Alla Beata Vergine: The Marian Cult in 17th-century Naples

The religious devotion of Neapolitans can be witnessed to by the incredible number of churches, chapels and monasteries which, early on, had begun to impress travellers there; there were more than five hundred at the close of the 16th century. This devotional fervour was further aided, in the course of the 17th century, by a number of tragic events: the Flanders war, the revolution of Masaniello, famine, two terrible plagues (1630 and 1656) and the eruption of Vesuvius in 1631. The Marian cult, widespread in the city, became the symbol of a restless search for protection and help. Glossa presents, in a 2CD set, two important releases from Antonio Florio which documented in sound this Marian cult. Supported by great vocal contributions by the likes of Roberta Invernizzi, Daniela Del Monaco or Pino de Vittorio and the always fine instrumental forces of his ensemble, Antonio Florio brings back to life, in the best way, forgotten works by Francesco Provenzale, Giovan Maria Sabino or Erasmo di Bartolo.

Disc 1
1: Magnificat
2: Versetti Del Miserere
3: Beatus Vir
4: Toccata
5: Canzone Francese
6: In Cospectu Angelorum
7: Magnificat

Disc 2
1: Deus in Adiutorium
2: Sinfonia
3: Ave Maria
4: Dixit Dominus
5: Dilecta Nostra
6: Gabriel Angelus
7: Laudate Pueri
8: Ricercare
9: Benedicta Tu in Mulieribus
10: Laetatus Sum
11: Quasi Cedrus
12: Fasciculus Myrrae
13: Nisi Dominus
14: O Quam Speciosa
15: Beata Es Maria
16: Lauda Jerusalem
17: Ave Virgo
18: Jam Hiems Transiit
19: Magnificat
20: Ave Maris Stella
21: Benedicamus Domino

Composer: Giovanni Salvatore, Fabrizio Dentice, Francesco Provenzale, Francesco Sabino, Antonio Nola, Giovan Maria Sabino, Giovan Vittorio Maiello, Erasmo di Bartolo, Giovanni Maria Trabaci

Conductor: Antonio Florio

Number of Discs: 2

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