Antonio Salieri - La Passione di Nostro Signore Gesu Cristo - Ouverture and recit

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• Classical
• Oratorium
• Oratorio
• Antonio
• Salieri
• La
• Passione
• di
• Nostro
• Signore
• Gesu
• Cristo
• Ouverture
• and
• recit
• Pietro
• Metastasio
• Florian
• Mock
• Christoph
• Spering
• Das
• neue
• Orchester

[Thrax1982]

Great tempo at the overture but perhaps the recit is little bit rushed? Good thing is that with period instruments here it's actually easy to notice the birdsong at 5:19.

Or maybe it's just the better sound quality?

Scimone's version has no basso continuo, right? Organ was used during secco recitatives

but I don't think I can hear it during the overture.

[Meyerbeer1]

The the recit is a bit rushed, i think Spering like a more brisk tempo in every recording he does, Scimone's is more appropriate.

I can't hear the organ in none of the recording's but i think you are right there.

[sambucazabic]

You will never enjoy anything in art by constantly over analyzing the composition. Be tolerant and patient and take what you can away from each aspect.

[SuperGobelin]

spettacolare.

[Vanchy58]

Que interesante y enérgico preludio orquestal para una obra sacra del ambito de una pasion de Jesucristo. Salieri se alejo del convencionalismo barroco y abrio paso a una nueva dimension para la musica sacra. Interesante !

[xr1983kr]

Energy!

[Thrax1982]

When I listen to this overture, knowing what it is supposed to depict, I get a mental image of a man running around - stopping here and there only to be attacked by the music again.

[18thCenturyMusic]

No. That oboe solo depicts perfectly the remorse of Pietro.

This ouverture is subtitled "La sinfonia esprime li rimorsi e la disperazione di Pietro ", Thrax already translated it.

I listened to almost all settings of this libretto but Salieri is just perfect.

Anyway tempis (especially in the recitativo) are a bit rushed yes. Also the tenor doesnt seems to understand what hes singing. I cant feel any emotion in him.

[altyair]

Better the Scimone version.

[doctormantell]

and remember that Salieri and misery are two different things. Salieri embodies the brightness of the XVII century!