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Die Schuldigkeit Des Ersten Gebot
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Die Schuldigkeit Des Ersten Gebot

The Orchestra of Classical Opera

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212034323
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Catalog number: SIGCD 343
Releasedate: 30-09-13
http://www.signumrecords.com/products/booklets/SIGCD343booklet.pdf
This album presents Mozart’s remarkable sacred singspiel Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, composed when he was just eleven. The music is full of tender beauty, dynamism and descriptive flair, and the young composer’s innate sense of understanding and sympathy for the human condition already shines through.

The story follows the efforts of The Spirit of Christianity (Andrew Kennedy) – aided by Divine Justice (Cora Burggraaf ) and Divine Mercy (Sarah Fox) – to win back the heart of a Lapsed Christian (Allan Clayton) as he lies fast asleep. In opposition to this however stands The Spirit of Worldliness (Sophie Bevan), who urges the Christian to forget what The Spirit shows him and to follow her pleasure-seeking philosophies. As Justice and Mercy withdraw to observe, The Spirit of Christianity seeks to win back the lapsed Christian, but will this lost soul be able to resist the temptations of indulgence and short-term satisfaction that Worldliness offers?