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Alessandro Stradella: La Circe (1st And 2nd Versions)

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDS7910

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Release Date:  16 April 2021

Label:  Dynamic - Cd / Dynamic

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  8007144079109

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

Composer/Series:  Alessandro Stradella

  • Description

    Alessandro Stradella was a highly influential composer in his day, producing an abundance of masterpieces despite his dissolute and dramatically brief life. Written for the lavish celebrations marking Leopoldo de’ Medici being made a cardinal, La Circe is set near a fountain on the leafy slopes of Parnassus. It evokes the spirit of the sorceress Circe who, while searching for the grave of her son, is dazzled by a bright light – the presence of a Medici. Complete with echo effects and deliciously lyrical and expressive music, La Circe is both a fascinating enigma and a perfect example of aristocratic tastes in Baroque Rome. This double-CD set contains the unabridged version of La Circe I and the world première recording of La Circe II, and the booklet provides detailed notes. Played on period instruments.

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