classical music: Pietro Francesco Cavalli

classical music: Pietro Francesco Cavalli

classical music:

Pietro Francesco C...

Buenos Aires Madrigal: Argentine Tangos & 17th Cent. Italian Madrigals
La Chimera

M.a. Recordings, 2004

ClassicsToday 10/10! Music that inspired both the old Italian madrigal and the Buenos Aires tango.

Imperial Fanfares

Johann Ernst Altenburg, Austrian Anonymous, ...

Naxos, 2003

And now, honored ladies and gentlemen, may we present...!
This is what you'd have to call a specialty CD. It consists entirely of fanfares--nothing but fanfares--some of them as short as 10 seconds long. An interesting idea for a CD, perhaps, but I would guess it is primarily for directors of costume dramas, period pieces, ...

Cecilia Bartoli - If You Love Me (Se tu m'ami ), 18th-Century Italian Songs

Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Cesti, ...

Decca, 1992

Cecilia Bartoli at her best.
A great singer is one who dedicates singing to the text itself instead to himself/herself. This is achieved 100% by Ms. Bartoli in this earlier album of hers. The recordings here cannot be termed otherwise than 'immaculate'. The very opening song 'Gia sole dal gange' ...

Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Handel

Giacomo Carissimi, Pietro Francesco Cavalli, ...

Opus 111, 2004

'Tears, Sighs and Entreaties'
This collection of arias, madrigals and cantatas from the (mostly) Italian baroque features the rich and haunting voice of Sara Mingardo, surely one of the best contraltos currently singing. The texts of most of these works are generally about lost, distant or ...

Cavalli - Arias and Duets from Didone · Egisto · Ormindo · Giasone · Calisto

Francesco Cavalli, Sergio Vartolo, ...

Naxos, 2005

What a wonderful recording!
This recording features arias, duets and some instrumental sinfonias and ritornello from five of Francesco Cavalli's operas: Didone (1641), Egisto (1643), Ormindo (1644), Giasone (1649) and La Calisto (1651). Five singers are featured and all bring something to this ...

Philippe Jaroussky - Beata Vergine

Giovanni Battista Bassani, Pietro Francesco Cavalli, ...

EMI Classics, 2006

A Showcase CD
Trying to describe Philippe Jaroussky's voice is like trying to find fresh adjective for a vintage wine: butterscotch and vanilla, with plenty of oak and a hint of pear! Describing his technique is more straightforward: perfect pitch control, expressive dynamics from ...

Venetian Vespers (Monteverdi * Rigatti * Grandi * Cavalli) /Gabrieli Consort & Players * McCreesh

Research Composer, Giovanni Antonio Rigatti, ...

Polygram Records, 1993

An amazing reproduction of 17th century Vespers
Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort and Players have put together an entirely captivating re-creation of a Vespers service, the Catholic office of evening prayer, as it might have been performed at St. Mark's in Venice in the early 17th century. From the sacristy ...

Pier Francesco Cavalli: Missa pro Defunctis; Motetti e Sonate
Gianluca Buratto, Francesco Cavalli, ...

Tactus Records, 2005

Cavalli - La Calisto / Bayo, Lippi, Keenlyside, Pushee, Ragon, Concerto Vocale, Jacobs

Francesco Cavalli, René Jacobs, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1995

A gem of an Opera
La Calisto is such a great masterpiece that I can't understand why it's not better known, it's a delicious comedy about a lusty Jupiter in love with la Calisto a novice of the cult of Minerva. The music is exquisite, the performance admirable. If you want to ...

Cavalli: Messa Concertata

Francesco Cavalli, Parley of Instruments, ...

Hyperion UK, 2005

At this price its a sin not to buy
I must thank the folks at the Rough Guide or I never would have heard about this Messa Concertata for eight voices , two violins, bass violin , 3 trombones , two theorbos and organ that is perfectly performed by the singers and instrumentalists in a church similar ...

Handel Arias for Cuzzoni, Durastanti, Senesino & Montagnana / Saffer · Hunt-Lieberson · Minter · Thomas · PBO ...

George Frideric Handel, Nicolas McGegan, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1996

A must-have for Handelians
This bargain-priced box set is a must-have for anyone who loves Handel's operas. Whilst Nicholas McGegan has had his critics over some of his Goettingen recordings, it cannot be denied that he has rescued some of Handel's finest arias and operas from the dustbin of ...