IL PIANTO DI MARIA
Coline DUTILLEUL, soprano
CLEMATIS
DURATION
+ 1:00
DISTRIBUTION
Instrumentalists
5 violins, 2 violas, cello, double bass, organ
Harpsichord & direction
Brice Sailly
In the sacred repertoire of the 18th century, alongside Pergolesi's famous Stabat Mater, one can find several other compositions that evoke the drama witnessed by the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross.
At the threshold of Gospel narrative and endowed with a particularly moving theatricality, is the Pianto di Maria by Giovanni Battista Ferrandini.
This Venetian spent his entire career in the service of the Munich court, where this sublime cantata was composed in 1739. The work must have enjoyed a well-deserved success, since various copies have survived; some of these were made in the late 18th century and, for reasons unknown, were attributed to George Frideric Handel!
The libretto presents the entire drama of Christ’s Passion, except that here the central figure is the Virgin Mary, a grieving mother witnessing a tragedy unfolding before her. Misattributions are common in manuscripts of this period, and such is the case here with the Salve Regina in G minor, whose attribution to Giovanni Battista Pergolesi remains doubtful. This version of the Marian Antiphon, however, deserves just as much fame as Pergolesi’s authenticated works.
PROGRAM
Concerto grosso in G minor op6/6 - George Frideric HANDEL
Strings and basso continuo
Largo affettuoso – At tempo giusto
Salve Regina in G minor - Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI
Mezzo soprano, strings and basso continuo
Salve Regina (Largo)
Ad te clamamus (Allegro)
Ad te suspiramus (Tempo giusto)
Eja ergo (Allegro)
And Jesus benedictum (Amoroso)
Concerto grosso in D major op 6/7 - Arcangelo CORELLI
Strings and basso continuo
Vivace – Allegro – Adagio
Allegro
Andante – Largo
Allegro – Adagio
Perennial
Per la Nativita di Nostro Signore Gesu Cristo - Alessandro SCARLATTI
Mezzo soprano, strings and basso continuo
Sinfonia (Allegro moderato)
Pastoral “Tocco la prima sorte a voi pastori”
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Sonata al santo sepolcro - Antonio VIVALDI
in E-flat major RV 130
Strings and basso continuo
Largo molto
Pianto di Maria - Giovanni Battista FERRANDINI
Mezzo soprano, strings and basso continuo
Recitativo: Giunta l'ora fatal
Aria: Se d'un Dio Fui Fata Madre
Accompagnato: Ahi, me infelice!
Aria: Se d'un Dio Fui Fata Madre
Recitativo: Ahi m, ch'Egli già esclama ad alto voce
Aria: Sventurati miei sospiri
Accompagnato: Si disse la gran Madre
Aria: Pari al l’amore immense
Accompagnato: Or se per grande oror tremola la terra
