Ensemble Masques - La Morte Del Cor Penitente [New CD]

Description: Ensemble Masques - La Morte Del Cor Penitente [New CD] Artist: Ensemble Masques Title: La Morte Del Cor Penitente Condition: Format: CD Release Date: 2023 Label: Alpha UPC: 3760014199752 Genre: Classical Artists A highly prolific composer, Giovanni Legrenzi practised his art in oratorios and other works for the church, as well as in opera and chamber music. In fact he explored all the musical genres of his period, taking over the baton handed on by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, and enjoying an enviable reputation among his contemporaries. Better known during his lifetime (1626-1690) for his operas rather than for his religious music, Legrenzi was widely admired and copied all over Europe. Of his eight known oratorios, only three have survived, including this gem: La morte del cor penitente (The Death of the Repentant Heart), a chamber oratorio probably composed in 1671. The theme is the spiritual development of the Sinner, the central figure of the work, who must pay his debt to God to save his immortal soul. The oratorio's text provides a whole vivid universe of 'affects' (emotions) relating to spiritual torments and temptations. In his pilgrimage from the Cross to the heavenly light, beset by the competing voices of Sin and Hope, the Sinner duly makes his repentance, and finally achieves redemption.Copyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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