FRANCESCO DURANTE (1684-1755): Neapolitan Christmas Music, Vol. 2 - Pastorale "Cito Pastores", Laudate, pueri "breve" - "detto il Grottesco", Litanie à due voci con Violini, Kyrie-Gloria Mass "In Afflictionis tempore".

Description: It's that time of year again and it's good to have the simple, tuneful, uncomplicated sacred music written for people who didn't live in castles and in manors. No braying donkeys here but there are some drone-like accompaniments in the Pastorale. Latin-English texts. Monica Piccinini, Christina Kühne (sopranos), Ursula Eittinger (alto), Alberto ter Doest (tenor), Thilo Dahlmann (bass), Die Kölner Akademie; Michael Alexander Willens.