Sacchini: L'abbandono delle ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri ('Saint Philip Neri's Renunciation of All Worldly Wealth')
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ANTONIO SACCHINI
Sacchini: L'abbandono delle ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri ('Saint Philip Neri's Renunciation of All Worldly Wealth')
Yeree Suh, Ketevan Chuntishvili, Markus Schäfer, Daniel Ochoa (soloists) Giovanni Michelini (harpsichord and organ) / Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk
[ Naxos / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 22 September 2023
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Antonio Sacchini's renowned melodic gifts and facility as a composer were developed amid the flourishing Neapolitan school of opera but, outgrowing the Italian tradition, he later found inspiration working in London and Paris. The oratorio L'abbandono delle ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri narrates the spiritual trials of St Philip Neri as he is hounded by the personifications of Splendour and Deception on his journey, assisted and defended by Poverty, towards God and virtue. First performed in 1765, L'abbandono is heard here in its world premiere recording.
Antonio Sacchini is notably under-represented in recordings, with just one or two of his numerous operas and some chamber music more or less currently available on disc.The Naxos 2006 release of his opera Oedipe à Colone (8660196-97) remains a standard-bearer as 'one of those relatively rare instances where an "unearthed gem" reveals an opera that once rightfully belonged to the main course, rather than just an interesting side dish' (AllMusic.com).
