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: VI. Let the Whole Earth Stand in Awe 00:55
• 7 Handel: O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song, HWV 249b: VII. Let the Heav’ns Rejoice 01:35
• Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248:
• 8 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: I. Sonata. Andante - Allegro 02:50
• 9 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: II. Have Mercy Upon Me, O God 03:53
• 10 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: III. Wash Me Throughly From My Wickedness 02:57
• 11 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: IV. For I Acknowledge My Faults 00:43
• 12 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: V. Against Thee Only Have I Sinned 02:28
• 13 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: VI. Thou Shalt Make Me Hear of Joy and Gladness 02:17
• 14 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: VII. Make Me a Clean Heart, O God 02:45
• 15 Handel: Have Mercy Upon Me, O God, HWV 248: VIII. Then Shall I Teach Thy Ways 01:53
• As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b:
• 16 Handel: As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b: I. Sonata. Larghetto - Allegro 03:53
• 17 Handel: As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b: II. As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams 03:07
• 18 Handel: As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b: III. Tears Are My Daily Food 03:25
• 19 Handel: As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b: IV. Now When I Think Thereupon 01:17
• 20 Handel: As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b: V. In the Voice of Praise and Thanksgiving 01:38
• 21 Handel: As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b: VI. Why So Full of Grief, O My Soul? 03:17
• 22 Handel: As Pants the Hart, HWV 251b: VII. Put Thy Trust in God 02:47
• Let God Arise, HWV 256a:
• 23 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: I. Symphony. Larghetto - Allegro ma non presto 04:38
• 24 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: II. Let God arise 02:44
• 25 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: III. Like as the Smoke Vanisheth 02:40
• 26 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: IV. Let the Righteous Be Glad 03:01
• 27 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: V. O Sing Unto God 02:32
• 28 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: VI. Praised Be the Lord 01:16
• 29 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: VII. At Thy Rebuke, O God 01:55
• 30 Handel: Let God Arise, HWV 256a: VIII. Blessed Be God 02:05
• Total Runtime 01:14:50

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Jonathan Cohen
is one of Britain’s finest young musicians. He has forged a remarkable career as a conductor, cellist and keyboardist. Well known for his passion and commitment to chamber music Jonathan is equally at home in such diverse activities as baroque opera and the classical symphonic repertoire. He is Artistic Director of Arcangelo, Associate Conductor of Les Arts Florissants, Artistic Director of Tetbury Festival and Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Jonny becomes Music Director of Les Violons du Roy from the 2018/19 season and in the interim he is Music Director Designate.

2017/18 sees return visits for Jonathan to Les Violons du Roy, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Glyndebourne Opera for Guilio Cesare. He makes his debut with Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege and has appearances with his ensemble Arcangelo, which he founded in 2010 and with whom he has performed at venues such as Wigmore Hall London, Philharmonie Berlin, Kölner Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, Salzburg Festival and Carnegie Hall New York. Other recent highlights include a European tour with Vilde Frang with concerts at Oslo Opera House and Tonhalle Zürich. In 2016, Jonathan conducted Arcangelo for their BBC Proms debut at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Arcangelo are in much demand in the recording studio, partnering fine soloists such as Iestyn Davies (their disc Arias for Guadagni won the Recital Category at the 2012 Gramophone Awards), Anna Prohaska, and Christopher Purves. Together with Scene! with Christiane Karg, Arcangelo’s disc Arias for Benucci with Matthew Rose was nominated for a 2016 International Opera Award. Their latest release is of CPE Bach Cello Concerti with Nicolas Altstaedt, which won the BBC Music Magazine Awards’ Concerto category in 2017.

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