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Arias for Silvio Garghetti

1/19/2018, 15 Tracks, 1:02:30

Featuring

  • Markus Miesenberger
  • Neue Wiener Hofkapelle
  • Johann Joseph Fux
  • Marc' Antonio Ziani
  • Antonio Maria Bononcini
  • Giovanni Battista Bononcini
  • Antonio Caldara
  • Francesco Bartolomeo Conti
  • Joseph I

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Performer Biography

Silvio Garghetti, the star tenor featured on this album, was a member of the Viennese Imperial Court Chapel from 1702 until his death in 1729.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The composers on this album, including Francesco Conti, Johann Joseph Fux, Antonio Caldara, Giovanni and Antonio Bononcini, and Marc' Antonio Ziani, created imaginative arias specifically for Silvio Garghetti.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The arias on this CD are largely new music, never before published, and are being heard for the very first time in centuries.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The album's concept connects the varied moods of the arias with different instrumental accompaniments, including trumpet, viol, lute, strings, cello solo with obbligato double bass, and diverse continuo ensembles.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The arias on this album showcase a wide range of technical demands, from intensely lyrical moments to highly dramatic, martial verses with breathtaking coloraturas.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Emperor Joseph I, who reigned from 1705 to 1711, even composed an aria for Silvio Garghetti, which was inserted into Ziani's opera La Flora.

Source: Booklet

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