Sammartini: Sacred Cantatas - CD

Giovanni Battista Sammartini

Della Passione di Gesu Cristo (On Jesus Christ's Passion), J-C 124 (1759)

 

1. Introduction: Sinfonia

00:02:21

 

2. Recitative I: Oh portenti, oh stupor! (Oh wonders, oh amazement!) (Soprano)

00:01:13

 

3. Aria: S'alma illustre si nasconde (If a divine soul conceals himself) (Soprano)

00:08:32

 

4. Recitative II: Tutto questo m'e noto (All of this I know well) (Alto)

00:01:30

 

5. Aria: So che nel cor volgea (I know that in its heart) (Alto)

00:07:49

 

6. Recitative III: Di cosi ingrati cori (If you want further proof) (Tenor)

00:01:26

 

7. Aria: D'iniqua mente (He who has an evil mind) (Tenor)

00:05:42

 

8. Recitative IV: Chi mai pensar potea (Who could imagine) (Soprano)

00:00:35

 

9. Finale: Chorus: Chi si colma il sen d'amore / He whose heart is full of love (Trio)

00:03:38

L'addolorata Divina Madre (The Sorrowing Divine Mother), J-C 123 (1759)

 

10. Introduction: Sinfonia

00:02:18

 

11. Recitative I: Quanta pieta per le sventure altrui (However much compassion for others' misfortunes) (Tenor)

00:01:16

 

12. Aria: Non basto l'immenso affanno (More than the immense pain) (Tenor)

00:07:28

 

13. Recitative II: Oh qual da lunghi stenti amaro frutto (Oh, after the long years of toil) (Soprano)

00:00:57

 

14. Aria: Ben lo predisse (How true was the prediction) (Soprano)

00:13:16

 

15. Recitative III: E pur di qual Alma forte (And yet, whose spirit would have been so strong) (Alto)

00:01:34

 

16. Aria: Non cosi d'Alpe in cima (Not even an ancient oak on an Alpine peak) (Alto)

00:08:20

 

17. Recitative IV: Tronchiam gl'indugi (Let us now delay no more) (Trio)

00:01:18

 

18. Finale: Madre purissima, Fonte d'Amore (Purest of Mothers, Fount of Love) (Trio)

00:03:32