Opera News, March 1st, 2005
VIVALDI and others: Andromeda Liberata Kermes, Beranova, Bonitatibus; Cencic, Tucker; Venice Baroque Orchestra, Marcon. Text and translations. Archiv B0003456-02 Only a single aria in Andromeda Liberata is attributed with certainty to Vivaldi, but if this Venetian serenata is indeed a pasticcio, the level of the music is consistently as high as if Vivaldi had wtitten it all himself. The fascinating booklet notes strongly suggest that the 1726 work was written to honor the important patron of music Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, who fostered the careers of Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti and Corelli,...
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