Antonio Caldara (c1670-1736) Cantatas for solo countertenor. *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:36) Sonata da camera Op.2 No.3 I. Preludio (00:00) II. Allemande (01:21) III. Giga (04:00) D’improviso (05:46) Sonata a tre Op.1 no.5 in E minor I. Grave (16:00) II. Vivace (18:18) III. Adagio (20:15) IV. Vivace (22:51) Vicino a un rivoletto (24:11) Medea in Corinto (44:42) Soffri, mio caro Alcino (59:25) Countertenor : Gérard Lesne Il Seminario musicale Recorded in 1990 Find CMRR's recordings on *Spotify* : spoti.fi/3016eVr The catalogue of Caldara's works, although incomplete for the most part, includes some hundred and fifty operas, oratorios, dramatic cantatas and occasional works, as well as a large quantity of sacred music (including fifty masses and more than two hundred motets), five hundred canons, over forty madrigals, about three hundred secular cantatas for solo voice and a great deal of music for various instrumental ensembles. But what Caldara did have in common with Vivaldi, and perhaps to an even greater extent than him, was his incredible fecundity, unusual even for a period in which music was produced in great quantities to meet a demand for both public and private consumption that was as insatiable in terms of quantity as it was fickle with respect to stylistic fashions. Thus, the expression furie de composition (frenzy of composition) used by De Brosses in his famous account of Vivaldi (1739) applies equally well to Caldara, whose intense productivity showed no sign of flagging with age. In fact, his sound craftsmanship enabled him to maintain a steady outflow of works at a pace that would have been unthinkable to the Romantics, whose titanic struggle with large forms required years of patient and painstaking effort. In a letter to Brahms in 1890, his friend Mandyczewski wrote of Caldara's solo cantatas in glowing terms: 'similar to Handel's, not as long, but with great inner beauty, I would almost say beatitude' - what would Brahms have thought had he known that during a period of one month, between 29 June and 29 July 1732, Caldara, then aged 62, composed twenty-one cantatas, when he himself had taken twenty-one years to finish his First Symphony? Mondonville - Grands Motets, Dominus regnavit, In exitu Israel + P° (Cent. rec. : William Christie) : ua-cam.com/video/yRBkw2ELAzc/v-deo.html Baroque composers PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : ua-cam.com/video/yRBkw2ELAzc/v-deo.html&t=186s
Fehlerlose und wunderschöne Interpretation dieser barockischen und fein komponierten Meisterwerke im präzisen doch gut phrasierten Tempo mit durchsichtiger Stimme des genialen Kontratenors sowie gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Einfach wundervoll!
Eduardo Poblete de Chile, que bello comienzo de año, con esta belleza, Gerald estuvo en Chile deslumbrante con su maravillosa voz, cantó en la Iglesia San Francisco, que belleza de obra.....muy agradecido por este aporte y un abrazo fraterno desde Chile.....
The catalogue of Caldara's works, although incomplete for the most part, includes some hundred and fifty operas, oratorios, dramatic cantatas and occasional works, as well as a large quantity of sacred music (including fifty masses and more than two hundred motets), five hundred canons, over forty madrigals, about three hundred secular cantatas for solo voice and a great deal of music for various instrumental ensembles. But what Caldara did have in common with Vivaldi, and perhaps to an even greater extent than him, was his incredible fecundity, unusual even for a period in which music was produced in great quantities to meet a demand for both public and private consumption that was as insatiable in terms of quantity as it was fickle with respect to stylistic fashions. Thus, the expression furie de composition (frenzy of composition) used by De Brosses in his famous account of Vivaldi (1739) applies equally well to Caldara, whose intense productivity showed no sign of flagging with age. In fact, his sound craftsmanship enabled him to maintain a steady outflow of works at a pace that would have been unthinkable to the Romantics, whose titanic struggle with large forms required years of patient and painstaking effort. In a letter to Brahms in 1890, his friend Mandyczewski wrote of Caldara's solo cantatas in glowing terms: 'similar to Handel's, not as long, but with great inner beauty, I would almost say beatitude' - what would Brahms have thought had he known that during a period of one month, between 29 June and 29 July 1732, Caldara, then aged 62, composed twenty-one cantatas, when he himself had taken twenty-one years to finish his First Symphony?
@@detectivehome3318 He made a name for himself with over 3,400 composed works, especially in the field of vocal music, including more than 80 operas, 43 oratorios, around 150 masses, serenades, cantatas and symphonies. - His music is characterized by a great wealth of melodies. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Caldara
Bella la voce di questo contraltista. Evidentemente 30 anni fa la scuola controtenorile all'estero era già solida, a differenza dell'Italia, in cui abbiamo dovuto aspettare gli anni più recenti, salvo qualche rarissima eccezione (es. Lazzara).
Antonio Caldara (c1670-1736) Cantatas for solo countertenor.
*Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:36)
Sonata da camera Op.2 No.3
I. Preludio (00:00)
II. Allemande (01:21)
III. Giga (04:00)
D’improviso (05:46)
Sonata a tre Op.1 no.5 in E minor
I. Grave (16:00)
II. Vivace (18:18)
III. Adagio (20:15)
IV. Vivace (22:51)
Vicino a un rivoletto (24:11)
Medea in Corinto (44:42)
Soffri, mio caro Alcino (59:25)
Countertenor : Gérard Lesne
Il Seminario musicale
Recorded in 1990
Find CMRR's recordings on *Spotify* : spoti.fi/3016eVr
The catalogue of Caldara's works, although incomplete for the most part, includes some hundred and fifty operas, oratorios, dramatic cantatas and occasional works, as well as a large quantity of sacred music (including fifty masses and more than two hundred motets), five hundred canons, over forty madrigals, about three hundred secular cantatas for solo voice and a great deal of music for various instrumental ensembles.
But what Caldara did have in common with Vivaldi, and perhaps to an even greater extent than him, was his incredible fecundity, unusual even for a period in which music was produced in great quantities to meet a demand for both public and private consumption that was as insatiable in terms of quantity as it was fickle with respect to stylistic fashions.
Thus, the expression furie de composition (frenzy of composition) used by De Brosses in his famous account of Vivaldi (1739) applies equally well to Caldara, whose intense productivity showed no sign of flagging with age. In fact, his sound craftsmanship enabled him to maintain a steady outflow of works at a pace that would have been unthinkable to the Romantics, whose titanic struggle with large forms required years of patient and painstaking effort.
In a letter to Brahms in 1890, his friend Mandyczewski wrote of Caldara's solo cantatas in glowing terms: 'similar to Handel's, not as long, but with great inner beauty, I would almost say beatitude' - what would Brahms have thought had he known that during a period of one month, between 29 June and 29 July 1732, Caldara, then aged 62, composed twenty-one cantatas, when he himself had taken twenty-one years to finish his First Symphony?
Mondonville - Grands Motets, Dominus regnavit, In exitu Israel + P° (Cent. rec. : William Christie) : ua-cam.com/video/yRBkw2ELAzc/v-deo.html
Baroque composers PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : ua-cam.com/video/yRBkw2ELAzc/v-deo.html&t=186s
Che musica grandiosa! Bella, semplicemente. 🌟
Dios mío, esto es una grabación y estoy anonadado. Qué será escucharlo en vivo.
Another winner! And thanks for choosing a lesser-known composer!
Amo tanto como canta mi maestro Gerard ,pese a escucharlo mil veces siempre me emociona enormemente. Gran cantante magnífica persona.
such delightful cantatas with Gerard Lesne piercing soul nurturing voice … a spiritual oasis 🌴🤎🙏🏾
Fehlerlose und wunderschöne Interpretation dieser barockischen und fein komponierten Meisterwerke im präzisen doch gut phrasierten Tempo mit durchsichtiger Stimme des genialen Kontratenors sowie gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Einfach wundervoll!
Eduardo Poblete de Chile, que bello comienzo de año, con esta belleza, Gerald estuvo en Chile deslumbrante con su maravillosa voz, cantó en la Iglesia San Francisco, que belleza de obra.....muy agradecido por este aporte y un abrazo fraterno desde Chile.....
Enchanting.
This music washes away the secular dirt,
and this comfort is outclassing
Splendide!
cette music, que c'est beau!
merci a vous!
THANKS FOR POSTING
The catalogue of Caldara's works, although incomplete for the most part, includes some hundred and fifty operas, oratorios, dramatic cantatas and occasional works, as well as a large quantity of sacred music (including fifty masses and more than two hundred motets), five hundred canons, over forty madrigals, about three hundred secular cantatas for solo voice and a great deal of music for various instrumental ensembles. But what Caldara did have in common with Vivaldi, and perhaps to an even greater extent than him, was his incredible fecundity, unusual even for a period in which music was produced in great quantities to meet a demand for both public and private consumption that was as insatiable in terms of quantity as it was fickle with respect to stylistic fashions.
Thus, the expression furie de composition (frenzy of composition) used by De Brosses in his famous account of Vivaldi (1739) applies equally well to Caldara, whose intense productivity showed no sign of flagging with age. In fact, his sound craftsmanship enabled him to maintain a steady outflow of works at a pace that would have been unthinkable to the Romantics, whose titanic struggle with large forms required years of patient and painstaking effort.
In a letter to Brahms in 1890, his friend Mandyczewski wrote of Caldara's solo cantatas in glowing terms: 'similar to Handel's, not as long, but with great inner beauty, I would almost say beatitude' - what would Brahms have thought had he known that during a period of one month, between 29 June and 29 July 1732, Caldara, then aged 62, composed twenty-one cantatas, when he himself had taken twenty-one years to finish his First Symphony?
150 operas!?
@@detectivehome3318 He made a name for himself with over 3,400 composed works, especially in the field of vocal music, including more than 80 operas, 43 oratorios, around 150 masses, serenades, cantatas and symphonies. - His music is characterized by a great wealth of melodies.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Caldara
Let's say each opera has 20 arias, just for the sake of the argument. That is 3000 arias.
Soy ricardo,deArntina,hermosas cantatas.gracias.
Dios existe a través de la voz de Gerard Lesne y gracias a Caldara , paz y reconciliación...
Thank you.
Lo veo a usted.
Bajo las velas.Trabajando en maravillas...
Bella la voce di questo contraltista. Evidentemente 30 anni fa la scuola controtenorile all'estero era già solida, a differenza dell'Italia, in cui abbiamo dovuto aspettare gli anni più recenti, salvo qualche rarissima eccezione (es. Lazzara).
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I also find Caldara's soavita and cantabile of style superior to Vivaldi's music. I did not even know about him until several months ago. Leo Depuydt
Could it be more sophisticated. Caldara at the top of his skillnes.