Ester (Stradella)
Ester, liberatrice del popolo ebreo is a 1673 Italian-language oratorio by Alessandro Stradella. The only surviving manuscript lacks the original ritornellos and some closed numbers.[1] It was performed in Corpus Christi Catholic Church, NYC in 1985,[2] and recorded by Italian early music group Il Concento, under Luca Franco Ferrari in 2001, later released on Brilliant Classics in 2012. The work was not performed again in New York City until 2019 and 2020, when it was produced and presented by Salon/Sanctuary Concerts at Brotherhood Synagogue, garnering both scholarly[3] and critical praise[4] and for both outings.
References[edit]
- ^ Stradella: uomo di gran grido 212 "Anche di Ester, liberatrice del popolo ebreo, la cui unica partitura rimastaci è incompleta (mancano i ritornelli e forse anche qualche numero chiuso), è possibile dare solo una valutazione parziale..."
- ^ The New Yorker Volume 65 - Page 91 1989 -"For some years, Music Before 1800, in Corpus Christi Church, has been offering Lenten delight with performances — the first in the city — of oratorios by Alessandro Stradella: "Ester" in 1985, "San Giovanni Battista" (an earlier version of the ..."
- ^ https://www.salonsanctuary.org/_files/ugd/ed3075_bdc3e041c6b9442f83879e62d10b1004.pdf.
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Recordings[edit]
Alessandro Stradella: Ester - Luca Franco Ferrari, Conductor; Silvia Piccollo, Elisa Franzetti, Vicky Norrington, Riccardo Ristori, Matteo Armanino; Il Concerto Luca Franco Ferrari; 22-36 November 2001, Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Torbi di Ceranesi, Genova.
Brilliant Classics Cat: 94297