Cherubini: Overtures and Arias from Florence to Paris – review

Schiavo/Auser Musici/Ipata HyperionLuigi Cherubini (1760-1842) is often perceived as having a historical importance out of all proportion to the quality of his music. Italian born and trained, he settled Paris in 1788, where he made his name with a series of severely classical operas written in the aftermath of the French revolution and deemed masterpieces in their day. By 1805, his reputation was such that even Beethoven deferred to him. In later life, he ran the Paris Conservatoire: his pupi...

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