chorus

from Israel in Egypt

But as for His people, He led them forth like sheep: He brought them out with silver and gold; there was not one feeble person among their tribes. (Psalm lxxviii: 53; Psalm cv: 37)

I remember when I first heard Israel in Egypt. It is hard to believe that it was around fifty years ago.

I love this chorus. The harmonizing at the words “he led them …,” repeated several times — alternating between soprano and bass voices — is magnificent.

Plus a marvelous fugue.

If one could distill a drop of Handel, I might choose this brief passage.

 

— posted by Roger W. Smith

  November 2024

 

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See also my post

Handel, “Israel in Egypt”