FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £30!

Alessandro Scarlatti - Cantatas | Brilliant Classics 93355

Alessandro Scarlatti - Cantatas

Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 93355

Barcode: 5028421933559

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 28th May 2007

This product has now been deleted. Information is for reference only.

Contents

About

This is a selection of rarely-heard intimate compositions by the incredibly prolific composer, Alessandro Scarlatti. He had great affinity with opera and indeed, wrote dozens of them. His dramatic vein shows itself in many of his smaller-scale vocal works too, particularly the secular (chamber) cantatas (of which genre he wrote no less than 820), duets and in the three intermezzos. In each case, the music conveys the precise meaning of the text, which is partly in dialect. Here, the composer achieves a unique level of expressiveness.

The subject of most of the works is love. The composer’s preference for high voices – including the castrati of the time – is also evident. Excellent performances are given by among others, Cristina Miatello and Barbara di Castri.

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here