Alessandro Scarlatti's oratorio, L'Assunzione della Beata Vergine, had not been recorded in its entirety or performed since its premiere over 300 years ago.
Interpretation
The Ensemble Baroque de Monaco performs on period instruments, tuned to historical tunings, to promote and defend 17th and 18th-century music.
Composition History
The libretto for L'Assunzione della Beata Vergine was written by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, a significant patron of Italian music who encouraged composers like Corelli, Vivaldi, and Scarlatti.
Composer Biography
Alessandro Scarlatti, born in Palermo in 1660, divided most of his career between Rome and Naples, where he had significant operatic successes.
Compositional Technique
The oratorio features 32 pieces for four soloists (two sopranos and two altos) who perform as soloists or in duets, never as a quartet, creating a unique mix of timbres.
Recording & Production
The score for this recording of L'Assunzione della Beata Vergine was sourced from a collection assembled by priest and composer Fortunato Santini, which survived World War II bombings.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alessandro Scarlatti, known as 'the Italian Orpheus,' played a fundamental role in developing theatrical language and was a proponent of opera and cantata.
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