G. F. Händel: Israel in Egypt - Finale: The Lord shall reign for ever and ever

[@miniart6764]

I can listen to this song forever and ever! God's reign is indeed everlasting.

[@theoldruminator]

I honestly think this is one of, if not the finest version of the great finale to this splendid oratorio. The acoustics in the performance hall create a beautiful reverberation and the soloists are strong and pure in voice. But most importantly of all, the brass, especially the three trombones are used to maximum potential. Their deep, knarly, almost raucous sound lends a kind of wild excitement to the emotional declaration of the Israeli's. There are so many great orchestras performing this work but for some strange reason they forget the trombones and all the research I've done suggests that Handel did indeed use them during his time, althouhg they were rarely used for other works of his. The trumpets can also be heard peaking above the highest soprano notes in the great declaration that God will Reign Forever. Just a spectacular edition of this great work. Congratulations to all the artists. I can't tell you how much I thoroughly enjoy your work.

[@marcosahumada5896]

Un espectáculo para el alma y los oídos, armonías que se confunden entre instrumentos y voces de gran nivel. El oratorio que más me gusta por estas fechas de recogimiento religioso.

[@flind45]

Just amazing! the feeling that you get with this music! great performance!

[@johnbutler5402]

Wonderfully enthusiastic music-making! The double-bass player's having a marvellous time. I've always loved this work, and it needs to be better known, particularly for lovers of Handel's choral music.

[@irishenterprisesllc7414]

I agree about the double-bass player. He's really into his work!

[@pagekapufi1947]

I am in Zambia and belong to the United Church of Zambia and we will be having a choir festival in August and this is the song my new choral group has chosen to present during the festival. Am actually a new member in this choir and it's my first time hearing this song. Great stuff. I love classic gospel music.

[@alvexok5523]

So do I 😊

[@pagekapufi1947]

@@alvexok5523 you are from where?

[@bbbartolo]

So many concertgoers don't know this oratorio, a shame. I now have 3 versions, but if I'd died at 65 I would never have heard it! And this finale arguably more exuberant than the Hallelujah Chorus or Worthy Is the Lamb... genius. Thanks for this excellent video!

[@letinhsong8024]

age 61, I just heard OF it this month, and Handel is one of my favorite composers! had not heard of this oratio before at all, had to look it up on youtube. yes, there are benefits of growing older, ha!

[@louisadu-amoah1504]

Then I am glad I heard of it at age about 11 years ago. Wow. And the only reason I heard of it was because the Choirmasters of my Univchoir decided to let us do this for our annual celebration. 9 month rehearsals with prayers. After the last song a number of us burst into tears on stage

[@cadmitral8786]

Nah man, nothing beats any song from Messiah.

[@folusekeolusanya3504]

I heard about this song when I was about 17 year of age in my church,, and now I'm in my 30s. Thank God for Handel's life.

[@MrBulky992]

It may also be of interest to know that one of the choruses in "Israel in Egypt" (the opening chorus of Part II "Moses and the children of Israel sung this song unto the Lord" was the first piece of choral music ever recorded: an ever-so-slow (as was the fashion then) performance, probably with a huge chorus and orchestra, at the Crystal Palace in London in 1888: only just recognisable, recorded on a wax cylinder! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGTYYWCDpb95fqc

[@jerilynm6104]

George F. Handel had a touch no one could come near!.My favorite composer

[@irishenterprisesllc7414]

Handel cann't be beat! My favorite by far.

[@handelofHalle]

musica e poesia se juntam para demostrar a Gloria de Deus e a vitoria dos fracos sobre os fortes, quando 'carros e cavaleiros sucumbem no mar...' bravo mestre Handel!!

[@chidubemnriagu9045]

Handel the greatest!

[@jeffreymafereka9477]

If I may ask, why used trombones? Instead of double basses? Mean bass voices are not ment to be heard?

[@AbdelOveAllhan]

@@jeffreymafereka9477 Because Handel wanted them, and their use is magnificent!

[@mosespsalm_1108]

Broooo. Truly the greatest. I am in tears most times. Soli deo gloria. Are you also nigerian ? I see few people who like this as their normal music

[@alvexok5523]

@@mosespsalm_1108 I love this as well. Beautiful classic music, it moves me almost to tears also. I honestly feel sorry for people who cannot embrace the beauty of this music. People in the late 19th century had just a great taste in class and music

[@michel-lionelodi7746]

Magnifique!!!!!!!!

[@hudsonbailey674]

From Heaven to earth: MAGNIFICO! Divinely sung.

[@TeleBachHand]

I just get so 'elevated' with this....so anointed,....

[@TeleBachHand]

Haydn was so moved by Handel performances on his trip to London he decided right then to compose his own....'The Creation'....a True Masterpiece!....jn

[@nievrelite]

Händels 'Israel in Egypt' - einfach grandios - und stellt hohe Ansprüche an den Chor bezüglich der Koloraturen.

[@ellooku]

Outstanding. What more can I say.

[@jehoshaphatelliotamenyah6170]

Awesome, awesome awesome..... He has triumphed gloriously indeed.

[@jimiolumuyiwa7320]

imij

[@mathieubousquet4501]

Un pur moment de bonheur !

[@benngoma7353]

J'en conviens... It's magnificent

[@mrs.g.9816]

Believe it or not, I was introduced to this part of the Israel in Egypt oratorio by a video that featured a cylinder recording from 1888. The Oratorio was sung at the Crystal Palace by a choir of 4,000. What I could hear through the scratches and mists of time was so beautiful, I just had to listen to a current audio or video!

[@MonteverdiChor]

We believe! You can find it on KZbin also: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGTYYWCDpb95fqc

[@MrBulky992]

I had the same experience. In order to decipher the 1888 recording and make sense of it, I had to listen to a modern recording and that is how I came to know this wonderful music. Another Handel oratorio with a wonderful final chorus is "Solomon" : "Praise the Lord with Harp and Tongue". The 1888 cylinder recording is the oldest ever recording of a choir.

[@mrs.g.9816]

@@MrBulky992 Simply amazing, isn't it? Both Handel's work and the age of the recording.

[@HerrWarja]

I love this! Everyone in the orchestra jumps and swing with the beat of the music together. LOVE IT! :D :D :D

[@nicholasloyal4039]

I am American. But I have been a student of classical music for the last 17 yrs. Es Bella la musica e pude cante en todi lengua

[@guntherduikers8118]

Really great! Praise the Lord!

[@thebroodingceltcraig1794]

One can only imagine what the choirs in Heaven will be like. Can't wait, I wonder will Handle and Bach be put into service? music is good for the spirit and soul, at times when my faith is on shaking ground I turn to choral music, and very soon am filled with the spirit and thanking the Lord for the gifts of music.

[@debdessaso]

I'm not sure if Handel was a Christian, but Bach was a fervent one. In fact, he signed his compositions Soli Deo Gloria (for the Glory of God).

[@omarzagmuttcahbar4896]

I guss both Bach and Handel! It is a misfortune that they could never have met!

[@deniseeulert5220]

I agee with you, sometimes I feel like it's easier to believe when I listen to music like this.

[@captebbtide]

Music is quite simply the language of the soul. May you always find great music of your choice as your stay and comfort in the stormy seas of life.

[@mimimali2594]

this song is so great.......how I love it

[@McgarickWAstate]

wow!! Thanks!

[@janvanderheijden3732]

Erg mooi koor!

[@cyrilgerardon1999]

Greatest composer ever, with Bach.

[@siphosemane4667]

Only Greatness from the Lord.

[@rickos1915]

Great stuff.

[@generalasambadze9532]

Great and beautiful oper is fantastic and gold ball

[@generalasambadze9532]

Good job

[@generalasambadze9532]

Yes

[@generalasambadze9532]

Stuff

[@UcheEkenna]

Great, indeed the Lord shall reign forever and ever

[@JakeJoiner]

Bravo!

[@Toelzerfanclever]

Das Händel-Konzert haben "meine" Tölzer jetzt im Programm, und zwar zunächst am 5.6. in Halle an der Saale und am 26.6. in der Lutherstadt Wittenberg...:) Den link zum Konzertkalender habe ich den Informationen zu meinem letzten Video hinzugefügt !

[@JohnKutzman]

This has me re-imagining the Hallelujah Chorus with trombones. Specifically, a bass bone.

[@musicavivas1]

So inspiiring!

[@etshinn]

My dude on bass sacbut woke up today and chose violence

[@simonroe-ko8yx]

great conducting control

[@angelgeaninicurto560]

The first musical recording that was made was this work, on a paraffin reel

[@alvexok5523]

Yes, I actually saw that video before seeing this one, that recording of this in 1888 sounded quite haunting, but fascinating. The recording was also of course primitive and obviously could only pick up so much, so I then wanted to hear what that piece actually sounded like live to the people in that concert hall in 1888, and this video gave me the answer. It's those women's chorus voices which are heard the most, but all broken up, on that old recording, on the paraffin reel. Hearing the piece here, it's beautiful, no wonder it filled up such a large concert hall

[@emmanuelnyavor7147]

+ bbbartolo I beg to differ. Worthy is the lamb is a trickier deal and has to be sung in a particular way for its beauty to really shine. Not to mention that tempo shearing Amen finale

[@P4hs]

Ahhhhhhhhhh.🤗🤗 That will do.

[@rvaughanwilliams1988]

love this chorus!!! ... why wait so long for the applause though ...

[@mk5244]

....the essence of music lasts longer than the written notes. Let it take effect.... RDS

[@Tim82010]

It's HANDEL the Great

[@martinrijswijk]

In the rythm you hear the trotting horses.

[@DarryanDhanpat]

The horses are galloping

[@Nnaanyipope]

Can I get the solfa script?

[@AlexandrosV]

Respekt. Für einen deutschen Chor beachtlich.

[@multitrackjake8698]

I'm pretty sure a more famous Monteverdi choir already exists...

[@francoisdelmar3]

satanic evil rules the world (dec 2024) but ultimately God reigns supreme, however He may be conceived, up there, or in our hearts, or both...And of course, Haendel is magnifecent...

[@albertirwin3471]

Between this piece and Judas maccabaeus why bother with the Messiah

[@pulman7]

poor sheeple

[@alvexok5523]

Sheep sheeple steeple Jesus lamb of God A real connection between lambs and sheep and church and God

[@mohammadshamasneh3159]

P by

[@ransomcoates546]

Wimpy tenors.