The indefatigable Antonio Florio, along with his associates from Cappella Neapolitana, has succeeded, with a work by Donato Ricchezza, in unearthing another major rediscovery from the Neapolitan Baroque. The labors of Florio - coupled with the ability to turn dry notes on a dusty manuscript into a sumptuous audio feast - can be no better demonstrated than with this release on Glossa of Los Santos Ninos: "Oratorio di San Giusto e San Pastore", written by a composer who was a pupil of the great Francesco Provenzale. Very little else is known about Donato Ricchezza, apart from him bequeathing a quantity of scores to the Oratory of the Girolamini in Naples where he worked. The oratorio relates the story of the defense offered by the "holy children" - the brothers Giusto and Pastore, to be martyred in Spain during the Persecution of Diocletian in 303/4 - against the charge of being Christians, as leveled against them first by a soldier and then by the Roman governor Daciano. Marta Fumagalli (contralto), Federica Pagliuca (soprano), Luca Cervoni (tenor) and Giuseppe Naviglio (bass) vividly occupy these four vocal roles. Meager additional knowledge about Ricchezza says that he wrote eight other oratorios and, as a bonus, an aria from La gara degli elementi is included here, as are a pair of sinfonias by Ricchezza's contemporary Gaetano Veneziano.
Track List:
Disc: 1
1. Sinfonia 2. La Fiamma Bambina 3. All'armi, All'armi 4. Non Sia Chi Non Adori - Ben Vedrà la Destra Irata 5. Non Turbarti, O Mio Sire 6. Ma Ridotti Al Posto Atroce 7. Resta, O Mio Fido 8. Mostri Dell'erebo 9. A Strage E Ruina 10. Alla Scola D'amor 11. Insolenti Garzoni - Troppo Tenero 12. Qual'infamia - Sempre Il Tronco Adorerò 13. Dell'etade Il Fiore Invola 14. Che Pretendi Tiranno 15. L'intendo E'l Soffro 16. Dilatarci Al Sommo Bene 17. Ignoranti Che Sete - Ben Si Accordano Insieme 18. Che Lieto Aviso 19. Sinfonia 20. Fra Catene E Ritorte 21. Tiranno Pietoso 22. Io Non So Qual Magia - la Nativa Crudeltà 23. Quando, Deh Quando, Oh Dio 24. Sete Vicini 25. Sinfonia I 26. Ingannato Dagli Aspetti - Non Può Rigido Ferro 27. Non Sai Tu, Daciano 28. Qual Maestro V'insegnò 29. Che Tanta Dolcezza 30. Alme Di Scoglio 31. Morì Come Un Infame 32. Che Si Aspetta 33. Fra Poco Osservarete 34. Sinfonia II 35. Giusto Mio - O Pastore 36. Udite Impertinenza! - Sia Trionfo 37. O Fiamme Volanti 38. La Pietà Di Goccia Ardente
Genre: Classical
Record label: Glossa
Musical Artist: Ricchezza
Format: CD
Street Date: March 23, 2018
TCIN: 1011349169
UPC: 8424562226104
Item Number (DPCI): 244-04-8326
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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