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HASSE: Il Cantico de'Tre Fanciulli.(Review)
HASSE: Il Cantico de'Tre Fanciulli [] Bossa, Donzelli, Sandivari; Doro, Ewing; Gruppo Corale Ars Cantica, Ensemble Musica Rara, Bosman. Notes, text and translation. Bongiovanni GB 2283/84-2 (Qualiton, dist.)
Il Cantico de'Tre Fanciulli (1734), an oratorio by the prolific German composer Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783), is based on a well-known story from the Book of Daniel about three brothers who refuse to worship a golden idol built by King Nebuchadnezzar. The fraternal trio is sent to perish in a burning fiery furnace, but they miraculously survive the ordeal, thus convincing the king to recognize God's omnipotence. The parable offers ample opportunity for musical theatrics -- imagine what Handel could have done with it! -- but while Hasse's setting is delightfully tuneful, the result seems more a tempest in a teapot than gripping drama. Not that this performance helps much. Of the three brothers, only alto Gianluca Belfiori Doro (Misaele) adequately displays his moral outrage at the king's religious ...
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