IDAGIO | Alla Turca - Instrumental and Vocal Works for the Court of Charles Vi in Vienna 722056619226

Featuring

Matthias Maute
Monika Mauch
Ensemble Caprice
Johann Joseph Fux
Carlo Agostino Badia
Antonio Caldara

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Composition History

Fux's most celebrated work, Gradus ad Parnassum, a treatise on counterpoint, was dedicated to Emperor Charles VI, who had studied the art with Fux and financed its publication.

Composer Biography

Johann Joseph Fux, born to poor peasants, rose to become Kapellmeister at the imperial court, the most prestigious musical position, serving three emperors.

Composer Biography

Antonio Caldara was an incredibly prolific composer, with a catalog of over 3,400 works, including 90 operas and 43 oratorios, despite instrumental music being scarce in his output.

Historical Context

The Habsburg emperors, including Charles VI, were not only patrons of the arts but also had solid musical training, often singing, playing instruments, and even composing themselves.

Composition History

Fux's Partita 'Turcaria' K. 331, subtitled 'Musical portrait of the Siege of Vienna by the Turks in 1683,' caricatures the Turkish army's defeat and flight.

Recording & Production

Carlo Agostino Badia's Cantata 'La Fenice' receives its world premiere recording on this album.

Historical Context

Vienna was a brilliant European city in the 17th and 18th centuries, serving as the administrative capital of the Holy Roman Empire under the Habsburgs.