Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera / Jacobs
) | Label: harmonia mundi Catalog: HMC902126 Format: CD Sunhae Im (soprano), Sophie Karthaüser (soprano), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Nicolas Rivenq (baritone), Michael Nagy (bass), Freiburger Barockorchester, René JacobsComposed by: MOZART, W.A. Among the many pilgrims who journeyed to Naples in the 'holy year' of 1725 was a certain Johann Joachim Quantz, who would later become the most famous flautist of his time thanks to his patron Frederick the Great. Quantz's visit to the city coincided with a burst of musical creativity. Works premiered in that year included sonatas and concertos composed by the great Alessandro Scarlatti and a host of works by his talented contemporaries and successors. On this recording, recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger brings a selection of these musical treasures back to life, drawing on a Neapolitan manuscript collection dating from 1725. The performers accompanying him on the recording include some of the leading specialists in music of the period, and the bonus DVD offered with the CD features musical commentary and performances from the recording sessions.  Price: $47.98 |