Anima Aeterna - Orlinski - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

Anima Aeterna, an adventurous album of sacred arias and motets from the 18th century, follows in the vein of Anima Sacra, which in 2018 decisively announced Jakub Józef Orliński’s arrival as a recording artist.

The Polish countertenor feels that “the shades and colours to be heard in in sacred music of baroque era touch people’s souls, even today. Anima Aeterna means ‘eternal soul’, which for me means nature … Something so vital, wild and dangerous, yet also so calm, mesmerizing and healing.

Anima Aeterna’s programme, conceived with the expert help of performer and musicologist Yannis François, contains music by Zelenka, Handel, Fux, and the little-known Gennaro Manna, Francisco António de Almeida, Bartolomeo Nucci and (on the LP version) Davide Perez. There are several world premiere recordings on the album: indeed, Yannis François believes that the aria by Nucci, from an oratorio on the story of David and Goliath, constitutes the Tuscan composer’s first appearance in the entire recorded catalogue.

In Zelenka’s motet ‘Laetatus sum’ Orliński is joined by the captivating soprano Fatma Said, whose prizewinning debut album, El Nour, has also generated considerable excitement. Francesco Corti conducts the orchestra and chorus of Il Pomo d’Oro.

Tracklist

1. Zelenka: Barbara Dira Effera
2. Zelenka: Vicit Leo De Tribu Juda
3. Zelenka: Elleluia
4. Fux: Non T'amoe Per Il Ciel (La Fonta Della Salute Op.23)
5. Zelenka: Laetatus Sum (Allegro Assai)
6. Zelenka: Illuc Enim (Allegro Assai)
7. Zelenka: Rogate (Andante)
8. Zelenka: Fiat Pax (Larghetto)
9. Zelenka: Gloria (Adagio)
10. Zelenka: Sicut Erat (Allegro Assai)
11. De Almeida: Giusto Dio (Ozia) (From La Giuditta)
12. Nucci: Un Giusto Furore Che M'arde Nel Core (Il Davide)
13. Manna: Laudate Pueri, Laudate Dominum
14. Manna: Quis Sicut Dominus
15. Manna: Suscitans a Terra Inopem
16. Manna: Gloria
17. Manna: Sicut Erat In Principio - Amen
18. Handel: Antiphon In D Minor: Alleluja Amen Hwv269

Label: Plg Uk Catalog | Origin: Holland

📌 Il Pomo D'oro/Francesco Corti / Akl 21