Handel: Dettingen Te Deum | Händelfestspielorchester & Howard Arman, Marktkirche Halle, 2009

With bells and whistles: To mark the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, Howard Arman conducts a bombastic performance of the “Dettingen Te Deum“ at the Marktkirche in Halle in the year 2009. Three choirs join forces accompanied by The English Concert and the Händelfestspielorchester – around 200 musicians perform in the chancel of this magnificent church. The “Dettingen Te Deum“ (HWV 283) is a Christian song of praise to celebrate the victory of the English over the French at Dettingen in the year 1743. 00:15 We praise Thee, oh God 04:00 All the earth doth worship Thee 06:25 To Thee all angels cry aloud 08:38 To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim 11:45 The glorious company of the Apostles 14:00 Thou art the King of Glory 16:37 When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man 20:00 When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death 21:50 Thou sittest at the right hand of God 24:53 Sinfonia 25:23 We therefore pray Thee 26:26 Make them to be