Carlo Ipata, Auser Musici - Antonio Cesti: Le disgrazie d’Amore (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 727 Mb | Total time: 153:32 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67771/2 | Recorded: 2009
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 727 Mb | Total time: 153:32 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67771/2 | Recorded: 2009
Antonio Cesti's Le disgrazie d'Amour is a comic opera from 1667 that played very well in its day, though not as well as his slightly later Il pomo d'oro, which proved the defining smash of Cesti's short career. Time enough has passed to expunge the repertoire of anything that may have served as a hit to Cesti in the past, and sometimes performing groups have an excellent grasp of what opera from a composer to revive based on the quality of a work itself, rather than its perceived popularity at a given time. Carlo Ipata and Auser Musici's Cesti: Le disgrazie d'Amour on Hyperion is an excellent example of that.