Antonio Florio, Cappella de' Turchini - Francesco Provenzale: Passione, Vespro (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 669 Mb | Total time: 69:47+74:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # OP 20006 | Recorded: 1996, 1998
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 669 Mb | Total time: 69:47+74:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # OP 20006 | Recorded: 1996, 1998
Starting with the `Passione', this is a meditation on Christ's Passion consisting mainly of a `Dialogo' between the Virgin Mary (soprano Emanuela Galli) and St John (Giuseppe Naviglio, bass), with contributions from a pair of angels and others. The music is vivid and demonstrative, with lovely vocal passages and some wonderful duetting, all very finely sung. The lively accompaniment from period instruments is superb, and it's all directed with spirit and inspiration by Antonio Florio.