Remembered mostly for his keyboard works, Domenico Scarlatti is revealed here as a masterly choral writer encompassing a wealth of musical styles. Taking its name from the captivating but rarely heard Iste Confessor (Witness of the Lord), it includes his glorious polyphonic setting of Stabat Mater, a powerful depiction of the Virgin Mary at the foot of Christ’s cross.
‘Outstanding … astonishing stylistic and expressive range’ BBC Music Magazine
‘Compelling passion and intensity, and quiet devotion’ Gramophone
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 – 1757)
1. Te Deum
2. Iste Confessor
Missa Breve “La stella”
3. Kyrie
4. Gloria
5. Credo
6. Sanctus
7. Cibavit eos
8. Agnus Dei
9. Stabat mater