Pasquini/ Capella Tiberina/ Caruso/ Nigito - Passion Cantatas AEC Video Choir & Organ)

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LeAnn Rimes

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Each of these consists of an arrangement of an existing composition from bygone times mirrored by a recent or completely new work

Pasquini/ Capella Tiberina/ Caruso/ Nigito - Passion Cantatas AEC Video Choir & Organ)The two Passion cantatas featured on this new CD, Hor ch'il Ciel fra densi horrori and Padre, Signore e Dio, were composed for Holy Week at the Borghese Chapel, and comprise miniature oratorios. Although the chapel was relatively small, the instrumental forces used at the time for large scale oratorios could reach 150 players. Here, the forces are much more modest, but the richness of Pasquini's scoring and the textures he created make for a lush and