Esther lay^contrapunctus^amy haworth –

Harmonies of devotion

Harmonies of Devotion is both an exploration of the Italian motet repertory of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and a celebration of the devotion to this sacred repertory displayed by English antiquarian collectors of the eighteenth century. Among the works recorded here for the first time are Giovanni Legrenzi's six-voice masterpiece Intret in conspectu tuo, which survives thanks to a copy made in London by Handel, a five-voice Crucifixus by Legrenzi's pupil Antonio Lotti, sent to London's newly formed Academy of Ancient Music, a grand Marian motet written for the Academy by Agostino Steffani, and music by Steffani's teacher Ercole Bernabei, again collected by members of London's antiquarian music clubs. The recording reveals lines of influence between teachers and pupils, and traces the lineage of the dramatic seconda prattica motet back to it's principal source and pioneer: Monteverdi.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Esther Lay^Contrapunctus^Amy Haworth
Released	2024
Music Genre	Classical
Label	SIGNUM CLASSICS
Condition	New
UPC	635212091425
SKU	al-635212091425

1.1 Cantate Domino
1.7 Qui Diligit Mariam
1.10 Crucifixus (8 Voices)