Quel buon pastor son io

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{{short descriptionaria from the oratorio La morte d'Abel by Antonio Caldara

La morte d'Abel
by Antonio Caldara
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1732)
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1732)[1]
Other titleLa morte d’Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore
LibrettistPietro Metastasio
LanguageItalian
Premiere
April 8, 1732 (1732-04-08)
Vienna

The aria appeared in the following concert programs:

Year Concert program With Ensemble Conductor
2021 Stabat mater – Caldara & Pergolesi Céline Scheen L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar
2014 Stabat mater dolorosa Valer Sabadus L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar

See the respective program page for a list of possible recordings.

So far, no studio recording has been made. "Quel buon pastor son io" is an aria sung by the character Abel in the oratorio La morte d'Abel[2] 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.

Caldara's version was the very first – around 40 different compositions setting Metastasio's libretto to music were to follow.[2]

Context

True to the topic of the oratorio, parallels between Abel and Jesus are drawn. For reference:

John 10:11-18:
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
[...]
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.[3]

Libretto

Quel buon Pastor son io
(That good shepherd am I)

from  La morte d'Abel
Antonio Caldara (music),  Pietro Metastasio (words)

(Abel)


Italy

Quel buon Pastor son io,
Che tanto il Gregge apprezza
Che per la sua salvezza
Offre se stesso ancor.

Conosco ad una ad una
Le mie dilette agnelle
E riconoscon quelle
Il tenero Pastor.

United Kingdom

That good shepherd am I,
Who loves his flock so much
That for its salvation
He lays down his life.

I know each and every one
Of my beloved lambs
And they recognize
their loving shepherd.[4]

Manuscripts and sheet music

Beginning of "Quel buon pastor son io"
Beginning of "Quel buon pastor son io"[1]
  • ca. 1732, Misc. Notes Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna (A-Wn): Mus.Hs.18202[1]>
"La Morte d'Abel, original manuscript". IMSLP. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "La Morte d'Abel, original manuscript". IMSLP. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "La Morte d'Abel". Wikipedia. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. "John 10:11-18". Bible Gateway. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. English translation: Birikein & Fr, 2021

External links

"La Morte d'Abel, original manuscript". IMSLP. Retrieved September 16, 2021.</ref>