Orfeo(s): Italian & French Cantatas / Sunhae Im, soprano; Berlin Early Music Academy Aug26

Orfeo(s): Italian & French Cantatas / Sunhae ...

Harmonia Mundi’s collection of cantatas on the story of Orfeo is exactly what I want from new recordings of early music. The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Sunhae Im are exemplary in their playing and singing; the audio engineering and sound quality are deeply satisfying; and the...

Gaetano Veneziano (1665-1716): In Officio Defunctorum – Nocturns for the Dead / Ensemble Odyssee Jul30
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Gaetano Veneziano (1665-1716): In Officio Defuncto...

Ensemble Odyssee’s album of music by Gaetano Veneziano (1656–1716) and Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) is as much about the group and their approach to performance as it is about the composers and music they’ve chosen. That is, when an ensemble champions the work of a composer, they...

A. Scarlatti: Clori, Ninfa e Amante – Arias & Cantatas Sep12
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A. Scarlatti: Clori, Ninfa e Amante - Arias ...

The music of Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) lacks the representation in the catalog it deserves. The Italian composer, who is probably best known as the father of Domenico Scarlatti, composed over 50 works for the stage (predominately operas) and over 700 chamber cantatas, two of the most...