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See the respective program page for a list of possible recordings. | See the respective program page for a list of possible recordings. | ||
==About the piece== | |||
"'''La morte d'Abel"''' is an oratorio by [[Antonio Caldara]]. The full name of the libretto is ''La morte d’Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore'' ''(Abel’s Death as a Symbol for That of Our Saviour.'' The author of the libretto is [[Pietro Metastasio]]. <p> | "'''La morte d'Abel"''' is an oratorio by [[Antonio Caldara]]. The full name of the libretto is ''La morte d’Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore'' ''(Abel’s Death as a Symbol for That of Our Saviour.'' The author of the libretto is [[Pietro Metastasio]]. <p> | ||
Caldara's version was the very first – around 40 different compositions setting Metastasio's libretto to music were to follow.<ref name="WikiMorte"/> | Caldara's version was the very first – around 40 different compositions setting Metastasio's libretto to music were to follow.<ref name="WikiMorte"/> |