Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Pietà Signore. Alessandro Stradella.

#DmitriHvorostovsky # ДмитрийХворостовский #PietàSignore This is a powerful and moving work, dramatic in its restraint. This melody is also known as Agnus Dei, Aria di Chiesa, Air d’église, and Kirchen Arie. It is often attributed to the Italian Baroque composer Alessandro Stradella, but this is considered not sure. There is a supposition that it was composed by Fétis, Niedermeyer, or Rossini. The heavy mood of the piece is set by a fairly lengthy instrumental introduction, and then the voice enters with short, subdued phrases, which eventually picked up momentum and intensity. The lines vary in length but always contribute to the sense of a highly structured piece. When done with a high level of musicianship and artistic communication, this can be a deeply effective work, equal in intensity to even the most dramatic opera arias or lieder. (à-signore-agnus-dei-aria-di-chiesa-spurious-by-niedermeyer-or-fétis-mc0002372587)