Soloists; Ensemble Lorenzo Da Ponte, Coro Accademia Dello Sp
Release Date: 26 August 2022
Label: FRA Bernardo
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 4260307433277
Description
Vivaldi's oratorio Juditha triumphans is not just a musical military exercise (it is indeed explicitly called "Sacrum militare oratorio") during the Turkish siege of Corfu in 1716.
This was 'delicate' for Venice, but also an impressive performance show of the vocal and instrumental possibilities of the Ospedale della Pietà.
The orchestra comes up with an extraordinary wealth of instruments, some of them unusual, even by Vivaldi's standards: Chalumeau, two clarinets, four theorbos, viola d'amore and mandolin, among others, are called for.
Featuring:
Roberto Zarpellon (conductor); Ensemble Lorenzo da Ponte; Coro Accademia dello Spirito Santo; Juditha: Luciana Mancini (mezzosoprano); Holofernes: Elena Biscuola (mezzosoprano); Vagaus: Silvia Frigato (soprano); Abra: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (soprano); Ozia: Marta Fumagalli (mezzosoprano)
Critical Acclaim
"Roberto Zarpellon reveals its inherent dramatic force with vigour and insight to its myriad subtle inflections. […] The cast of vocal soloists, five in all, is a mainly strong one, though Elena Biscuola's Holofernes is undercharacterised. Luciana Mancini's Judith is splendid and her aria 'Veni, veni, me sequere fida', perhaps the most memorable music in the oratorio, is sensitively sung. […] A stimulating release" – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 4 STARS, Recording 5 STARS)
"Luciana Mancini's Judith has calm assurance or turbulent extroversion, Elena Biscuola's Holofernes is fruitily imperious rather than suave and Silvia Frigato sings Vagaus with pinpoint precision and charisma." – Gramophone
Tracklisting
Concerto Stella Matutina
Francesco Galligioni
Veronika Skuplik; Andreas Arend
Francesco Galligioni
Michael Oman; Amandine Beyer; Austrian Baroque Company
Johanna Carter
Il Giardino Armonico; LSO cond. Hamilton Harty
Beauty Farm
Polina Pastirchak, Anke Vondung, Sungmin Song, Milan Siljanov, Chorwerk Ruhr, Bochumer Symphoniker,
Kammerchor Stuttgart; Barockorchester Stuttgart; Frieder Bernius; Hannah Morrison; Franziska Bobe;
Choralchor der St. Johannis-Kantorei Rostock
Capella Daleminzia, Capella Vocale Waldheim, Rene Michael Roder
Gewandhaus Children's Choir, Frank-Steffen Elster, Gewandhaus Youth Choir, Gewandhaus Choir, Gregor
Aukso - Chamber Orchestra Of The City Of Tychy, Camerata Silesia Katowice City Singers' Ensemble, Marek Mos
Herbert von Karajan; The Philharmonia Orchestra; Berliner Philharmoniker
Soloists, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen
