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’.
Works:
•Salvatore: Toccata in A Minor
•Durante, F: Dixit Dominus a 4
•Durante, F: Confitebor tibi Domine a 4
•Durante, F: Beatus vir a 4
•Salvatore: Canzona francese seconda, del nono tuono naturale
•F: Laudate pueri Dominum a 4
•Durante, F: Credidi a 4
•Durante, F: Laetatus sum a 4
•Salvatore: Capriccio del primo tono
•Durante, F: In convertendo a 4
•Durante, F: Nisi Dominus a 4
•Durante, F: Lauda Jerusalem Dominum a 4
•Salvatore: Canzone francese terza, del primo tuono finto
•Durante, F: Magnificat a 4