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Release Date: Friday 25 March 2022
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Naples was in the mid-18th century the third largest European city and one of the greatest centres of political, commercial and cultural influence. The conservatoires there were founded by religious orders and were originally intended as charitable institutions for the accommodation and education of orphans, but soon became real centres of musical education and performance; many leading composers were pupils and teachers there and so contributed to the founding of the Neapolitan School.
Porpora and Hasse are the greatest representatives of the Neapolitan style and both settled in Venice before rising to international fame. Their writing was strongly influenced by opera and reflects the Italian taste of the time; it is also present in their religious compositions.
Les Muffatti and the South-African countertenor Clint van der Linde present works of exceptional expressive power, with Hasse's Hostes averni and Porpora's Nisi Dominus being recorded here for the first time.
Johann Adolph Hasse - Hostes averni: I. Hostes averni
Johann Adolph Hasse - Hostes averni: II. Accensa impio furore
Johann Adolph Hasse - Hostes averni: III. Blanda in prato
Johann Adolph Hasse - Hostes averni: IV. Alleluia
Nicola Porpora - Salve Regina: I. Salve Regina
Nicola Porpora - Salve Regina: II. Ad te clamamus
Nicola Porpora - Salve Regina: III. Ad te suspiramus
Nicola Porpora - Salve Regina: IV. Eia ergo
Nicola Porpora - Salve Regina: V. Illos tuos
Nicola Porpora - Salve Regina: VI. O clemens, o pia
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for strings in G minor: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for strings in G minor: II. Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for strings in G minor: III. Allegro
Nicola Porpora - Nisi Dominus: I. Nisi Dominus
Nicola Porpora - Nisi Dominus: II. Vanum est
Nicola Porpora - Nisi Dominus: III. Cum dederit
Nicola Porpora - Nisi Dominus: IV. Sicut saggitæ
Nicola Porpora - Nisi Dominus: V. Beatus vir
Nicola Porpora - Nisi Dominus: VI. Gloria
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for strings in F major: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for strings in F major: II. Andante. Pizzicato
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for strings in F major: III. Allegro. Minuetto
Johann Adolph Hasse - Alma Redemptoris Mater: I. Alma Redemptoris Mater
Johann Adolph Hasse - Alma Redemptoris Mater: II. Tu quæ genuisti
Johann Adolph Hasse - Alma Redemptoris Mater: III. Virgo prius