Caldara in Vienna – review

Jaroussky/Concerto Koln/Haim(Virgin Classics)The music of Antonio Caldara (c 1670-1736) was languishing on the fringes of baroque obscurity until René Jacobs's award-winning recording for Harmonia Mundi of the ravishing oratorio Maddalena ai Piedi di Cristo suddenly shot it into the spotlight just over 10 years ago. Nevertheless, most of Caldara's huge output remains unexplored, including the 60-odd dramatic works that he composed during his time in Vienna as vice-kapellmeister to the Hapsburg ...

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