Brilliant Classics
Mozart: La Betulia Liberata / Favero, Oficina Musicum
$17.99
Details
- Composer
- MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS
- Artist
- Favero
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Brilliant Classics
- Released
- Apr 30, 2013
- Catalog #
- BRI94496
- UPC
- 5028421944968
About
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered one of the most influential composers of all time. The child prodigy would become the author of some of today's best loved instrumental works, and a true king of sung drama. La Betulia liberata KV118/74c, the only oratorio he ever produced, was written by a relatively young Wolfgang whose potential is immediately obvious, even in his mid-teens.
La Betulia liberata, rarely performed or recorded, was commissioned by Don Giuseppe Ximenes, Prince of Aragon, in 1771 while Mozart was undertaking a tour of Italy with his father, Leopold. The text, by Pietro Metastasio, is based on the story of the Book of Judith, which appears in the Apocrypha of the Bible, and the oratorio is written in a seria style. The work also showcases the beginnings of a composer who would become famous for his employment of dramatic contrast and characterisation, as well as providing a psychological insight to his characters through the music. Two highlights are undoubtedly Nos. 11 and 14; in the former, the noblewoman Amital compares the plight of Bethulia to the desperation of a ship in a storm, portrayed in the music, and in the latter, Amital's changing mood is perfectly depicted as arrogance turns to docility -- a forerunner to Mozart's more challengingly unstable female protagonists, Donna Elvira and Vitellia.
The recording boasts a wealth of critically acclaimed vocalists. They are accompanied by the Coro e Orchestra dell'Oficina Musicum, directed from the harpsichord by Riccardo Favero.
Other information:
- Recorded September 2006, Chiesa della Scalabrini, Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
- The only "modern" recording available as a single issue!
- Mozart wrote this oratorio, his only one, in his mid-teens, and his genius was immediately evident in the dramatic choruses, moving arias and instrumental brilliance of this early masterwork.
- Excellent line up of soloists and Italian orchestral forces and conductor.
- Extensive liner notes and synopsis in the booklet.
La Betulia liberata, rarely performed or recorded, was commissioned by Don Giuseppe Ximenes, Prince of Aragon, in 1771 while Mozart was undertaking a tour of Italy with his father, Leopold. The text, by Pietro Metastasio, is based on the story of the Book of Judith, which appears in the Apocrypha of the Bible, and the oratorio is written in a seria style. The work also showcases the beginnings of a composer who would become famous for his employment of dramatic contrast and characterisation, as well as providing a psychological insight to his characters through the music. Two highlights are undoubtedly Nos. 11 and 14; in the former, the noblewoman Amital compares the plight of Bethulia to the desperation of a ship in a storm, portrayed in the music, and in the latter, Amital's changing mood is perfectly depicted as arrogance turns to docility -- a forerunner to Mozart's more challengingly unstable female protagonists, Donna Elvira and Vitellia.
The recording boasts a wealth of critically acclaimed vocalists. They are accompanied by the Coro e Orchestra dell'Oficina Musicum, directed from the harpsichord by Riccardo Favero.
Other information:
- Recorded September 2006, Chiesa della Scalabrini, Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
- The only "modern" recording available as a single issue!
- Mozart wrote this oratorio, his only one, in his mid-teens, and his genius was immediately evident in the dramatic choruses, moving arias and instrumental brilliance of this early masterwork.
- Excellent line up of soloists and Italian orchestral forces and conductor.
- Extensive liner notes and synopsis in the booklet.
Tracklist 32 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Overture 03:48
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Overture
- Duration
- 03:48
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
2 Part I: Recitative: Popoli di Betulia (Ozia) 00:55
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Popoli di Betulia (Ozia)
- Duration
- 00:55
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
3 Part I: Aria: D'ogni colpa (Ozia) 06:53
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Aria: D'ogni colpa (Ozia)
- Duration
- 06:53
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
4 Part I: Recitative: E in che sperar? (Cabri, Amital) 01:44
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: E in che sperar? (Cabri, Amital)
- Duration
- 01:44
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Patrizia Vaccari, Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
5 Part I: Aria: Ma qual virtu (Cabri) 03:47
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Ma qual virtu (Cabri)
- Duration
- 03:47
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Patrizia Vaccari, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
6 Part I: Recitative: Gia le memorie antiche (Ozia, Cabri, Amital) 03:57
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Gia le memorie antiche (Ozia, Cabri, Amital)
- Duration
- 03:57
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Patrizia Vaccari, Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
7 Part I: Aria: Non hai cor (Amital) 04:01
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Non hai cor (Amital)
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
8 Part I: Recitative: E quel pace sperate (Ozia, Amital, Chorus) 02:44
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: E quel pace sperate (Ozia, Amital, Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:44
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Chorus, Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
9 Part I: Aria: E quel pace Sperate (Ozia, Chorus) 04:08
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Aria: E quel pace Sperate (Ozia, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:08
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Chorus, Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
10 Part I: Recitative: Chi e costei (Cabri, Amital, Ozia, Giuditta) 04:09
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Chi e costei (Cabri, Amital, Ozia, Giuditta)
- Duration
- 04:09
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Patrizia Vaccari, Angela Bucci, Baltazar Zúñiga, Elena Biscuola, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
11 Part I: Aria: Dal pari infeconda (Giuditta) 06:05
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Dal pari infeconda (Giuditta)
- Duration
- 06:05
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Elena Biscuola, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
12 Part I: Recitative: Oh saggia, oh santa (Ozia, Cabri, Giuditta) 02:40
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Oh saggia, oh santa (Ozia, Cabri, Giuditta)
- Duration
- 02:40
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Patrizia Vaccari, Elena Biscuola, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
13 Part I: Aria: Pieta, se irato sei (Ozia, Chorus) 04:08
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Pieta, se irato sei (Ozia, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:08
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Chorus, Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
14 Part I: Recitative: Signor, Carmi a te viene (Cabri, Amital, Ozia, Achior) 03:17
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Signor, Carmi a te viene (Cabri, Amital, Ozia, Achior)
- Duration
- 03:17
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Patrizia Vaccari, Angela Bucci, Baltazar Zúñiga, Abramo Rosalen, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
15 Part I: Aria: Terribile d'aspetto (Anchior) 03:57
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Terribile d'aspetto (Anchior)
- Duration
- 03:57
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Abramo Rosalen, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
16 Part II: Recitative: Ti consola, Achior (Ozia, Cabri, Achior, Giuditta) 02:53
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Ti consola, Achior (Ozia, Cabri, Achior, Giuditta)
- Duration
- 02:53
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Abramo Rosalen, Patrizia Vaccari, Elena Biscuola, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
17 Part I: Aria: Parto inerme, e non pavento (Giuditta) 06:45
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Parto inerme, e non pavento (Giuditta)
- Duration
- 06:45
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Elena Biscuola, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
18 Part I: Oh prodigio! Oh stupor! (Chorus) 02:24
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Part I: Oh prodigio! Oh stupor! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Chorus, Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
- Disc 2
-
1 Part II: Recitative: Troppo mal corrisponde (Achior, Ozia) 06:02
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Troppo mal corrisponde (Achior, Ozia)
- Duration
- 06:02
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Abramo Rosalen, Baltazar Zúñiga, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
2 Part II: Aria: Se Dio veder tu vuoi (Ozia) 08:45
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part II: Aria: Se Dio veder tu vuoi (Ozia)
- Duration
- 08:45
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
3 Part II: Recitative: Confuso io son (Achior, Ozia, Amital) 01:34
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Confuso io son (Achior, Ozia, Amital)
- Duration
- 01:34
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Abramo Rosalen, Baltazar Zúñiga, Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
4 PArt II: Aria: Quel nocchier (Amital) 05:56
- Track
- 4
- Title
- PArt II: Aria: Quel nocchier (Amital)
- Duration
- 05:56
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
5 Part II: Recitative: Lungamente non dura (Ozia, Amital, Chorus, Cabri, Giuditta, Achior) 10:32
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Lungamente non dura (Ozia, Amital, Chorus, Cabri, Giuditta, Achior)
- Duration
- 10:32
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Angela Bucci, Patrizia Vaccari, Elena Biscuola, Abramo Rosalen, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Chorus, Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
6 Part II: Aira: Prigionier che fa ritorno (Giuditta) 10:18
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part II: Aira: Prigionier che fa ritorno (Giuditta)
- Duration
- 10:18
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Elena Biscuola, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
7 Part II: Recitative: Giuditta, Ozia, popoli, amici (Anchior) 00:59
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Giuditta, Ozia, popoli, amici (Anchior)
- Duration
- 00:59
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Abramo Rosalen, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
8 Part II: Aria: Te solo adoro (Anchior) 03:04
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: Aria: Te solo adoro (Anchior)
- Duration
- 03:04
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Abramo Rosalen, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
9 Part II: Recitative: Di tua vittoria (Ozia, Amital) 00:34
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Di tua vittoria (Ozia, Amital)
- Duration
- 00:34
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
10 Part II: Aria: Con troppa rea vilta (Amital) 04:12
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: Aria: Con troppa rea vilta (Amital)
- Duration
- 04:12
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
11 Part II: Recitative: Quanta cura hai di noi (Cabri, Carmi, Ozia, Amital) 03:04
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Quanta cura hai di noi (Cabri, Carmi, Ozia, Amital)
- Duration
- 03:04
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Patrizia Vaccari, Pamela Luciarini, Baltazar Zúñiga, Angela Bucci, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
12 Part II: Aria: Quei moti che senti (Carmi) 02:20
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part II: Aria: Quei moti che senti (Carmi)
- Duration
- 02:20
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Pamela Luciarini, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
13 Part II: Recitative: Seguansi, o Carmi (Ozia, Amital, Cabri, Achior, Giuditta) 00:54
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Seguansi, o Carmi (Ozia, Amital, Cabri, Achior, Giuditta)
- Duration
- 00:54
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Baltazar Zúñiga, Angela Bucci, Patrizia Vaccari, Abramo Rosalen, Elena Biscuola, Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero
-
14 Part II: Lodi al gran Dio (Chorus) 07:49
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part II: Lodi al gran Dio (Chorus)
- Duration
- 07:49
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Riccardo Favero
- Ensemble
- Oficina Musicum Chorus, Oficina Musicum Orchestra
- Conductor
- Riccardo Favero