A. Scarlatti: Sedecia re di Gerusalemme

Featuring

Amor Lilia Perez
Alessandra Capici
Rosita Frisani
Mario Cecchetti
Marco Vinco
Estevan Velardi

Alessandro Stradella Consort
Ars Cantica Choir
Alessandro Scarlatti

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Performer Biography

Estévan Velardi, the conductor, rediscovered and performed numerous works by Alessandro Stradella, Alessandro Melani, and Alessandro Scarlatti, specializing in Baroque music.

Composition History

Alessandro Scarlatti's oratorio "Sedecia, Re di Gerusalemme" was previously performed in Urbino in 1705 before being presented again at the Roman Seminary.

Performer Biography

Estévan Velardi, the conductor, founded the vocal and instrumental group 'Camerata Ligure' in 1987, which later became the Alessandro Stradella Consort in 1992.

Historical Context

During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the popularity of oratorios was partly due to papal and Curia persecution of opera, which was considered scandalous.

Recording & Production

This recording was made in October 1999 at the Oratorio di S. Erasmo a Sori, Genova, Italy, with Estévan Velardi as Production & Art Supervision and Michael Seberich as Sound engineer.

Compositional Technique

The oratorio "Sedecia, Re di Gerusalemme" opens with a three-part Sinfonia featuring two lively allegros separated by a brief melodic Adagio for violin with string accompaniment.

Composer Biography

Alessandro Scarlatti, the composer, was known as 'Scarlattino alias the Sicilian' and was hired to compose an oratorio for Lent by the Duke of Paganica in 1679.