Composer: Tommaso Bernardo Gaffi
Performer: Marivi Blasco, Leona Peleskova, Sergio Foresti, Ensemble Pian and Forte
Conductor: Antonio Frigé
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN0710
Release: 2004
Size: 315 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
La forza del divino amore
01. Part I: Sinfonia: I. Spiritosa e staccata
02. Part I: Sinfonia: II. [Andante]
03. Part I: Sinfonia: III. Canzone
04. Part I: Sinfonia: IV. [Presto]
05. Part I: Recitative: Al suon guerrier (With the martial sound) (Divine Love)
06. Part I: Aria: Gia suona la tromba (The trumpet is sounding) (Divine Love)
07. Part I: Recitative: O voi che bramate (O you who are yearning) (St. Teresa)
08. Part I: Aria: Debil seno che il ciel non armo (Frail breasts that heaven has not equipped for war) (St. Teresa)
09. Part I: Recitative: Alme del cielo amiche (Spirits allied with heaven) (Divine Love)
10. Part I: Recitative: Ecco gia, gia m’accingo (Behold, already I prepare myself) (St. Teresa)
11. Part I: Aria: Su schiere guerriere (Come, warrior hosts) (Divine Love)
12. Part I: Recitative: Rodrigo, oh Dio Rodrigo (Rodrigo, O God! Rodrigo) (St. Teresa)
13. Part I: Aria: Senza indugio ecco il mio piede (See, I am prepared to leave at once) (Rodrigo)
14. Part I: Recitative: Andiam, che troppo tardi (Let us depart, for we have spent too long) (Rodrigo)
15. Part I: Recitative: Quanto gioisco, o quanto (How greatly I rejoice, O how greatly) (St Teresa) – Sara sempre mio vanto (It will always be my pride) (Rodrigo)
16. Part I: Aria: Su schiere guerriere (Come, warrior hosts) (Divine Love)
17. Part I: Recitative: L’acciaro Amor vi da (Love is your armour) (Divine Love) – Duet: Si mora per Giesu (To die for Jesus’ sake) (St Teresa and Rodrigo)
18. Part I: Aria: Piaceri terreni (Earthly pleasures) (St. Teresa)
19. Part I: Recitative: Spine produca pur, sia di tormenti (Let it be thorny, paved with torments) (St Teresa) – Se per cammin spinoso (If by …)
20. Part I: Duet: Su dunque assalite (So come then, assail us) (St. Teresa, Rodrigo)
21. Part I: Recitative: Scatenatevi pure a cento, cento (Loose yourselves upon me in your hundreds) (St Teresa) – Assalitemi o pene a mille a mille (Assail me, O pains, in your thousands) (Rodrigo)
22. Part I: Duet: Andiamo, andiamo, si, si (Let us depart, yes, yes) (St. Teresa, Rodrigo)
23. Part II: Sinfonia: I. [Allegro]
24. Part II: Recitative: Per solitaria via (Along solitary roads) (Divine Love)
25. Part II: Duet: O quanto soavi (O how sweetly) (St. Teresa, Rodrigo)
26. Part II: Recitative: Rodrigo eccone giunti (Rodrigo, see, we have arrived) (St. Teresa)
27. Part II: Aria: Per farne sperare (To bring us hope) (Rodrigo)
28. Part II: Recitative: Oh quanto lieta hor fuori (Oh how happily, freed) (St Teresa) – Ricchezze, vanita, vi fugge il piede (Riches, vanities, I flee from you) (Rodrigo)
29. Part II: Duet: Van piacer / Gioie terrene (Vain pleasures / Earthly joys) (St. Teresa, Rodrigo)
30. Part II: Recitative: Gia dier prove bastanti (Now have they given proof enough) (Divine Love)
31. Part II: Aria: Alme fide il pie volgete (Faithful souls, turn back) (Divine Love)
32. Part II: Recitative: Per te su queste arene (It was at your behest I came) (St Teresa) – Io di martiri, e pene (I, desiring martyrdom and suffering) (Rodrigo) – Dunque consenti che di tormenti (So grant that with suffering) (St Teresa) – Dunque ne strazij
33. Part II: Aria: Cola nell’Africa (To Africa) (Rodrigo)
34. Part II: Recitative: Basta, basta non piu (Enough, enough, say no more) (Divine Love)
35. Part II: Aria: Che posso dir io (What can I say) (St. Teresa)
36. Part II: Recitative: Frena il pianto Teresa, il grato odore (Restrain your tears, Teresa, the sweet scent) (Divine Love)
37. Part II: Aria: Ei non vuol che ti tolgan la vita (He does not want cruel torments) (Divine Love)
38. Part II: Recitative: Ecco, ecco l’arco aurato (Behold, Behold the golden bow) (Divine Love)
39. Part II: Aria: Deh pieta, Signor merce (Oh, have pity on me, Lord, have mercy!) (St. Teresa)
40. Part II: Recitative: Su, su, Celeste Choro (Strike up, celestial choir) (Divine Love)
41. Part II: Finale: A intrecciar le corone odorose (To weave sweet-scented garlands) (All)
