Franz Hauk, Simon Mayr Ensemble - Mayr: David in spelunca Engaddi (David in the Cave of Engedi) (2008)

Tracklist

CD1
01. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Sinfonia I
02. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Ah non ultra mi Rex (Saul, Abner, Chorus)
03. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Voces festivae sonent (Abner, Jonathas, Michol, Saul, David, Chorus)
04. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Quidnam Saul restat (Saul, Abner)
05. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Regi imperare (Abner, Saul)
06. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Aria. Adversi fremunt venti (Abner)
07. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Simuletur, ne vana (Saul, Michol, Jonathas)
08. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Aria. En Pastor humilis
09. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Regis veni ad amplexus (Saul, David)
10. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Siste: Corona (Saul, David)
11. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Aria. Vade superbe o fortis (Saul)
12. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Quid loquutus est Rex? (David, Jonathas, Michol)
13. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Divisio amara (David, Michol)
14. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Duet. Sponse mi … (Michol, David)
15. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Ah Jonathas (David, Jonathas)
16. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Esto securus (Jonathas, David)
17. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Aria. Ah cor meum (Jonathas)
18. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Quales lacerant (Saul, David, Michol)
19. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Quod fulmen super me! (David, Michol, Saul)
20. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Aria. Tu spernis precantem
21. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Recitative. Saul somniaris (Saul, Jonathas, Michol, Abner, David)
22. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Ah genitor amate … (Michol, Jonathas, Saul, Abner, David)
23. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Umbra funesta (Saul, Jonathas, Michol, David)
24. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. I: Vos furiae lacerate (Saul, Jonathas, Michol, Abner, David)

CD2
01. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Sinfonia II
02. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Abite, vos non audio (Saul, Michol, Abner)
03. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Numen, coeleste numen (Michol)
04. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Aria. Sponsum dona pater chare (Michol)
05. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Illudam filiam (Saul, Abner, Michol)
06. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Filia dilecta (Saul, Michol, Abner)
07. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Aria. Patri amanti amplexus dona (Saul)
08. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. O felix ego! (Michol, Phalti)
09. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Aria. Gaudete o sponsi amantes (Phalti)
10. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Respiro tandem (Michol, Jonathas, David)
11. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Ah sponsa … Curre (Michol, Jonathas, David)
12. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Eum solum linquis frater! (Michol, Jonathas)
13. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Aria. Ah quonam vado (David, Chorus)
14. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Quod incertos verto gressus! (Saul, David)
15. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Aria. O rex amabilis
16. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Aria. Ah quid restas (David, Chorus)
17. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Sed quid tardo
18. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Arioso. Quid audio! (Saul)
19. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Sed quidnam cerno (Saul, David)
20. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Duet. Ah quaeso serenum (David, Saul)
21. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Recitative. Pater! - David (Michol, Jonathas, Saul)
22. David in spelunca Engaddi: Pt. II: Finale. O plena jubilo amica dies (Chorus)

Born near Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Simon Mayr spent the greater part of his career in Bergamo, a flourishing cultural and economic centre in the early nineteenth century. An important figure in the promotion of Viennese classicism in Italy, he combined, in his own style, the legacy of Vienna with the dramatic and melodic genius of Italy, and held a dominant position in Italian opera before the emergence of Rossini.

His oratorio David in spelunca Engeddi (David in the Cave of Engedi), with a Latin text, was written in 1795 for the Ospedale dei Mendicanti in Venice, one of the four great charitable institutions there, known for the musical achievements of its members.

The oratorio deals with the conflict between David and Saul, and the refusal of David to harm the Lord’s anointed, in spite of the opportunity offered him.

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