GAETANO VENEZIANO (1656-1716): 3 Nocturns for the Dead, Miserere, ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI (1660-1725): Sinfonia quarta.

Description: These Nocturns, to be performed before dawn on the day of a requiem mass, set selections from the Book of Job and use strings, oboe and recorders in addition to an ample cushion of continuo instruments. Contemplative rather than bleak. Texts included. Jenny Högström (soprano), Filippo Mineccia (countertenor), Kevin Skelton (tenor), Marc Pantus (bass), Ensemble Odyssee; Andrea Friggi.