Baroque Consolation: Sacred Arias at the Imperial Viennese Court
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Label: Accent
Cat No: ACC24349
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 1st March 2019
Contents
Works
Dies iraeToccata no.10
Sonata a 3
Alme ingrate
Toccata prima
Fantasia in G minor
Il mistico Giobbe
Artists
Sarah Van Mol (soprano)Oltremontano
Wim Becu (trombone & direction)
Works
Dies iraeToccata no.10
Sonata a 3
Alme ingrate
Toccata prima
Fantasia in G minor
Il mistico Giobbe
Artists
Sarah Van Mol (soprano)Oltremontano
Wim Becu (trombone & direction)
About
The Catholic church music began to take on an Italian flair, with obbligato instrumental parts accompanying solo portions of the Mass and other liturgical items. In the second half of the 17th century oratorios became an important feature of musical and religious life at the Habsburg court. Oratorios were customarily presented only during Lent, when the court opera was closed. During Holy Week, however, a variant of this genre, the sepolcro, was often performed.
The trombone, though hardly known in some parts of Europe at this time, flourished in Vienna. More than 40 arias with trombone obbligatos appeared in sacred dramatic works between the 1680s and the 1740s. This body of repertoire stands out in the history of the trombone for its florid writing, replete with trills and with rapid passagework that often rivals that of the voices and the strings.
Antonio Caldara figures prominently in this programme with three arias but the disc includes also music by lesser-known or even unknown composers as the Ziani brothers, FB Conti and the Emperor Joseph I himself.
Oltremontano:
- Sarah Van Mol (soprano)
- Veronika Skuplik (Baroque violin)
- Maria Carrasco (Baroque violin)
- Bart Rodyns (organ)
- Wim Becu (Baroque trombone & artistic director)
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