Sturla - Passio di Venerdi Santo
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 94184
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 18th April 2011
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Il Concento EcclesiasticoAbout
His Passio di Venerdi Santo displays a thorough appreciation of contemporary Genovese opera, with recitatives reserved for the dramatic content, as was the fashion at the time. The arias therefore do not depict the drama and action, but relay rather vague emotions and feelings. His vocal writing requires agility, and the mocking chorus depicting the crowd reveal a theatrical yearning. The style is simple and the musical writing is linear, but the overall effect is one of delicate lyricism, and graceful but never excessive virtuosity.
This work was probably composed for Holy Week, and any religious establishment that boasted its own choir would often commission local composers to provide music for the services during this busy week. Sturla and his young choir would have been ideal candidates for such a task.
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