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2024-01-15 16:11:56
Schein and many other, 2024
This Week in Classical Music: January 15, 2024. Schein and much more. Several composers were born this week: Niccolò Piccinni (b. 1/16/1728), a nearly forgotten Italian composer who was famous in his day for his Neapolitan opera buffa; Cesar Cui (b. 1/18/1835), a Russian composer of French descent (his father entered Russia with Napoleon) and a member of the Mighty Five; Emmanuel Chabrier (b. 1/18/1841), a mostly self-taught French composer, whose España is his best-known symphonic work but who also wrote some very nice songs; Ernest Chausson (b. 1/20/1855), another Frenchman, who wrote the Poème for the violin and orchestra which entered the repertoire of all virtuoso violinists; Walter Piston (b. 1/20/1894), a prolific and prominent American composer of the 20th century who often used Schoenberg’s 12-note method; Alexander Tcherepnin (b. 1/20/1899), a Russian composer who was born into a prominent musical family (his father, Nikolai Tcherepnin was a noted composer […]
2023-08-20 04:00:00
Italian Arias of the 18th Century (Mónika González, Fabio Pirona, Savaria Baroque Orchestra)
Italian Arias by: Niccolò Jommelli, Tommaso Traetta, Leonardo Leo, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Giovanni Paisiello, Niccolò Piccinni, Antonio Sacchini & Baldasare GaluppiMónika González, SopranoFabio Pirona, Savaria Baroque Orchestra(Period Instruments)Hungaroton HCD 32253-2(See back cover for complete track listing) [Flac & Scans]
2022-04-21 12:45:13
Rivales: Veronique Gens and Sandrine Piau celebrate two eminent personalities of 18th century French opera
[…] work Huberty created in 1788). Gens sings Dircé with Piau as Ircile in 'Un moment. A l'autel', a piece full of classical style and by turns touching and stylish. Gens sings Armide's 'Barbare Amour, tyran des Coeurs' from Renaud (1782) by Marie-Antoinette's favourite composer, Antonio Sacchini. This begins with a terrific accompanied recitative, leading into an intense aria in the early classical style. The opera got caught up in the dispute between supporters of Gluck and Piccinni, but was liked by neither faction! Piau follows this with another aria by Gretry, this time Nicolette's 'Cher objet de ma pensée' from Aucassin et Nicolette (1779). We end with a final duet, from Nicolas Dalayrac's Camille ou le Souterrain (1791) with Piau as Camille and Gens as Adolphe. What we notice first is the charming orchestration, leading to a short burst of melodrama before the charming duet which gradually develops into something more dramatic. Throughout […]
2021-09-18 04:00:00
Piccinni: Le Donne Vendicate (Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti)
Niccolò Piccinni (1728-1800) Le Donne Vendicate, Musical Intermezzo in 2 Parts (1763) Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti (Period Instruments) Chandos "Chaconne" CHAN 0705 (2004) 2-Disc set [Flac & Scans]
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