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Handel: Deborah, HWV 51, Pt. 1: No. 3, Duet. Where Do Thy Ardours Raise Me? (Barak/Deborah)
by James Bowman
About This Song
About "Handel: Deborah, HWV 51, Pt. 1: No. 3, Duet. Where Do Thy Ardours Raise Me? (Barak/Deborah)" by James Bowman
Handel's duet pits Deborah's prophetic fire against Barak's hesitant ardor. Bowman and his partner trade phrases like two planets in uneasy orbit—the ardors raised are grand, but the harmony reveals a flicker of human doubt. Ceremonial splendor with a hairline crack of vulnerability running through it.