Sacrifices La Nuova Musica & David Bates

• 1 Symphonie pour le Graduel ajouté à la Missa Gaudeamus Omnes de François Cosset (ré majeur), SdB. 229 02:21
• 2 Cum caenasset Jesus 04:04
• 3 Ecce Judas 04:49
• 4 Tunc respexit Jesus Petrum 03:05
• 5 Symphonie pour le Graduel ajouté à la Missa S. Antonii Padovani de Bartholomeo Baldrati (Sol Mineur), SdB. 228 02:28
• 6 Cum centum esset annorum Abraham 04:22
• 7 Abraham, Abraham! 05:56
• 8 Et pergentes pariter 05:17
• 9 Et reversus Abraham ad pueros suos 03:43
• 10 i. 01:33
• 11 ii. Rondeau 01:27
• 12 iii. Rigaudon 01:47
• 13 iv. 00:54
• 14 v. 01:31
• 15 Cum vocasset in proelium 04:37
• 16 Incipite in tympanis 03:42
• 17 Cantemus omnes Domino 01:16
• 18 Cum vidisset Jephte 05:29
• 19 Plorate colles 04:52
• 20 Plorate, filii Israel 03:49
• Total Runtime 01:07:02

Info for Sacrifices

David Bates leads La Nuova Musica in 'Sacrifices', a programme of intensely dramatic oratorios from the mid Baroque. Three poignant tales of denail and sacrifice: St Peter's denial of Christ; Abraham's [narrowly averted] sacrifice of his son Isaac; and the Old Testament story of Jepthe, the hero commander who, before leading the Israelites into battle against the Ammonites, vows to God that if he is victorious, he will sacrifice the first living thing he meets upon his return. Unfortunately it is his darling daughter, who dances out to greet him with cymbals and flutes. Jepthe must honour his vow... In a dramatic lament, th edaughter [she is never named] asks the mountains to bewail her fate - they answer in echoes; this is followed by one of the most moving choruses in all 17th C music. Belgian soprano Sophie Juncker is the daughter [and one to watch].

La Nuova Musica is established in the UK with regular appearances at the London Handel, the Spitalfields and Aldeburgh International festivals, and has achieved worldwide recognition and outreach through a five-record deal with harmonia mundi USA. Its debut recording for the label, released in March 2012, a world premiere on CD of the 1712 version of Handel’s 'Il pastor Fido', was proclaimed as the arrival of “an exceptionally talented young British ensemble” (Opera magazine). A second release, of Handel and Vivaldi 'Dixit Dominus', followed in 2013. After its recent debut at Wigmore Hall – performing Francesco Conti’s 'L’Issipile' with an all-star cast – The Guardian acclaimed the group as going “from strength to strength”. A disc of Handel, Bononcini and Ariosti arias, with countertenor Lawrence Zazzo, will be released on October 13th.

“To these affecting narratives (separated by instrumental interludes by De Brossard), La Nuova Musicabring superbly straight tone, unerring tuning and plangent phrasing.” (The Observer)

“Without the harrowing visual element one can more easily appreciate how intensely moving these cantatas are in their own right. Sacrifice may be the theme but sensuality predominates. Beautiful, cleanly etched singing and playing” (The Times)

La Nuova Musica:
Sophie Junker, soprano (Filia)
Rob Murray, tenor (Jepthe)
Mhairi Lawson, soprano (Sara)
Simon Wall, tenor (Abraham)
Nicholas Scott, tenor (Isaac)
Alice Gribbin, soprano (Juvenis)
Bojan Cicic, violin
Sabine Stoffer, violin
Stefanie Heichelheim, viola
Rachel Stott, viola
Tomasz Pokrzywinski, basse de violon
David Miller, theorbo
Nathaniel Mander, harpsichord
David Bates, conductor

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Booklet for Sacrifices