Composer: Francesco Durante, Giovanni Salvatore
Performer: Nova Ars Cantandi, Ivana Valotti, Giovanni Acciai
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8579131
Release: 2023
Size: 276 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Salvatore: Toccata in A minor
02. Durante: Dixit Dominus a 4
03. Durante: Confitebor tibi Domine a 4
04. Durante: Beatus vir a 4
05. Salvatore: Canzone francese seconda
06. Durante: Laudate pueri Dominum a 4
07. Durante: Credidi a 4
08. Durante: Laetatus sum a 4
09. Salvatore: Capriccio del primo tono
10. Durante: In convertendo a 4
11. Durante: Nisi Dominus a 4
12. Durante: Lauda Jerusalem Dominum a 4
13. Salvatore: Canzone Francese terza
14. Durante: Magnificat
In 18th-century Naples, one of the most fertile artistic centres in Europe, Francesco Durante was considered ‘supreme’, composing music that gave him an international status. His psalm settings stand out for their astoundingly modern contrapuntal tensions and expressive nuance. Coupled with Giovanni Salvatore’s uniquely inventive pieces for organ, these world premiere recordings revive sacred works by a composer lauded in his day as the ‘greatest master of harmony in Italy’.