Joining some of Canada’s most accomplished artists and top choristers from the National Capital region and beyond, the Ottawa Bach Choir has received national and international recognition. The Ottawa Bach Choir presents works by three of the most important composers of the German Baroque period — Handel (Dixit Dominus with the participation of countertenor Daniel Taylor), along with motets by Schütz and Bach. While the three composers remained faithful to their German roots, the works presented here also feature influences from the Italian Baroque, including the use of drama, expression, intensity, rhythmic fervor, harmonic invention and word painting, as well as polychoral techniques.
1. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - I. Dixit Dominus (Coro)
2. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - Ii. Virgam Virtutis Tuae (Aria Alto
3. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - Iii. Tecum Principium In Die Virtut
4. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - Iv. Juravit Dominus (Coro)
5. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - V. Tu Es Sacerdos In Aeternum
6. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - Vi. Dominus a Destris Tuis (Soli E
7. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - Vii. De Torrente In Via Bibet (Soli
8. Dixit Dominus, Hwv 232 - Viii. Gloria Patri, Et Filio (Coro)
9. Passionmotet, Swv 56 (Extraits De Cantiones Sacrae) - Swv56
10. Passionmotet, Swv 56 (Extraits De Cantiones Sacrae) - Swv57
11. Passionmotet, Swv 56 (Extraits De Cantiones Sacrae) - Swv58
12. Passionmotet, Swv 56 (Extraits De Cantiones Sacrae) - Swv59
13. Passionmotet, Swv 56 (Extraits De Cantiones Sacrae) - Swv60