A. Scarlatti: Messa per il SS.mo Natale
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The music of Alessandro Scarlatti, mostly vocal and choral in nature, has in recent years become more and more familiar through recordings, despite the greater fame of his son Domenico Scarlatti, composer of the famous harpsichord sonatas. Scarlatti’s Christmas Mass is dated December 1707 and is for nine-voice double choir, two violins and organ. Conductor Michele Gasbarro found the parts of this Mass, among other works of Alessandro Scarlatti, in the archives of Santa Maria Maggiore, where the composer served as chapelmaster. While it has typically baroque features, the overall style of the work is "alla Palestrina," which is Scarlatti’s very own favorite definition of his compositions at this particular period in his creative output. On this recording, the performance follows the liturgical practice of the time and the musical tradition of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore: the Ordinarium Missae, i.e., Scarlatti’s Mass, alternates with the Gregorian chant "Proprium" from the Mass "Ad Primam in Nocte" and with motets and compositions for organ. The booklet contains the complete text in English, Italian, French and German.
A. Scarlatti: Messa per il SS.mo Natale, Music, Alessandro Carmignani, Gianluigi Ghiringhelli, Walter Testolin, Gregorian Chant, Francesco Foggia, Bernardo Pasquini, Alessandro Scarlatti, Michele Gasbarro, I Musici di Santa Pelagia, Maurizio Fornero, Teresa Nesci, Gianluca Ferrarini, Baroque Mass, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Early Music / Chant, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Motet, Music for Keyboard, Vocal, Vocal Music, Western European Chant
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A. Scarlatti: Messa per il SS.mo Natale
Manufacturer: Stradivarius
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ASIN: B0007X9TZC
Release Date: 2005-04-12 |
Album Description
The music of Alessandro Scarlatti, mostly vocal and choral in nature, has in recent years become more and more familiar through recordings, despite the greater fame of his son Domenico Scarlatti, composer of the famous harpsichord sonatas. Scarlatti's Christmas Mass is dated December 1707 and is for nine-voice double choir, two violins and organ. Conductor Michele Gasbarro found the parts of this Mass, among other works of Alessandro Scarlatti, in the archives of Santa Maria Maggiore, where the composer served as chapelmaster. While it has typically baroque features, the overall style of the work is "alla Palestrina," which is Scarlatti's very own favorite definition of his compositions at this particular period in his creative output.
On this recording, the performance follows the liturgical practice of the time and the musical tradition of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore: the Ordinarium Missae, i.e., Scarlatti's Mass, alternates with the Gregorian chant "Proprium" from the Mass "Ad Primam in Nocte" and with motets and compositions for organ. The booklet contains the complete text in English, Italian, French and German.
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