All souls with Alarcon by Draghi, A., fös 04 nóv 2022, Frá (2022/2022), Hljómsveitarstjóri Leonardo García Alarcón

A brilliant composer Antonio Draghi is a brilliant composer of the baroque period who is wrongly little played. The Italian composer became Kapellmeister at the court of Leopold I in Vienna in 1668 and contributed greatly to the development of Italian opera and oratorio. In that respect, he was a great example for none other than Antonio Vivaldi. In 1686 he wrote the oratorio Il dono della vita eterna (The Gift of Eternal Life), which premiered on Good Friday of that year. Conductor and harpsichordist Leonardo García Alarcón found the work in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna and considered this 'gift of eternal life' as the perfect soundtrack for All Souls' Day, the commemoration of the deceased. About the Netherlands Bach Society The Netherlands Bach Society is known for its passionate annual performances of the St Matthew Passion, but does much more during the season. In addition to the integral performance of all Bach's works in the All of Bach project, the company regularly performs baroque forgotten baroque treasures in collaboration with great internationally renowned musicians such as the Argentinian keyboardist and conductor Leonardo García Alarcón. Under the direction of Alarcón and with a carefully composed quintet of soloists, the Netherlands Bach Society turns the first performance of Draghi's oratorio in centuries into an exciting experience.