Te Deum, motet for double chorus & organ in C major
Stabat Mater, for double chorus & continuo in C minor
Miserere, motet for double chorus in E minor
Magnificat for chorus in D minor
Laetatus sum, motet for soprano, alto, chorus & organ
Most listeners know Domenico Scarlatti as the composer of numerous witty, urbane, scintillating, and quite secular, in fact, harpsichord sonatas that have become part of the standard keyboard repertoire. But there is another, hidden dimension of Scarlatti's oeuvre: his sacred music written in the 1720s in Rome and Lisbon. This recording is a splendid introduction to Scarlatti's sacred music as it features several powerful works that fully represent the stylistic range of Scarlatti's church music. These performances by the ...
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Most listeners know Domenico Scarlatti as the composer of numerous witty, urbane, scintillating, and quite secular, in fact, harpsichord sonatas that have become part of the standard keyboard repertoire. But there is another, hidden dimension of Scarlatti's oeuvre: his sacred music written in the 1720s in Rome and Lisbon. This recording is a splendid introduction to Scarlatti's sacred music as it features several powerful works that fully represent the stylistic range of Scarlatti's church music. These performances by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, under the direction of Stephen Cleobury introduce the listener, sometimes quite dramatically, to the richness, complexity, and religious authenticity of Scarlatti's sacred music. The Te Deum, for example, sung with refreshing, even exuberant energy, strikes the listener as a composition whose irresistible energy in no way clouds the composer's sincere religious sentiment. If the Te Deum radiates energy, Scarlatti's Stabat Mater, performed with...
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