Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra and the Kodály Choir Debrecen
17:00
Budapest
Müpa
Handel marathon: Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra and the Kodály Choir Debrecen
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Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra and the Kodály Choir Debrecen
A composer of grand oratorios and heart-wrenching operas, not only was Handel a brilliant musician, he also demonstrated great talent as a businessman. In 2025, the music world commemorates the 340th anniversary of the birth of George Frederic Handel. Müpa Budapest’s February marathon presents a colourful cross-section of his rich oeuvre, and much else besides that too, since never before will so many early music ensembles have performed here on a single day. And, on this day, the Baroque master’s music will fill the entire building: in addition to his works in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre, the audience will also be able to explore a tableau exhibition (Foyer), hear concerts by students of the Liszt Academy (Glass Hall) and view concert film screenings (Auditorium) that evoke Handel’s captivating world.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
Conductor
Gábor Hollerung
Featuring
Handel
Zadok the Priest – coronation anthem, HWV 258
Handel
Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – ‘The trumpet shall sound’ (bass aria from Part 3)
Handel
Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283 – 11th (‘We therefore pray Thee’ – chorus) and 12th (‘Make them to be number’d with Thy Saints’) movements
Handel
Saul – oratorio, HWV 53 – symphony, recitative and chorus
Handel
Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – Passion of Christ (from Part 2)
Handel
Rinaldo, HWV 7 – ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ (Almirena’s aria from Act 2)
Handel
Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278 – 7th (‘Day by day’) and 10th (‘O Lord, in thee’) movements
Handel
Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283 – 5th (‘The glorious company of the apostles’) and 6th (‘Thine honourable, true and only Son’) movements
Handel
Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – ‘Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion’ (soprano aria from Part 1)
Handel
Judas Maccabeus – oratorio, HWV 63 – ‘Rejoice, O Judah’ (Simon’s aria from Part 3)
Handel
Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – ‘Worthy is the Lamb… Blessing and honour, glory and power’ (chorus from Part 3) and ‘Hallelujah’ (chorus from Part 2)