A. Scarlatti: Oratorio per La Santissima Trinità

Featuring

Estevan Velardi
Linda Campanella
Silvia Bossa
Gianluca Belfiori Doro
Mario Cecchetti
Carlo Lepore

Alessandro Stradella Consort
Alessandro Scarlatti

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Composer Biography

Alessandro Scarlatti, born in Palermo in 1660, was appointed Maestro di Cappella at the Church of San Giacomo degli Incurabili in Rome by 1678.

Recording & Production

The autograph score of Scarlatti's Oratorio for the Holy Trinity was recently discovered by chance at an antique market, and this recording is based on the only complete manuscript in existence.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Alessandro Scarlatti was a prolific composer of oratorios, writing approximately forty during his career, often incorporating bold innovative ideas while adhering to Baroque aesthetics.

Compositional Technique

Scarlatti's Oratorio for the Holy Trinity features allegorical figures like Faith, Infidelity, Theology, Divine Love, and Time, who engage in a dramatic discussion about the concept of the Holy Trinity.

Historical Context

During the 17th and 18th centuries, theatrical activity in Rome was often restricted, with opera forbidden, leading to a rise in vernacular oratorios as a 'licit' spectacle.

Performer Biography

Estévan Velardi, the conductor, founded the Alessandro Stradella Consort in 1992, dedicated to publishing and performing the complete works of Alessandro Stradella.

Composition History

The earliest record of Alessandro Scarlatti's work as a composer is from 1679, when he was commissioned to write an oratorio by the Archconfraternity of the Holy Cross.