Concertos for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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Composer: Alessandro ScarlattiComposer: Giovanni Pergolesi
Composer: Nicola Porpora
Composer: Francesco Durante
Orchestra: European Union Chamber Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1999-06-08
Music Label: Hyperion UK
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Music Review: Excellent but rarely heard selections from 17th century Naples
Rating: 5 Stars
The works on this CD are compositions by four composers working in Naples in the late 17th century and early 18th century. This was a time when both Naples and Venice were producing extremely high quality musicians, composers, and compositions for the courts of Europe. The title of the CD is related to the establishment of an independent kingdom that included Naples and Sicily in 1734.
Alessandro Scarlatti's work is represented in his Sinfonia di Concerto Gross No 12 in C minor and his Concerto No 6 in E major. Alessandro, father of the composer Domenico, was initially a court musician in Naples but wish to try his luck in Rome, where he moved only to find that the Pope had outlawed opera. This was certainly poor luck as Alessandro Scarlatti was an outstanding composer in the early development of this art form and some music historians indicate that his operatic works influenced Mozart.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi is the second composer by inclusion of his Flute Concerto in G major. Pergolesi was a student of Francesco Durante and when he died young, his contemporaries believed that a genius had been lost. There is some debate as to whether the Flute Concerto is actually the work of Pergolesi.
Nicola Porpora's Cello Concerto in G major is the fourth selection, a celebrated teacher of singing recognized in Venice, Vienna, Dresden, and London for his teaching theory and style. His expansive style was appreciated in Dresden and he directed an opera house in London that competed with another opera house directed by Handel.
Francesco Durante's Concerto per quartetto No 1 n F minor completes the selections. Durante was the student of Alessandro Scarlatti and the teacher of Pergolesi, thus inter-relating all the composers on this CD by historical or instructional influence.
The works are ornamental and expressive in keeping with the theories of the time and setting. Many of the selections are brief but dramatic. Many of the selections are influenced by operatic style and theory, with single instruments taking the part of the `voice' in the concertos. Overall this is a highly enjoyable selection of music and musicians.
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