Western religious music from different centuries.
The cantata or the oratorio “Davidde penitente” was written by Mozart, commissioned by The Vienna “Society of Musicians”, and was executed for the first time on 13 March 1785 in the Court Theatre in Vienna. This hour, the oratorio can be heard in a performance by Sigiswald Kuijken.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
1. Davidde penitente KV.469
Krisztina Láki and Nicole Fallien, soprano. Hans-Peter Blochwitz, tenor. Dutch Chamber choir and La Petite Bande conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
2. From Davidde penitente KV.469: 2 parts
Margaret Marshall, soprano. Iris Vermillion, mezzo. Hans-Peter Blochwitz, tenor. Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart and Südfunkchor conducted by Neville Marriner
With thanks to Muziekweb in Rotterdam.
