Historiæ sacræ
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER / HENRY PURCELL / GIOVANNI BATTISTA FERRANDINI
Historiæ sacræ
Ensemble Il Caravaggio, Camille Delaforge
[ Alpha Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 11 September 2026
Il Caravaggio is an ensemble founded and conducted by Camille Delaforge, bringing together a new generation of musicians playing period instruments; the ensemble will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2027. They are joining Alpha Classics for several recording projects, starting with this programme centred on three sacred works by Purcell (The Witch of Endor), Ferrandini (Il Pianto di Maria) and Charpentier (Le Reniement de Saint-Pierre): "I was 17, I'd just started playing the harpsichord and I discovered the final chorus of Le Reniement de Saint-Pierre. A world of profound humanity opened up before me. I did not yet understand the codes of this music, but I already I sensed that a key was turning, unlocking the door to an intensely emotional space," says Camille Delaforge.
She continues: these works ""all depict a similar spiritual journey; that of a person faced with abandonment: Mary's grief, Peter's remorse and Saul's terror in the face of the invisible in Purcell…" With leading singers, Camille Delaforge and Il Caravaggio perform these sacred stories with great passion; stories that have stood the test of time and still move us today. With leading singers, Camille Delaforge and Il Caravaggio perform these sacred stories with great passion; stories that have stood the test of time and still move us today.
Tracks:
Henry Purcell:
19 Fantazias, In Nomines and Other Pieces: No. 14, Pavane in G minor, Z. 752
19 Fantazias, In Nomines and Other Pieces: No. 15, Chaconne in G minor, Z. 730
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini:
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Recitativo. Giunta l'ora fatal nel ciel prescritta
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Aria. Se d'un Dio fui fatta madre
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Recitativo. Ah me infelice! Ahi lassa!
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Aria. Se d'un Dio fui fatta madre
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Recitativo. Ahimè ch'Egli già esclama ad alta voce
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Aria. Sventurata i miei sospiri
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Recitativo. Sì disse la gran madre
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Aria. Pari all'amor immenso
Il pianto di Maria, cantata sacra da cantarsi dinanti al Santo Sepolcro: Recitativo. Or se per grande orror tremò la terra
Henry Purcell:
Saul and the Witch of Endor (In guilty night), Z134: In guilty night
Saul and the Witch of Endor (In guilty night), Z134: Woman, arise, call powerful arts together
Saul and the Witch of Endor (In guilty night), Z134: Why hast thou robb'd me of my rest
Saul and the Witch of Endor (In guilty night), Z134: Farewell
Marc-Antoine Charpentier:
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Cum cœnasset Jesus
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Omnes vos scandalum patiemini in me
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Respondens autem Petrus
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Et si omnes scandalisati fuerint in te
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Similliter et omnes discipuli dixerunt
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Ecce Judas unus de duodecim venit
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Converte, Petre
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Ministri ergo Judæorum comprehenderunt
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Et introductus est Petrus in domum
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Et tu cum Jesu Nazareno eras?
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Nonne tu Galilæus es?
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Tunc respexit Jesus Petrum
Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424: Flevit amare
Henry Purcell:
Celestial Music Did the Gods Inspire, Z. 322: Aria. When Orpheus sang, all nature did rejoice
