by Antonio Caldara, René Jacobs, Orchestre de la Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Rosa Dominguez, Bernarda Fink, Andreas Scholl, Gerd Türk, Ulrich Meßthaler · Harmonia Mundi · CD · EAN 0794881630325
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«Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo» is a recording of Antonio Caldara’s oratorio conducted by René Jacobs, with the orchestra of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, released by harmonia mundi on two CDs and sung in Italian.
The oratorio depicts the conversion of Mary Magdalene and the struggle between Earthly Love and Heavenly Love for her soul. The writing combines recitatives, arias and duets, with María Cristina Kiehr as Magdalene and performances by Rosa Dominguez, Bernarda Fink, Andreas Scholl, Gerd Türk and Ulrich Meßthaler.
This 2001 reissue, catalogue number HMX 2905221.22, includes the harmonia mundi 2001 catalogue. The recording was made in January 1995 and originally released in 1996.
For listeners interested in Italian Baroque oratorio and performances conducted by René Jacobs.
