Francesco De Rossi (1625 ca. – post 1699) · Cristoforo Caresana (1640-1709)

The Cappella musicale di Santa Maria in Campitelli, conducted by Maestro Vincenzo Di Betta, who has already been responsible for significant recording revivals such as Orazio Benevoli’s “Missa in angustia pestilentiæ” (tc600201), Bonaventura Rubino”s “Messa de’ Morti” (tc601803), and Francesco Giovannini’s “Messa à Quattro” (tc700703), is now engaged in this new and notably interesting musical production. This rediscovery focuses on two sacred oratorios from the seventeenth century by two authors active in the Neapolitan orbit: Francesco Nicolò de Rossi, a priest of Apulian origin, and Cristoforo Caresana, of Venetian origin and formerly the organist of St. Mark’s Basilica. The two works – performed with the ensemble”s customary expertise – are interspersed with an instrumental battle piece by Andrea Falconieri, composed in the spirit of that Baroque theatricality which is the main ingredient of these works and of the sacred musical masterpieces of the seventeenth century.

Tracklist

CD 1

La Caduta de gl’Angeli di Don Francesco Nicolò de Rossi
  1 - I. Santo, Tre volte Santo (3:50)
  2 - II. Silenzio, o schiere – Ma se la mia bontà (4:23)
  3 - III. Noi supreme Gerarchie (2:21)
  4 - IV. Ch’un Angelica beltà - Eccone a cenni tuoi (3:48)
  5 - V. Pensieri guerrieri (3:14)
  6 - VI. Signor, Signor deh mira – La mia pace (2:13)
  7 - VII. Vanne tu solo – All’assalto (2:14)
  8 - VIII. Chi qual Dio – Via sparite (1:02)
  9 - IX. Ohimè che fieri turbini (0:50)
  10 - X. Compagni beati (5:06)
  11 - XI. Che tenebre palpabili (2:46)
  12 - XII. L’esser nostr’a penare (1:37)
  13 - XIII. Nel regno de la vita (0:46)
  14 - XIV. Amarissimi gemiti (1:09)
  15 - XV. Liete voci di gloria (1:03)
  16 - XVI. Le serpi fischiano (1:31)
  17 - XVII. La Gioia interminabile (1:44)
  18 - XVIII. Apprendi o mortale (2:18)

  19 - Battalla de Barabaso yerno de Satanás (3:51)

Recitativo per musica a 5 voci per la Solennità del S.to Natale, 1679
  20 - I. Per temprar tanto ardore (1:44)
  21 - II. Scioglietevi, spezzatevi (2:31)
  22 - III. Morte ai pie’ (0:16)
  23 - IV. Non si tardi (1:57)
  24 - V. Gioisca la Terra (2:00)
  25 - VI. Ohimè, che sento? – VII. Taci, mostro rubelle (2:28)
  26 - VIII. Mondo, ohimè, non sei più mio! (3:43)
  27 - IX. O mie glorie sognate (0:52)
  28 - X. Gioisca la Terra (2:32)
 

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