Handel, George Frideric : Te Deum for the Victory at the Battle of Dettingen

The ìDettinger Te Deumî was written to celebrate Englandís victory over the French at the Battle of Dettingen.
It is Handelís last and most successful setting of the ìTe Deumî and reveals a deep understanding of the English church music tradition.
The sound impact of this broadly conceived work is governed by the choirs in an almost theatrical exegesis of the text. Particularly striking are several borrowings from the ìMessiahî which Handel had just completed.
This edition, edited by Baroque specialist Amanda Babington, is based on the Urtext from the ìHalle Handel Editionî.

ïFirst Urtext edition
ïIncludes a Foreword (Eng/Ger)
ïIdiomatic, well-presented piano reduction (Eng)