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Porpora - Cantatas | CD Accord ACD1832

Porpora - Cantatas

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Label: CD Accord

Cat No: ACD1832

Barcode: 5902176501839

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 28th January 2013

Contents

Artists

Artur Stefanowicz (countertenor)
Ensemble Club Europa

Conductor

Dorota Cybulska-Amsler

Works

Goldberg, Johann Gottlieb

Harpsichord Sonata

Porpora, Nicola

Abbandonata e sola
Destatevi, destatevi o pastori
Ecco che il primo albore
Oh se fosse il mio core

Artists

Artur Stefanowicz (countertenor)
Ensemble Club Europa

Conductor

Dorota Cybulska-Amsler

About

This disc includes compositions by Niccolo Porpora and Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, two composers rarely known to the general public. If we're remembering their output today, it's certainly not for the sake of dusting off duly forgotten compositions that got deservedly retired along with the passing away of their epoch, but to restore the works' rightful stance in musical literature.

Porpora's Cantatas abound in elaborate recitatives that inspired later generations of composers. One cannot miss noticing various original instrumental techniques (like violin accompagnato, cello arpeggios) and unusual harmonies. The arias are written for performers representing a high level of musical skill and are characterized by beautiful melodies underlining the expression of the literary text.

The name of the prematurely deceased (at the age of 29) Johann Gottlieb Goldberg went down in history mostly thanks to Johann Sebastian Bach's well-known “Goldberg Variations”.

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