Juditha Triumphans

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Magdalena Kožená & Academia Montis Regalis & Alessandro De Marchi

Juditha Triumphans is an oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi, composed and first performed in 1716. Scored for voices and the all-female ensemble at the Ospedale della Pietà, it exemplifies Baroque vocal and instrumental techniques with virtuosic arias, choral writing and varied orchestral colour, and occupies a distinctive place among Vivaldi's sacred works from his Venetian period.
First released: 16th October 2007

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sinfonia. Allegro
    5:38
  2. 2.
    Sinfonia. Grave
    3:41
  3. 3.
    Part 1. Aria. Arma, caedes, vindictae, furores
    3:43
  4. 4.
    Part 1. Aria. O quam vaga, venusta, o quam decora
    1:42
  5. 5.
    Part 1. Aria. Quanto magis generosa
    7:42
  6. 6.
    Part 1. Aria. Agitata infido flatu
    4:13
  7. 7.
    Part 1. Aria. Veni, me sequere fida
    7:20
  8. 8.
    Part 1. Aria. Mundi Rector de Caelo micanti
    4:27
  9. 9.
    Part 2. Aria. Transit aetas
    5:00
  10. 10.
    Part 2. Aria. Noli o cara te adorantis
    7:38
  11. 11.
    Part 2. Aria. Piena nectare non mero
    1:16
  12. 12.
    Part 2. Aria. Umbrae carae, aurae adoratae
    6:30
  13. 13.
    Part 2. Aria. In sommo profundo
    5:02
  14. 14.
    Part 2. Aria. Si fulgida per te
    3:11
  15. 15.
    Part 2. Aria. Armatae face, et anguibus
    3:20

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