This new first world recording explores Antonio Caldara and his sontatas and cantatas. Antonio Caldara is chiefly known as a composer of vocal music (operas, cantatas and oratorios), and is especially remembered for his operas, many of which are settings of librettos by Zeno and Metasasio. His stylistic development as a composer, however, has been described as a movement from works that are carefully crafted, with attention given to both musical and dramatic elements (his pre-1716 works) to music that becomes increasingly less detailed and texturally thinner (post-1716), reflecting Caldara's pressing schedule in Vienna. Today, manuscripts of Caldara's music are widely dispersed across Europe but his compositions which record so valuable a picture of the late Baroque in Italy and Austria are comparatively unknown to performers and little studied by scholars. The works are performed on this release by the ensemble I Solisti Ambrosiani.

Tracklist:

Risoluto Son Già Tiranno Amore: No. 1, Risoluto Son Già
Risoluto Son Già Tiranno Amore: No. 2, Arma Frodi Strali
Risoluto Son Già Tiranno Amore: No. 3, Quel Panico Spavento
Risoluto Son Già Tiranno Amore: No. 4, Guerra, Guerra
Innocente Cor Mio: No. 1, Innocente Cor Mio
Innocente Cor Mio: No. 2, Non Fidarti, E Non Scherzare
Innocente Cor Mio: No. 3, La Vaga Luce
Innocente Cor Mio: No. 4, Temi D'amore
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Preludio. Largo
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Preludio. Adagio
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Andante
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 4: I. Preludio
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 4: II. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 5: I. Preludio. Largo
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 5: II. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 5: III. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 6: I. Preludio. Largo
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 6: II. Allegro
Sonate De Camera, Op. 2 No. 6: III. Presto

UPC: 8051773570452
Label: Urania Records
Release Date: 4.5.19
Format: CD

Caldara - Sonatas & Cantatas for Soprano / Violin & Continuo (CD)