Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel - Francesco Antonio Pistocchi: Kantaten und Duette (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 325 Mb | Total time: 72:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Cavalli Records | # CCD 312 | Recorded: 2001
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 325 Mb | Total time: 72:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Cavalli Records | # CCD 312 | Recorded: 2001
A disc of duets and solo-voice cantatas by an obscure late-17th/early-18th century Italian singer/composer may not sound very enticing, but Francesco Antonio Pistocchi actually had a few good tunes in him and produced some works that at least will interest fans of vocal music of this period. It also offers a useful perspective for comparison with Pistocchi’s more esteemed contemporaries. As with many now-forgotten composers, there is documented evidence of his high regard during his lifetime, in this case by the Margrave and Electress of Brandenburg, for whom he worked as Kapellmeister at the Ansbach court.