Lyricist(s): Da Ponte, Lorenzo
Label: Naxos
Genre: Choral - Sacred
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.570231
Barcode: 0747313023172
Release Date: 01/2008

MOZART: Davide penitente / Regina coeli, K. 108

In 1785, at the height of his career in Vienna, Mozart was commissioned by the Viennese Society of Musicians to write a work for a Lenten benefit concert. Short of time, he recycled the Kyrie and Gloria from his earlier unfinished Mass in C Minor to form part of the oratorio Davide penitente. Drawing upon the psalms of David, both penitential and joyful, this is a work of great beauty, notable for its memorable choruses, exquisite writing for the woodwind and, in particular, the two new solo arias, A te, fra tanti affanni (In you, amid such tribulation) and Tra l’oscure ombre funeste (Amid the dark grievous shadows), both of which begin with a long expressive opening followed by a virtuoso second section.

Tracklist

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Da Ponte, Lorenzo - Lyricist
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wahlin, Kristina (soprano)
Odinius, Lothar (tenor)
1Alzai le flebili voci al Signor (Chorus, Soprano 1)05:44
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
2Cantiam le glorie (Chorus)02:04
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
3Aria: Lungi le cure ingrate (Soprano 2)04:27
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Wahlin, Kristina (soprano)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
4Si pur sempre benigno, oh Dio (Chorus)01:02
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
5Duet: Sorgi, o Signore, e spargi (Soprano 1 and 2)02:40
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wahlin, Kristina (soprano)
6Aria: A te, fra tanti affanni (Tenor)06:03
Odinius, Lothar (tenor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
7Se vuoi, puniscimi (Chorus)04:48
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
8Aria: Tra l'oscure ombre funeste (Soprano 1)05:29
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
9Trio: Tutte le mie speranze (Soprano 1 and 2, Tenor)03:38
Odinius, Lothar (tenor)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wahlin, Kristina (soprano)
10Chi in Dio sol spera - Di tai pericoli non ha timor (Chorus and Soli)04:35
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
Odinius, Lothar (tenor)
Wahlin, Kristina (soprano)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
11Regina coeli laetare (Chorus)02:45
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
12Quia quem meruisti portare (Soprano, Chorus)03:16
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
13Ora pro nobis Deum (Soprano)03:51
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)
14Alleluja (Soprano, Chorus)02:42
Schuldt-Jensen, Morten (Conductor)
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir (Choir)
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lund, Trine Wilsberg (soprano)

Total Playing Time: 53:04