The Italian oratorio 'La Resurrezione' (The Resurrection) was written during HandelĆ¢Ā€Ā™s time in Rome. It was performed on Easter Sunday 1708 with great splendour and extravagance by a large orchestra conducted by Arcangelo Corelli in the Palazzo Bonelli the Roman palazzo of HandelĆ¢Ā€Ā™s patron the Marchese Francesco Maria Ruspoli. In its dramatic structure and characterisation of the protagonists the work displays a striking affinity with Italian opera. LuciferĆ¢Ā€Ā™s raging sixty fourth notes call to mind the demon characters in Venetian opera and MaddalenaĆ¢Ā€Ā™s arias are so full of expressive power and virtuosity that Handel later incorporated one of them into his opera'Agrippina'. The unusual musical richness of this work and the virtuosic and masterly shaping of the arias make it a welcome addition to any concert programme. The edition is based on the complete edition volume of the 'Halle Handel Edition' (BA 4096) making the complete music text of the oratorio available for the first time. Scholarly-critical edition based on the Urtext of the 'Halle Handel Edition'Straight forward clear piano reductionForeword (Ger/Eng)

Corelli composed some of the most beautiful music of the Baroque era. Veteran arranger Walter Ehret has adapted one of those melodies to a text from Psalm 71 in a style befitting the times. The result is an excellent new work for church or school.