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The Death of a Penitent Heart

BBC Radio 3
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Giovanni Legrenzi , who died in 1690, wrote his oratorio La morte del cor penitente for performance in Venice during Lent in 1673. It is a sacred conversation between a sinner and two other characters who personify penitence and hope.
Catherine Bott and Donna Deam (sopranos) Nicholas Clapton (countertenor)
Nigel Rogers and Charles Daniels (tenors)
Simon Grant (bass)
Chiaroscuro/Nigel Rogers

Contributors

Unknown:
Giovanni Legrenzi
Unknown:
Catherine Bott
Sopranos:
Donna Deam
Sopranos:
Nicholas Clapton
Unknown:
Nigel Rogers
Tenors:
Charles Daniels
Bass:
Simon Grant
Source: Radio Times

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