Coro Femminile Harmònia, Ensemble Barocca I Musicali Affetti, Michele Peguri - Porpora: Alle figlie del coro (2015)
- Title: Porpora: Alle figlie del coro
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 01:06:07
- Total Size: 310 mb
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Tracklist
01. Confitebor
02. Ut det illis
03. Fidelia Omnia
04. Sanctum et terribile
05. Gloria Patri
06. Sicut erat
07. 6 duetti latini: I. Crimen adae quantum constat
08. Credidi propter
09. Gloria
10. Sicut erat
11. Nunc dimittis
12. Quia viderunt oculi mei
13. Lumen ad revelationem ad revelationem gentium
14. Gloria patri et filio
15. Sicut erat in principio
16. Qui habitat in adiutorium altissimi
17. Gloria (2)
18. Sicut erat (2)
19. Vigilate, oculi mei
20. Cavete, oculi mei
21. Aer, tellus, mare
22. Non longe abest aurora
23. Non expectabo
24. Alleluja
25. Domine probasti me
26. Gloria (3)
Vivaldi was not the only composer to write for the talented girls and women of the Ospedale della Pieta, the convent school in Venice which was apparently full of young musicians trained in vocal and instrumental virtuosity sufficient to tackle virtuoso sonatas and concertos. Nicola Porpora was born in Naples, and is known as a distinguished alumnus of the more operatically inclined Neapolitan school of composers such as Alessandro Scarlatti and Pergolesi.
Porpora worked off and on in Venice, and in 1742 became chorus master at the Ospedale della Pietà, and then from 1744 to 1747 worked in the same role at the Ospedale dei Poveri Derelitti run by the parish of S. Giovanni e Paolo. Most of the works on this CD – some of them recorded for the first time – date from this latter period. The choir was apparently in a parlous state when Porpora took it over, but he turned things around within fairly short order through rigorous daily rehearsals: as Porpora himself wrote on 4 January 1745, "To form a good choir calls for many things, the most important of which I shall describe here. […] resonant voices possessed by girls who are determined, ready to work hard, and skilled as instrumentalists."
The works here are multi-movement settings of psalms and other sacred texts, alternating arias and choruses, solo and ripieno texts, mostly lively in character except where pathos is called for in penitential texts. It makes a fine complement to the recent disc of secular cantatas on Brilliant Classics (BC94311) and is performed with native style by a historically ensemble based in Vicenza, just 60km from La Serenissma itself. The booklet contains a scholarly essay and the full sung texts are available for download at www.brilliantclassics.com.
Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) was an important composer, musician and teacher of Baroque Europe. He held several important posts, notably in Dresden, London (where he was Handel’s rival) and Venice. He was the teacher of the famous castrato Farinelli and Joseph Haydn.
In Venice Porpora was teacher and chorus master at the Ospedale delle Pietà, a charitable institution for orphans and abandoned girls, where music was an important part of the children’s education. On this disc are presented a selection of sacred works written for the female choirs of the Ospedale: highly attractive works, full of drama, expressive effects and virtuoso roles for both vocalists and instrumentalists.
Excellent performances by the Coro Femminile Harmonia and the Ensemble Barocca e Musicali Affetti, conducted by Michele Perugi.
A fascinating document of musical life in Baroque Venice, containing several first recordings!
01. Confitebor
02. Ut det illis
03. Fidelia Omnia
04. Sanctum et terribile
05. Gloria Patri
06. Sicut erat
07. 6 duetti latini: I. Crimen adae quantum constat
08. Credidi propter
09. Gloria
10. Sicut erat
11. Nunc dimittis
12. Quia viderunt oculi mei
13. Lumen ad revelationem ad revelationem gentium
14. Gloria patri et filio
15. Sicut erat in principio
16. Qui habitat in adiutorium altissimi
17. Gloria (2)
18. Sicut erat (2)
19. Vigilate, oculi mei
20. Cavete, oculi mei
21. Aer, tellus, mare
22. Non longe abest aurora
23. Non expectabo
24. Alleluja
25. Domine probasti me
26. Gloria (3)
Vivaldi was not the only composer to write for the talented girls and women of the Ospedale della Pieta, the convent school in Venice which was apparently full of young musicians trained in vocal and instrumental virtuosity sufficient to tackle virtuoso sonatas and concertos. Nicola Porpora was born in Naples, and is known as a distinguished alumnus of the more operatically inclined Neapolitan school of composers such as Alessandro Scarlatti and Pergolesi.
Porpora worked off and on in Venice, and in 1742 became chorus master at the Ospedale della Pietà, and then from 1744 to 1747 worked in the same role at the Ospedale dei Poveri Derelitti run by the parish of S. Giovanni e Paolo. Most of the works on this CD – some of them recorded for the first time – date from this latter period. The choir was apparently in a parlous state when Porpora took it over, but he turned things around within fairly short order through rigorous daily rehearsals: as Porpora himself wrote on 4 January 1745, "To form a good choir calls for many things, the most important of which I shall describe here. […] resonant voices possessed by girls who are determined, ready to work hard, and skilled as instrumentalists."
The works here are multi-movement settings of psalms and other sacred texts, alternating arias and choruses, solo and ripieno texts, mostly lively in character except where pathos is called for in penitential texts. It makes a fine complement to the recent disc of secular cantatas on Brilliant Classics (BC94311) and is performed with native style by a historically ensemble based in Vicenza, just 60km from La Serenissma itself. The booklet contains a scholarly essay and the full sung texts are available for download at www.brilliantclassics.com.
Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) was an important composer, musician and teacher of Baroque Europe. He held several important posts, notably in Dresden, London (where he was Handel’s rival) and Venice. He was the teacher of the famous castrato Farinelli and Joseph Haydn.
In Venice Porpora was teacher and chorus master at the Ospedale delle Pietà, a charitable institution for orphans and abandoned girls, where music was an important part of the children’s education. On this disc are presented a selection of sacred works written for the female choirs of the Ospedale: highly attractive works, full of drama, expressive effects and virtuoso roles for both vocalists and instrumentalists.
Excellent performances by the Coro Femminile Harmonia and the Ensemble Barocca e Musicali Affetti, conducted by Michele Perugi.
A fascinating document of musical life in Baroque Venice, containing several first recordings!
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