Michelangelo Falvetti (1642 – 1692) composed many works, including polyphonic masses, concertante psalms and motets for soloists or several voices with basso continuo. Only two magnificent Dialoghi have survived in their entirety: Il Diluvio universale, a work for five voices that dates from 1682, and Il Nabucco, a work for six voices first performed in Messina in 1683. In these two masterful scores, Falvetti demonstrates what an accomplished musician he is. He was an expert in the Roman and Venetian Baroque musical traditions, and his music is characterised by a Baroque sensuality and expressiveness. These qualities already emerged in Leonardo García Alarcón’s refined interpretation of Diluvio universale, with Cappella Mediterranea and the Chœur de chambre de Namur (Ambronay Festival 2010 and 2011). Nabucco is no less extraordinary.
Leonardo García Alarcón, direction
Valerio Contaldo, tenor – Nabucco
Mariana Flores, soprano – Azaria/idolatria
Lucia Martin Carton, soprano – Misaele
Ana Quintans, soprano – Anania/Superbia
Nicolò Balducci, countertenor – Arioco
Rafael Galaz Ramirez, bass – Daniele
Matteo Bellotto, bass – Eufrate
Chœur de chambre de Namur – Chœur des Chaldéen
Cappella Mediterranea
A production of the Festival d’Ambronay.