Handel wrote the famous Dixit Dominus with the text of Psalm 109 during his time in Italy in c. 1707. Although he was only 22 years old, the work already demonstrates his wide spectrum of compositional abilitieswhich are later fully realized in his operas and oratorios. Central to this work are the six choral movements, which with their polyphonic structure are closely related to German choral music of the 17thcentury.
The first Urtext edition BA 4002 based on the Halle Handel Edition was published in 1960. At that time no critical commentary was published so that in cases of doubt, the basis on whicheditorialdecisions were made was not officially recorded. A new complete edition volume (BA 10704/01) , due to be published in 2013 will include a detailed foreword providing information on the genesis and the first performanceof this work as well as information on the psalm on which this work is based and on performance practice. In addition several facsimiles pages will be included, giving a view into the source material. The critical commentarywill provide a detailed insight into all the available sources and how they have been passed down.
This newly revised Urtext performing edition offers a thorough revision of this frequently-performed work and meets allthe requisites of a scholarly-critical edition. Former readings in the old edition regarding a small number of pitches, but mostly basso continuo figures and the underlying text have now been able to be amended on the basis of thenew findings. In the new edition the work appears in nine movements no longer eight which reflects the composer's intentions.
The new performance material is not compatible with the old one.
- Presentedin a revised Urtext edition
- Clear, straightforward Piano reduction in the vocal score
- Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition
- Full score, performance material (BA10704) & Vocal score (BA10704-90) available forsale
- ISMN: 9790006550173 (M006550173)
