{"product_id":"europa-galante-la-santissima-trinita_aec-ertx28647-2","title":"Europa Galante - La Santissima Trinita","description":"\u003cp\u003eA. Scarlatti: La Santissima Trinita \/ Biondi, Gens, Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti, Performer: Roberto Abbondanza, Paul Agnew, Vivica Genaux, Roberta Invernizzi, Conductor: Fabio Biondi, Orchestra\/Ensemble: Europa Galante, Number of Discs: 1. La Santissima Trinità is in fact an immensely rewarding work. Scarlatti, far from being inhibited by the subject matter, produced a score that extracts maximum effect from the conflict of views, articulating Faithlessness's mockery and sturdy skepticisms with a strength that demands all the resources of his opponents, who reply through a variety of means often employing metaphor. It is some of these mimetic arias-the depiction of the turtledove's freedom (enhanced by two solo violins) in Faith's \"Vedrai la tortorella,\" or Theology's evocation of the \"hapless little boat\" on a stormy sea (\"Povera navicello\")-that provide just some of the highlights of a richly varied score that throughout shows Scarlatti at his most imaginative and inventive. Stylistically, numbers range from brief, old-fashioned continuo arias with a concluding instrumental postlude to more modern, fully accompanied arias that frequently include concertante solo-writing for the strings (there are no wind parts). Despite reservations about Biondi's direction, this is unquestionably a major addition to the Alessandro Scarlatti discography, yet further vitally increasing our understanding of a prolific major composer who was until relatively recently largely restricted to the more shadowy realms of the Baroque.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erato","offers":[{"title":"New \/ CD \/ La Santissima Trinita Erato","offer_id":48545962623284,"sku":"ERTX28647.2","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/7436\/1652\/files\/1562910.jpg?v=1768332689","url":"https:\/\/www.fye.com\/products\/europa-galante-la-santissima-trinita_aec-ertx28647-2","provider":"FYE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}