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This opera-pretending-to-be-oratorio (opera was banned in Rome during the period in which the work was composed) offers an excellent way to discover and appreciate Alessandro
Alessandro Scarlatti once said of the Baroque instruments of his day that they could never play in tune, and this collection of flute concertos, on
Of Alessandro Scarlatti’s more than 600 solo and two-voice cantatas, Bella Madre de’ fiori for soprano (originally a castrato soprano), two violins, and continuo pops
The notes for this CD point out that Alessandro Scarlatti composed some 65 operas and 30 oratorios in his lifetime, indicating that he was quite
You just have to love music like this–tuneful and exceptionally well crafted, these little concertos and cantata were, after all, intended for the pure enjoyment
