Jakub Jozef Orlinski – Anima Sacra (2018) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

For his first album as a soloist, the Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński chose to explore some of the rarest repertoires, to the point that several of the pieces presented here are world premieres. As a result, we are introduced to composers who are almost unknown today: Gaetano Schiassi (1698-1754), Domènec Terradellas (1711-1751) and Nicola Fago (1677-1745), alongside other composers who are famous today such as Hasse, Zelenka or Durante. Helped by the bass-baritone Yannis François, Orliński covers a large amount of time, from the end of the 17th century to the last third of the 18th century, though solely in the spiritual domain, with Masses, Dixit Dominus or sacred oratorios. That said, the vocal and instrumental writing borrows from baroque, with its vocalisations, its embellishments and its brightness. On top of this, the ensemble il pomo d’oro performs the work with great confidence.

Tracklist:
1. Il Faraone sommerso: “Alla gente a Dio diletta” 04:45
2. Confitebor tibi Domine: I. “Confitebor tibi Domine” 03:11
3. Confitebor tibi Domine: II. “Memoriam fecit – Escam dedit” 04:45
4. Confitebor tibi Domine: III. “Fidelia omnia mandata ejus” 02:46
5. Confitebor tibi Domine: IV. “Sanctum et terribile” 02:10
6. Confitebor tibi Domine: V. “Initium sapentiae timor Domini” 01:18
7. Confitebor tibi Domine: VI. “Intellectus bonus omnibus – Gloria” 01:33
8. Confitebor tibi Domine: VII. “Sicut erat in principio – Amen” 02:09
9. Alma Redemptoris Mater, S. 22: I. “Alma Redemptoris Mater” 02:56
10. Alma Redemptoris Mater, S. 22: II. “Tu quae genuisti” 01:05
11. Alma Redemptoris Mater, S. 22: III. “Gabrielis ab ore” 02:14
12. Dixit Dominus: “Donec ponam” 03:19
13. Tam non splendet sol creatus: I. “Tam non splendet sol creatus” 03:37
14. Tam non splendet sol creatus: II. “O nox clara?” 59
15. Tam non splendet sol creatus: III. “Dum infans iam dormit” 05:39
16. Tam non splendet sol creatus: IV. “Alleluia” 01:52
17. Messa a 5 voci: “Laudamus te” 03:28
18. Dies irae: “Juste Judex ultionis” 01:41
19. Gesù al Calvario, ZWV 62: “Smanie di dolci affetti … ” 00:43
20. Gesù al Calvario, ZWV 62: “S’una sol lagrima” 11:05
21. Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena: “Mea tormenta, properate!” 06:48
22. Maria Vergine al Calvario: “L’agnelletta timidetta” 05:30
23. Messa a 5 voci: “Domine Fili unigenite” 01:53