Alessandro Stradella: San Giovanni Crisostomo

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Label
Arcana
Release Date
October 30, 2015
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      STRADELLA, ALESSANDRO
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ensemble Mare Nostrum
    • PERFORMER
      Vendittellii, Bellotto, Mineccia, Cervoni, Tabbush, De Carlo
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 30, 2015
    • UPC
      3760195733899
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      A389
    • LABEL
      Arcana
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1

The reputation of San Giovanni Battista, by far Alessandro Stradellas best-known and most recorded work by, has so far overshadowed the rest of his surviving oratorio output, amounting to a total of six works. Unlike the most representative masterwork, San Giovanni Crisostomo here released for the first time was conceived for more intimate resources and yet perfectly expresses the modernity of the oratorio genre as it appeared in the second half of the 17th century. Sacred and moral themes are combined with political, social, and sometimes erotic ones, and the subject, libretto, and music interact on multiple levels with surprising boldness and freedom.