LA GRAZIA DELLA MADONNA
LA GRAZIA DELLA MADONNA
Concert
Alessandro Scarlatti – La Concettione della Beata Vergine (Rome, 1703)
Oratorio for four soloists, violins and basso continuo.
This oratorio was composed in the middle of a quarrel between Jansenism and the Catholic Church over the theological concept of Grace.
Here Grace in all its splendour defends the Immaculate Conception of Mary from the attacks of Heresy.
- Duration: 70 minutes
- Musicians: 8 in total - 4 soloists (soprano, countertenor, tenor and bass) and 4 or 5 instrumentalists: two violins, viola da gamba, harpsichord/organ and (optional theorbo).
