Pompe inutili che il fasto animate (Caldara) Francesca Aspromonte

Pompe inutili che il fasto animate from the oratorio La Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo
by Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)

Francesca Aspromonte, soprano
Mauro Valli, cello
I Barocchisti
Diego Fasolis, direction

Pompe inutili che il fasto animate
non sperate di dar più tormento al cor.
Ite a terra vili immagini d’error!

TRANSLATION (by Tommaso Rocchi & Kasper van Kooten):
Useless pomp that adds to splendour,
do not hope to torment my heart any more.
Down to the dirt, vile images of failure!

The aria “Pompe inutili, che 'l pompo animate” contemplates the repentance of the protagonist, who decides to turn towards Jesus. It features an extended concertante part for the cello — the instrument played by the composer himself — and a striking contrast between the sorrowful A section and the impetuous B section.

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Art in the video:
[1:03] The Penitent Magdalene by Luis Tristán de Escamilla (1586-1624)
[1:39] Penitent Magdalene by Georges de La Tour (1593-1652)
[2:56] The Penitent Mary Magdalene by Giacomo Galli (1597-1649)
[3:30] Penitent Magdelene by Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1639)
[3:54] Conversion of the Magdalene by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654)
[4:50] The Penitent Magdalene by Guido Reni (1575–1642)
[5:43] The Penitent Magdalene by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588)

Видео Pompe inutili che il fasto animate (Caldara) Francesca Aspromonte канала Jeffrey Stivers