Haydn, Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob.XX:2 Mozart, Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339 Les Arts Florissants, W. Christie The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross is one of Joseph Haydnâs major works, along with The Creation and The Seasons. Composed in response to a commission from the Church of Santa Cueva in CĂĄdiz, Spain for […]
Campra, Miserere Campra, Messe de Requiem Les Arts Florissants, W. Christie AndrĂ© Campra (1660-1744), a Provençal composer and renowned choirmaster at the cathedrals of Toulon, Arles, Toulouse and Paris, wrote this Requiem mass probably shortly after his arrival in Paris in 1694, while he was director of the MaĂźtrise de Notre-Dame. Perhaps composed for a […]
Considered Handel's most accomplished opera, Ariodante contains some of the most iconic arias in the Baroque repertoire. Inspired by Ariosto's Orlando furioso, the libretto takes place in medieval Scotland, where the love affair between Ariodante and Ginevra is thwarted by the dark scheming of Polinesso. But a final twist will save the hero from despair […]