Tesori di Napoli
Treasures of Neaples
Basilica di S. Domenico Maggiore (XIII - XVIII sec.)
Music: "Nisi Dominus" for choir, soloists, strings, and basso continuo (mov. 1 / 2 / 3) by Baldassarre Ga...
Tesori di Napoli Treasures of Neaples Basilica di S. Domenico Maggiore (XIII - XVIII sec.)
Music: "Nisi Dominus" for choir, soloists, strings, and basso continuo (mov. 1 / 2 / 3) by Baldassarre Galuppi (1706-1785)
1. Coro: Nisi Dominus 2. Duetto e Coro: Vanum est vobis [soprano II, contralto, coro] 3. Duetto: Cum dederit [soprano I & II]
Performed by the Kornerscher Sing-Verein Dresden and the Dresdner Instrumental-Concert Roberta Invernizzi, soprano I Lucia Cirillo, soprano II Sara Mingardo, contralto Paul Agnew, tenor I Sergio Foresti, bass I Directed by Peter Kopp
La chiesa di S. Domenico Maggiore è una chiesa basilicale di Napoli. Fu voluta da Carlo II d'Angiò per un voto fatto alla Maddalena durante la prigionia patita nel periodo dei vespri siciliani. Eretta, inizialmente in stile gotico, tra il 1283 e il 1324, divenne la casa madre dei domenicani nel regno di Napoli e chiesa della nobiltà aragonese. La prima pietra fu posta il 6 gennaio del 1283, con i lavori che si protrassero sino al 1324, seguiti nella fase definitiva dagli architetti francesi Pierre de Chaul e Pierre d'Angicourt. La consacrazione della chiesa a San Domenico avvenne nel 1255 per volere di papa Alessandro IV. La chiesa, fu eretta secondo i classici canoni del gotico, con tre navate, cappelle laterali, ampio transetto e abside poligonale, e fu realizzata in senso opposto alla chiesa preesistente, vale a dire con l'abside rivolta verso la piazza, alle cui spalle fu aperto, in periodo aragonese, un ingresso secondario. Numerosi interventi succedutisi nei secoli ne hanno alterato la struttura e le originarie forme gotiche: nel periodo rinascimentale terremoti e incendi avviarono i primi rifacimenti (malgrado ciò nel 1536 Carlo V fu accolto nel tempio), mentre ancora più incisivi furono i rifacimenti barocchi del Seicento, tra i quali spiccano la sostituzione del pavimento (poi completato nel XVIII secolo) con quello progettato da Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. Con l'avvento a Napoli di Gioacchino Murat, il complesso fu destinato ad opera pubblica (1806-1815) e ciò provocò danni alla biblioteca e al patrimonio artistico, mentre un tentativo di ripristino fu messo in atto con i restauri ottocenteschi di Federico Travaglini. Ulteriori danni furono subiti dal complesso durante il periodo della soppressione degli ordini religiosi, quando i padri Domenicani dovettero nuovamente abbandonare il convento (1865-1885). I restauri del 1953 eliminarono i segni dei bombardamenti del 1943, ripristinando il soffitto a cassettoni, i tetti, le balaustre delle cappelle, la pavimentazione e l'organo settecentesco e riportando alla luce anche gli affreschi del Cavallini, mentre interventi più recenti (1991) vi sono stati sulla scala in piperno che conduce all'abside e sulla porta marmorea.
San Domenico Maggiore is a church in Naples, southern Italy, located in the square with the same name. The square is one of the most interesting in Naples and is on the street popularly called "Spaccanapoli" (namely via Benedetto Croce at this particular section of its considerable length) in the historic center of Naples. It was one of the three main east-west streets of the original Greek city of Neapolis. In the center of the square is an obelisk—a so-called "plague column"—topped by a statue of Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order, erected after the plague of 1656. The original designer of the spire was the Neapolitan architect Cosimo Fanzago. Construction on the spire was started after the plague of 1656 and was finally finished in 1737 under Charles III, the first Bourbon monarch of Naples. The Church of San Domenico Maggiore incorporates a smaller, original church built on this site in the 10th century, San Michele Arcangelo a Morfisa. Charles II of Naples began the rebuilding that produced the new Church of San Domenico Maggiore. The work was done between 1283 and 1324, but the church has undergone modifications over the centuries, including one in 1670 that recast the structure in the style of the Baroque. In the 19th century, however, the church was restored to its original Gothic design. The monastery annexed to the church has been the home of prominent names in the history of religion and philosophy. It was the original seat of the University of Naples, where Thomas Aquinas, a former monk at San Domenico Maggiore, returned to teach theology in 1272. As well, the philosopher monk, Giordano Bruno, lived here. Artistically, the most notable feature are the frescoes by Pietro Cavallini in the Brancaccio Chapel (1309), depicting Stories of St. John the Evangelist, Crucifixion, Stories of Magdalene and the Apostles Peter, Paul and Andrew. A 13th century crucifix traditionally spoke to Thomas Aquinas. The sacristy houses a series of 45 sepulchres of members of the royal Aragonese family, including that of King Ferdinand I.
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Anche da me complimenti. La musica di Galluppi accompagna in modo sublime la visita della Basilica sita nell'omonima piazza della città partenopea. Wonderful
Thank you for heightening our apprecia- tion and understanding of the rich and complex visual language of the Domenico Maggiore! Fascinating detail and beautifully sung Nisi Dominus! Wonderful!
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Complimenti anche per tutti gli altri video, davvero interessanti e di gusto.
tion and understanding of the rich and
complex visual language of the Domenico
Maggiore! Fascinating detail and beautifully sung Nisi Dominus! Wonderful!