{"product_id":"scarlatti-la-santissima-trin","title":"SCARLATTI:LA SANTISSIMA TRIN..","description":"A. Scarlatti: La Santissima Trinita \/ Biondi, Gens, Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti, Performer: Roberto Abbondanza, Paul Agnew, Vivica Genaux, Roberta Invernizzi, Conductor: Fabio Biondi, Orchestra\/Ensemble: Europa Galante, Number of Discs: 1. La Santissima Trinit� is in fact an immensely rewarding work. Scarlatti, far from being inhibited by the subject matter, produced a score that extracts maximum effect from the conflict of views, articulating Faithlessness's mockery and sturdy skepticisms with a strength that demands all the resources of his opponents, who reply through a variety of means often employing metaphor. It is some of these mimetic arias-the depiction of the turtledove's freedom (enhanced by two solo violins) in Faith's \"Vedrai la tortorella,\" or Theology's evocation of the \"hapless little boat\" on a stormy sea (\"Povera navicello\")-that provide just some of the highlights of a richly varied score that throughout shows Scarlatti at his most imaginative and inventive. Stylistically, numbers range from brief, old-fashioned continuo arias with a concluding instrumental postlude to more modern, fully accompanied arias that frequently include concertante solo-writing for the strings (there are no wind parts). Despite reservations about Biondi's direction, this is unquestionably a major addition to the Alessandro Scarlatti discography, yet further vitally increasing our understanding of a prolific major composer who was until relatively recently largely restricted to the more shadowy realms of the Baroque.","brand":"Erato","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49704815919384,"sku":"5099962864725","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1562910.jpg?v=1777602110","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/scarlatti-la-santissima-trin","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}