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Antonio Lotti
c.1667 - 1740
Italy
| A. Lotti |
Antonio Lotti (c.1667 - 05/01/1740), an Italian singer, organist and composer, from Venice.
| Source: | Grove's dictionary of music and musicians |
| Contributor: | Tassos Dimitriadis (picture) |
Requiem
| Period: | Baroque |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
This requiem is for four voices.
| Source: | The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians |
| Contributor: | Tassos Dimitriadis |
Requiem
| Period: | Baroque |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
This requiem is for five voices.
| Source: | The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians |
| Contributor: | Tassos Dimitriadis |
Dies irae
| Period: | Baroque |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
| Duration: | ca.35' |
| Label(s): | Nuova Era 1121 |
This extended Dies irae is for SATB soli, mixed choir and small orchestra.
| Source: | booklet of cd Nuova Era 1121 |
Requiem in F major
| Period: | Baroque |
| Composed in: | 1720c |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
| Duration: | 48' |
| Label(s): | DHM 05472 77507 |
| Arion ARN 68154 |
This requiem is remarkable for its sheer abundance of invention. Artfully extended choral fugues alternate with affirmative chordal harmony of laconic brevity; all varieties of polyphony are tried, up to eight-part harmony, and juxtaposed in thrilling contrast. Lotti by no means eschews the operatic gesture (see his six-part "Rex tremedae majestatis") and touches the heart with his cantabile "dolcezza" and tenderness in the arias and duets (with particular emphasis in the "Recordare, Jesu Pie" and "Lacrimosa"). The sonic range of the orchestra is augmented with many new tone colours by imaginative and somtimes idiosynchratic use of the various instruments (e.g. the combination with muted trumpet).
| Author: | Thomas Hengelbrock |