Yeree Suh; Ketevan Chuntishvili; Markus Schafer; Daniel Ochoa; Giovanni Michelini; Concerto de Bassus; Franz Hauk - Antonio Sacchini: L'abbandono delle ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri ('Saint Philip Neri's Renunciation of All Worldly Wealth')

Antonio Sacchini's renowned melodic gifts and facility as a composer were developed amid the flourishing Neapolitan school of opera but, outgrowing the Italian tradition, he later found inspiration working in London and Paris. The oratorio L'abbandono delle ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri narrates the spiritual trials of St Philip Neri as he is hounded by the personifications of Splendour and Deception on his journey, assisted and defended by Poverty, towards God and virtue. First performed in 1765, L'abbandono is heard here in its world premiere recording.