ATTILIO ARIOSTI (1666-1729): La Profezia s’Eliseo nell’Assedio di Samaria.

Description: We noted “the range of the vocal part - from simple melodies to exuberant roulades and demanding ingenious ornamentation (and) the unusual orchestration Ariosti demands” when offering a disc of Ariosti arias back in 2016 (01E019). Here is a rare chance to hear an entire oratorio from this composer, written for Good Friday in Vienna in 1705. 2 CDs. No texts/translation info. Marie-Sophie Pollak, Marta Redaelli (sopranos), Alessio Tosi (tenor), Mauro Borgioni (bass), Matteo Pigato (countertenor), Ensemble Lorenzo da Ponte; Roberto Zarpellon.