In autumn 1706, the young Handel left Hamburg for the Mecca of music in the early 18th century: Italy. He would travel around that country for three years, and his stay in bustling and inspiring cities such as Florence, Venice and Rome turned his visit into a very fruitful musical study tour.

In 1707, Handel arrived in Rome and immediately made a great impression with a series of Vespers, including Dixit Dominus and Laudate pueri Dominum. The youthful, colourful fierceness draw the listener into a spiral of violence as well as extremely beautiful stillness.

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Georg Friedrich Händel
Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237

Giovanni Battista Ferrandini
Il Pianto di Maria

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programme booklet

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dixit dominus - an analysis

Join BBC Radio 3 in exploring Handel's youthful and lively work Dixit Dominus.

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