Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) was a German,
later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of
his career in London, becoming well known for his
operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel
received important training in Halle and worked as a
composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London
in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in
1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great
composers of the Italian Baroque and by the
middle-German polyphonic chora...(+)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) was a German,
later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of
his career in London, becoming well known for his
operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel
received important training in Halle and worked as a
composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London
in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in
1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great
composers of the Italian Baroque and by the
middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.
Chandos Anthems, HWV 246–256, is the common name of a
set of anthems written by George Frideric Handel. These
sacred choral compositions number eleven; a twelfth of
disputed authorship is not considered here. The texts
are psalms and combined psalm verses in English. Handel
wrote the anthems as composer in residence at Cannons,
the court of James Brydges, who became the First Duke
of Chandos in 1719. His chapel was not yet finished,
and services were therefore held at St Lawrence in
Whitchurch. The scoring is intimate, in keeping with
the possibilities there. Some of the anthems rely on
earlier works, and some were later revised for other
purposes.
Ten of the anthems were published in 1748. With a
leading Jubilate, an additional closing anthem in
different scoring, and in different order, they were
published in the Samuel Arnold edition of Handel's
works. In the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, anthems 1 to
11 are titled Anthems for Cannons. Carus-Verlag
published an edition in 2009, calling them Cannons
Anthems.
No. 3 (HWV 248) "Have Mercy upon Me, O God" is based on
Psalm 51 (Miserere).
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandos_Anthems).
Although originally written for Voice (STB), Violins,
Oboes & Basso Continuo (Cello, Bassoon & Bass), I
created this Interpretation of the Chandos Anthem No. 3
in C Minor (HWV 248) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, French
Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
