Caldara: Missa Dolorosa / Stabat Mater / Sinfonias In G And E Minor

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Cat No: 8554715

Release Date: 06 January 2000

Label: Naxos - Nxc / Naxos Classics

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Barcode: 636943471524

Genres: Classical

Composer/Series: CALDARA

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Antonio Caldara(c.1670-1736)Stabat Mater MissaDolorosaIn May 1716 Antonio Caldara left Rome and his post as Maestro dicappella to the Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli to become Vizekapellmeisterat the imperial court of Charles VI in Vienna. It was the climax of acareer that had seen Caldara move from his native Venice initially to theGonzaga court at Mantua and then on to Ruspoli's palazzo in Rome.Caldara's first appointment, as Maestro to Ferdinando Carlo, Dukeof Mantua, in the summer of 1699 had followed a decade of freelance activity asa composer and cellist - itself a period that emerged from his years oftraining, some, allegedly, with Giovanni Legrenzi. Unfortunately, hisemployment at Mantua was blighted by the wars of the Spanish Succession whichsaw the court more often absent than resident in its home state, and it endedunceremoniously during the Duke's final exile in Venice in 1707.There followed an eventful eighteen months. Rome, Barcelona and Veniceall welcomed Caldara and his music before he took up his position with Ruspoliin mid-1709. This offered a secure haven, politically, financially andartistically; Caldara was absent only once. In 1711 a quest for an imperialappointment ended in disappointment in Vienna and he returned to his tolerantpatron midway through 1712. Paradoxically, four years later, correspondencesecured the long-sought position when the death of the Kapellmeister Marc'AntonioZiani in January 1715 brought a reshuffling of personnel at the Viennese court.Caldara honed his musical skills with each position. Opera and oratoriowere his main concerns in Venice, although his efforts in smaller forms gaverise to two sets of trio sonatas, published in 1693 (Op. 1) and 1699(Op. 3), and a volume of cantatas (Op. 2), also printed in 1699. Operasdominated Caldara's Mantuan years, reflecting the pleasure?¡-loving Duke's greatpassion. A few surviving pieces of church music in ceremonial vein hint atwidening horizons. Ruspoli's demands, however, centred on, the conversazioniheld in his palace each Sunday morning throughout much of the year. Thesegatherings of the Roman literati and secular and clerical dignitaries showcasedthe talents of his musical ensemble and his maestro. The cantata was thefavoured medium and within seven years Caldara had produced some 200 works.Yet these experiences, individually or together, could scarcely haveprepared Caldara for Vienna. An array of instrumental and vocal resources,lavish and talented as befitted the pre-eminent musical establishment oflate-baroque Europe, awaited him, as did the challenge of an extremely onerousand complex annual round of duties.The court operated a remarkably full calendar and observed a strictprotocol. The liturgical seasons and feasts as well as the saints' days werecommemorated with music befitting their status. There were lengthy andbrilliant Missae solemnes for the high feasts, more slender Missaemediocre for the lesser feast days and chaste da cappella settingsfor Ad
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