Carlotta Colombo: Scarlatti: Christmas at the Bethlehem of the West - Music from Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome - COMPACT DISCS

Carlotta Colombo: Scarlatti: Christmas at the Bethlehem of the West - Music from Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome - COMPACT DISCS

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Scarlatti: Christmas at the Bethlehem of the West - Music from Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

Artist:

Carlotta Colombo

Label:

Arcana Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

3760195735879

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2025-11-28

Number of Discs:

1

In the heart of Baroque Rome, the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is the principal Marian sanctuary of the Eternal City. For centuries it has guarded not only the relics of Jesus's cradle and swaddling-clothes, but also the celebrated marble Nativity Scene by Arnolfo di Cambio (1291), the first of it's kind in the history of art, thus earning it the title of "Bethlehem of the West".Here, in 1707, Alessandro Scarlatti was employed as maestro di cappella. Though a brief appointment - it lasted little more than a year - it was long enough to leave a deep impression, above all on the repertoire for Christmas, which was celebrated in the basilica with particular solemnity.For the 300th anniversary of the composer's death, Giulio Prandi and Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri dedicate their fifth album for Arcana to Scarlatti's unique, splendid music for a Roman Christmas.

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