Conquassabit Conquassabit ...! ...

I have known and appreciated for a long time this CD Dixit Dominus and it makes me want to say how was made for me the encounter with this work because it is rather comical.
At that time ... many things were not like now. Thus the phone we were not in communication with robots but with a friendly receptionist who put you on hold before moving party and music in general the classical repertoire, was heard to furnish waiting. And it was the beginning of the concerto No. 1 in E major from Opus 8 called "Spring" from Vivaldi in 90% of cases.

At an establishment (PR) who knew taking care of your nuts and return them as soon as we so requested (also see how times have changed ...) it is a vocal piece motet style that I knew which was not the music on hold. As it seemed interesting I wanted to know the references. The employees of this institution did not know and besides it is a music which they never heard. As I'm stubborn I recorded this extract on a medium called K7 weird and I did listen to the counselor seller of a large sign that tells me right away "it is in Handel's Dixit Dominus." This was the time when there were "sellers" specialist with a very good culture is probably rarer now as what there as everything changes ...

I return to my extract was indeed the end of the choir with soloist (track 6 on the CD), just when the chorus sing "Conquassabit capita in terra ..." and it is especially "Conquassabit" repeated a number of times we heard ...
I can not imagine (or even dare to imagine) the reasons for the choice of this extract he (or she?) Who committed this at the time and, if he was he reads this, that he knows he has my gratitude for making me know this masterpiece of Handel.

Needless to say I did purchase this CD, in this interpretation of John Eliot Gardiner.
She has, I think, never been surpassed.