ANTONIO CALDARA (1670-1736): Morte e sepoltura di Christo.

Description: A particularly emotive libretto let Caldara produce a dark, intense two-hour oratorio of the death and burial of Christ full of impassioned expression of emotion. This 1724 work also makes colorful use of trombone and chalumeau as accompaniment in some of the arias. 2 CDs. Italian-English texts. Maria Grazia Schiavo, Silvia Frigato (sopranos), Martina Belli (mezzo), Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor), Ugo Guagliardo (bass), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; Fabio Biondi.