Giovanni Paisiello: The Assisi Passion (Passio di San Giovanni) CD — Vocalconsort Berlin & L’Arte del Mondo, Werner Ehrhardt

Product Information

• UPC: 4006408601333
• Product Type: Music CD
• Format: Digital Audio Disc (DDD)
• Label: Capriccio
• Catalog Number: 60133
• Release Year: 2007

• Artists:

  Conductor: Werner Ehrhardt
  • Trine Lund (Soprano – Text Narrator)
  • Monika Mauch (Soprano – Christ)
  • Jörg Schneider (Baritone – Pilate)
  • Vocalconsort Berlin
  • L’Arte del Mondo
• Production: Co-production with Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR 3)
• Recording: Digital recording, Germany
• Made in: Germany

Overview

This extraordinary Capriccio release features the world premiere recording of Giovanni Paisiello’s Passio di San Giovanni (The Assisi Passion), a masterful setting of the St. John Passion. Composed in the classical period, Paisiello’s work combines deep spiritual expression with elegant classical style, illuminating the Passion narrative with rich vocal and instrumental textures.

The performance by Vocalconsort Berlin and L’Arte del Mondo, conducted by Werner Ehrhardt, brings clarity, emotional depth, and historical insight to this rarely heard masterpiece. Soloists Trine Lund as the narrator (text), Monika Mauch as Christ, and Jörg Schneider as Pilate add poignant character portrayals to the Passion story.

The accompanying booklet includes the complete libretto with translations, providing listeners with full access to the text and its devotional content.

Product Features

• Work: Passio di San Giovanni (St. John Passion) by Giovanni Paisiello (1740–1816)
• World Premiere Recording: First-ever full recording of this work

• Principal Soloists:

  Ensembles: Vocalconsort Berlin and L’Arte del Mondo
  • Trine Lund (Soprano, Text Narrator)
  • Monika Mauch (Soprano, Christ)
  • Jörg Schneider (Baritone, Pilate)
• Conductor: Werner Ehrhardt
• Format: Digital Audio Disc (DDD)
• Label: Capriccio
• Catalog Number: 60133
• Includes: Booklet with complete libretto and translation

Interesting Facts

• Rarely Performed Passion: Paisiello’s St. John Passion is an important but seldom performed classical work, now brought to light with this world premiere recording.
• Historical Authenticity: The recording employs historically informed performance practice with period instruments and vocal technique.
• Emotive Narration: The roles of narrator, Christ, and Pilate are distinctively portrayed, enhancing the dramatic narrative.
• Collaborative Excellence: A co-production with Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR 3), ensuring superior production quality.

Publishers

Published by Delta Music GmbH, Frechen, Germany. Distributed by Capriccio Records. All rights reserved under catalog number 60133.

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