The Harmonic Labyrinths Association will conclude the BAROCKO24 Season with the traditional concert of Baroque sacred music dedicated to the Most Holy Christmas.
The concert on Saturday 21 December at 6:00 pm at the church of SS. Annunziata in via Belenzani, 57 in Trento is offered to citizens for a moment of serenity and spirituality in anticipation of Holy Christmas.
In this program, the CORELLI COMPLEX of Harmonic Labyrinths led by Maestro Andrea Ferroni, offers some pieces dedicated to Christmas Eve. In particular, it will be performed by Alessandro Scarlatti “Oh di Bethlehem altera povertà”, Pastoral cantata for the nativity of Our Lord, for voice, strings and basso continuo.
Alessandro Scarlatti is remembered among the great masters of Italian chamber singing and his pieces, in this musical genre, almost always deal with themes of ancient mythology; however, four cantatas are centered on the birth of Jesus Christ and were performed on Christmas Eve at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, in the presence of the pope and numerous cardinals. The first of these four, “Oh of Bethlehem altera povertà” was performed on December 24, 1695. After the instrumental introduction, rich in pastoral echoes, a recitative praises Bethlehem, fortunate for having welcomed the birth of Jesus; the aria “Dal bel sen”, with the head, allows the soprano to perform in various ornaments. In the second air the voice is intertwined with the beautiful texture of violin and viola; the recitative addressed to the shepherds introduces the concluding air that includes a well-known Christmas melody. The voice will be by the tenor Mauro Cristelli.
The instrumental group will perform a Shepherdess in D major by composer Gregor Joseph Werner (1693-1766), Austrian organist and composer, Franz Joseph Haydn’s immediate predecessor as Kapellmeister at the court of Princes Esterházy, as well as his superior for five years. A Christmas Symphony will be performed by the Bolognese composer Maria Gaetano Schiassi (1698-1754) , active at the Royal Chapel in Lisbon and founder of the Academia de Música da Trindade.
The large concert written for the Christmas Night by Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) will complete the program by dragging the listener into the magical atmosphere that only Corelli can create.
