Antonio Frigé, Ensemble Pian & Forte - Tommaso Bernardo Gaffi: La forza del divino amore (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 306 Mb | Total time: 63:05 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0710 | Recorded: 2004
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 306 Mb | Total time: 63:05 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0710 | Recorded: 2004
Bernardo Gaffi's 'La forza del divino amore' (The Power of Divine Love) is an intriguing rarity, and receives its premiere recording on the Chaconne label. It is an oratorio (for chamber forces with solo trumpet), one of eight by the composer which were popular in their day, and it is based on an episode in the life of St Teresa of Ávila. It is a beautiful score, performed by Ensemble 'Pian & Forte', a group formed in 1989 and dedicated to rediscovering and performing works of seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Ensemble is joined by three vocal soloists, renowned exponents of the music of this period.