Opis: Mozart: La Betulia Liberata

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.

Szczegóły: Mozart: La Betulia Liberata

Nazwa: Mozart: La Betulia Liberata
Producent: Brilliant Classics
Kod paskowy: 5028421944968
Języki: angielski
Format: 14.0x12.0cm
Oprawa: Plastikowa
Waga: 0.11 kg
Wykonawca: Angela Bucci, Pamela Luciarini, Caterina Patrizia Vaccari, Elena Biscuola
Czas trwania: 2:14:35
Typ głównego nośnika: AC
Ilość nośników: 2
Opis nośników:

1. La Betulia Liberata Part I (CD-Audio)
   1. Overture (koncert - utwór 03:48)
   2. Recitativo: Popli de Betulia (koncert - utwór 00:55)
   3. Aria: D?ogni Colpa (koncert - utwór 06:53)
   4. Recitativo: E in che Sperar? (koncert - utwór 01:44)
   5. Aria: Ma quel virtu (koncert - utwór 03:47)
   6. Recitativo: Gia le Memorie antiche (koncert - utwór 03:57)
   7. Aria: Non hai cor (koncert - utwór 04:01)
   8. Recitativo: E quel Pace Sperate (koncert - utwór 02:44)
   9. Aria: E quel Pace Sperate (koncert - utwór 04:08)
   10. Recitativo: Chi e costei (koncert - utwór 04:09)
   11. Aria: Dal pari infeconda (koncert - utwór 06:05)
   12. Recitativo: Oh saggia, oh santa (koncert - utwór 02:40)
   13. Aria: Pieta, se irato sei (koncert - utwór 04:08)
   14. Recitativo: Signor, Carmi a te viene (koncert - utwór 03:17)
   15. Aria: Terribile d?Aspetto (koncert - utwór 03:57)
   16. Recitativo: Ti consola, Achior (koncert - utwór 02:53)
   17. Aria: Parto inerme, e non pavento (koncert - utwór 06:45)
   18. Coro: Oh prodigo! oh stupor! (koncert - utwór 02:24)

2. La Betulia Liberata Part II (CD-Audio)
   1. Recitativo: Troppo mal corrisponde (koncert - utwór 06:02)
   2. Aria: Se Dio vender tu vuoi (koncert - utwór 08:45)
   3. Recitativo: Confuso io son (koncert - utwór 01:34)
   4. Aria: Quel Nocchier (koncert - utwór 05:56)
   5. Recitativo: Lungamente non dura (koncert - utwór 10:32)
   6. Aria: Prigionier che fa ritorno (koncert - utwór 10:18)
   7. Recitativo: Giuditta, Ozia (koncert - utwór 00:59)
   8. Aria: Te solo adoro (koncert - utwór 03:04)
   9. Recitativo: Di tua vittoria (koncert - utwór 00:34)
   10. Aria: Con troppa rea vilta (koncert - utwór 04:12)
   11. Recitativo: Quanta cura (koncert - utwór 03:04)
   12. Aria: Quei moti che senti (koncert - utwór 02:20)
   13. Recitativo: Seguansi, o Carmi (koncert - utwór 00:54)
   14. Coro: Lodi al gran Dio (koncert - utwór 07:49)

Recenzje: Mozart: La Betulia Liberata