Nationaal Kinderkoor, Viri Cantores, Musica Ad Rhenum & Jed Wentz - De Fesch: Joseph (2021)
FLAC tracks | 02:20:59 | 645 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Brilliant Classics
Long unavailable, the only recording of a colourful oratorio by a leading Dutch composer of the 18th century.Joseph is not a Hendelian oratorio with a hero or heroine like Samson or Esther: the theme is envy and the forgiveness found through faith in God. The concision and compactness in De Fesch's concertos is also in evidence throughout Joseph. The piece ‘was purposefully crafted in a lighter style,’ according to its conductor, the flautist and founder of Musica ad Rhenum, Jed Wentz. ‘It is pure opera seria and not really a Handelian oratorio. It has an excellent, compact libretto, charming, virtuoso arias, and a minimum of choruses.’