Best Carissimi

Baltazar is a Latin oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi dramatizing the biblical feast of Belshazzar, notable for its vivid theatrical contrasts and choral writing.

Judicium Salomonis is a Latin oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi retelling the Judgment of Solomon, notable for its dramatic choral depiction of the royal court.

Abraham et Isaac is a Latin oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi on the near-sacrifice of Isaac, notable for its expressive use of the narrator (testo) voice part.

Latin oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi, the 17th-century Italian composer widely regarded as a founding figure of the oratorio genre.

Historia di Ezechia is a Latin oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi dramatizing King Hezekiah's illness and miraculous recovery as recounted in the Book of Isaiah.

Dives Malus is a Latin oratorio by Giacomo Carissimi based on the New Testament parable of the rich man and Lazarus, notable for its vivid depiction of hellish torment.