Religious music from different centuries. This episode features music for the Holy Week by Neapolitan composers from the late 17th and 18th century.
Domenico Merola (18th century)
1. Lezzione seconda (voor Witte Donderdag)
Miriam Feuersinger, sopraan. Il Dolce Conforto conducted by Franziska Fleischanderl, psaltery
(CD: “Sacred Salterio – Lamentations of the Holy Week” – Christophorus CHR77408, 2017)
Gennaro Manna (1715-1779)
2. Lamentazione terza del Giovedi Santo a voce sola di soprano con violini
Silvia Frigato, soprano. Talenti Vulcanici conducted by Emanuele Cardi
(CD: “Lux in tenebris – Liturgy and devotion in 18th century Naples” – Arcana A 437, 2017)
Gaetano Veneziano (1665-1719)
3. Lectio terza del Primo Notturno del Venerdi Santo a voce sola con violini
Eugénie Lefebvre, soprano. L’Escadron Volant de la Reine
(CD: “Notturno” – Evidence Classics EVCD021, 2016)
additional:
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
4. Sinfonia a quattro senza cembalo: largo – allegro
L’Escadron Volant de la Reine
(CD: see 3)
